SPECTACULAR OPENING DAY AT 2012 MELGES 32 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PLACES SCHWARTZ'S 'PISCES' IN OVERALL LEAD 25 SEPTEMBER 2012
Newport, RI - USA - Opening day at the 2012 Melges 32 World Championship, hosted by the NEW YORK YACHT CLUB (NYYC) was nothing short of spectacular with NYYC member Benjamin Schwartz on Pisces securing the lead after two races. Schwartz, with tactician Chris Rast currently leads the championship by one point. Chasing hard in second place is defending champ William Douglass on Goombay Smash with Chris Larson on tactics, and in third is Andrea Pozzi with Gabriele Benussi as tactician aboard Bombarda.
With big seas and a steady 18-20 knots blowing throughout the day, Pozzi creamed the competition in the first race of the day leading from start to finish. "Leading the first race of the World Championship from start to finish is thrilling as I only started sailing just one year ago. The conditions were quite challenging - the hard choppy sea and strong wind, but my crew was more than perfect." commented Pozzi. "We were very fast and with a sixth place finish in the second heat of the day, we have started this event in the very best way possible. I hope that the weather forecast will give us more days like this! Racing the Melges 32 is an absolute adrenaline rush."
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