Melges 20 - World Championship 2016 - Scarlino ITA - Day 1, the Swiss

Sun and a 10-14 kn breeze made the first day of the Melges 20 World Championship at the Tuscany Coast a success, allowing to complete three good races. Michael Illbruck GER (with John Kostecki USA as tactician) won two and took the overall lead, 4 points ahead of Drew Freides USA (Morgan Reeser USA) on 2nd and Achille Onorato ITA (Cameron Appleton NZL) on 3rd. Richard Davies SUI (with Chris Rast SUI) was not yet up to speed and with the ranks 16/12/11 is only 9th overall.
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