"Gorgeous, Exceptional, Classic!" - A Great Day At Quantum Key West Race Week 2015
Florida Keys, Key West - It probably won't be a late night on Duval Street for the sailors competing on Division 2 and 3 at Quantum Key West Race Week 2015. After doing three races in strong winds on Thursday, there are no doubt a lot of sore muscles, aching bones and tired bodies.
Not that anyone was complaining. Light winds on Wednesday led to just one race on Division 2 and 3, and organizers with Premiere Racing were keen to make up for that on Thursday. So the six classes competing on those two courses were sent out an hour early so the race committee could take advantage of east-southeasterly winds that held steady between 10 and 15 knots.
It's basically a battle for second place in the Melges 24 class as Irish skipper Conor Clarke and his crew aboard Embarr have built a commanding 18-point lead. However, the runner-up position is very much up for grabs with Canadian skipper Richard Reid and his crew on Zingara holding a two-point lead over Mojo (Steve Rhyne, Kemah, Texas) and Team RRH(Jan Frederik Dyvi, Oslo, Norway).
1. Embarr, Melges 24, Conor Clarke , Dublin, Ireland, 1 -1 -1 -[7] -1 -1 -2 -1 ; 8
2. Zingara, Melges 24, Richard Reid , Port Credit, Ont, CAN, 2 -9 -4 -3 -2 -3 -[10] -3 ; 26
3. Mojo, Melges 24, Steve Rhyne , Kemah, TX, USA, 4 -2 -8 -9 -[12] -2 -1 -2 ; 28
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Read morefrom AFLOAT.ie: Clarke Takes Commanding Key West Lead on Irish Melges 24, Embarr
