A big thanks is in order for the Clear Lake Yacht Club and their members who put on a great regatta. They also provided housing for nearly every sailor along with a pier for overnight boat mooring. Clear Lake is a must attend venue!

Check out the Top 10:
1) Steve Everest................32
2) Markham Chatterton......34
3) Kevin Neal....................39
4) Mark Dunsworth............43
5) Dan Fink.......................45
6) Pat Flood......................52
7) Rick Trester..................61
8) Todd Tesar...................65
9) Mark Tesar...................68
10) Bill Colburn.................70

Top Grand Master: Andrew Crowe
Top Master: Rick Trester
Top Female: Kelli Farrar
Top Junior: Coye Harrett

For full results check this link to the ILYA Website: http://www.ilya.org/images/stories/pdffiles/results09mci.pdf

Benedetto Giallongo and his Value Team Melges 20 continued their winning streak and adds a fourth win to his collection, that also includes the previous three stages.

His strongest competition came from Luca Domenici on Mefisto. His two first place finishes in the first and last races of the day, took him from his seventh overall position yesterday to second overall for the final.

In third is a proud Stefano Di Properizio on Mataran with Gabrio Zandona on tactics. Claudio Recchi'sTeam 93 with Filippo Pacinotti helming his boat for the occasion was fourth, and rounding out the top five was Lanfranco Cirillo on Fantasticaaa.

Full results are as follows after six races.

1.) Benedetto Giallongo, Value Team; 1,1,3,2,1,(4): 8
2.) Luca Domenici, Mefisto; 3.10,(12),1,3,1: 18
3.) Stefano Di Properizio, Mataran; 2,6,2,4,5,(OCS): 19
4.) Claudio Recchi, Team 93; 7,(9),1,9,4,2: 23
5.) Lanfranco Cirillo, Fantasticaaa; 8.4,(9),3,9,5: 6-pt.29
6.) Renato Vallivero, Turnover; 6,3,4,10,(11),7: 30
7.) Giuseppe Cavalli, Leviatano; 5,2,8,7,12,(12): 34
8.) Federico Albano, 3Menda; (11),5,11,11,8,3: 38
9.) Alessandro Franzi, ITA-146; (14),7,6,14,2,10: 39
10.) Marco Morina, Sei Tu 20; (15),8,7,12,6,6: 39
11.) Luca Lalli, Be Lin Sailing Team; 9,13,5,6,7,(OCS): 40
12.) Allesandro Rombelli, Aria Fritta; 4,12,10,(15),10.8: 13-pt.44
13.) Alessandro Molla, Bela Vita; 10,(14),13,8,13,11: 55
14.) Luisa Bambozzi, Trouble Makers; 12,11,14,5,14,(OCS): 56
15.) Dario Levi, Fremito D'Aria; 13,(15),15,13,15,9: 65

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Another 9AM start time tomorrow for the final day with the MC Invitational title on the line...

Overall Standings: (After 4 races)
Dan Fink - 27
Kevin Neal - 30
Mark Chatterton - 30
Steve Everest - 31
Todd Tesar - 33

The secondrace startedwith a general recall because of a wind shift to the rightduring the sequence. The wind picked up too and boats scrambled to pick up a fourth crew. They changed the course from 210 to 240 and got astart off with about 5 eager boats being called back.Augie was off the line well again but it was Tom Sweitzer's turn to lead the way around all the marks to finish first. Augie was second followed by Art Brereton, Tom Burton, and Jule Hannaford.There was a little inversion of the middle of the fleet at the first mark - those ahead that stayed on starboardgot hung out to dry as those behind that gybed caught a nice port slant down the lake. That was the only big shake up in the postions during the race. At the finish Tom Switzer held off Augie Barkow. They were followed by Art Brereton, Tom Burton, Jule Hannaford, Jeff Solum, Will Graves. Burton lost a protest to erase a good effort.

The official results are unknown after two races but the first six might go like this: Augie Barkow, Tom Sweitzer, Vincent Porter, Lon Schoor, Jim Gleuk, Art Brereton.

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Taking charge once more, the undefeated Benedetto Giallongo on his Value Team Melges 20 with Henry Fonda calling tactics, refused to cede an inch to his opponents in any of the races.

It has become commonplace to see the Giallongo out front, but the position has not been an easy one to maintain. His closest competition is Stefano di Properizio on Mataran. Di Properizio is a regular on the Melges 32 roster of competitors who is now trying his hand in the new Melges 20 fleet as well. With him is Gabrio Zandona on tactics. Together they dueled side-by-side with Giallongo, yet were only able to achieve second position overall (with two second place finishes and a sixth). In third is Renato Vallivero on Turnover with a 6-3-4 scoreline.

Claudio Recchi's tough Team 93 with Filippo Pacinotti at the helm placing his signature on the third race of the day, rescuing them from an earlier 7-9 result. He is currently fifth overall, behind Giuseppe Cavalli's Levitano.

Sunday's races will bring Giallongo's reply for pole position in the Cagliari competition, which ultimately could provide him with a fourth victory, four-consecutive stages of the Audi Melges 20 Sailing Series 2009. Provisional results are as follows after three races.

Provisional results are as follows after three races.

1.) Benedetto Giallongo, Value Team; 1,1,3: 5
2.) Stefano Di Properizio, Mataran; 2,6,2: 10
3.) Renato Vallivero, Turnover; 6,3,4: 13
4.) Giuseppe Cavalli, Leviatano; 5,2,8: 15
5.) Claudio Recchi, Team 93; 7,9,1: 17
6.) Lanfranco Cirillo, Fantasticaaa; 8,4,9: 21
7.) Luca Domenici, Mefisto; 3,10,12: 25
8.) Allesandro Rombelli, Aria Fritta; 4,12,10: 26
9.) Luca Lalli, Be Lin Sailing Team; 9,13,5: 27
10.) Federico Albano, 3Menda; 11,5,11: 27
11.) Alessandro Franzi, ITA-146; 14,7,6: 27
12.) Marco Morina, Sei Tu 20; 15,8,7: 30
13.) Alessandro Molla, Bela Vita; 10,14,13: 37
14.) Luisa Bambozzi, Trouble Makers; 12,11,14: 37
15.) Dario Levi, Fremito D'Aria; 13,15,15: 43

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Article courtesy of Coye Harrett - The overnight thunderstorms brought the sailors good breeze from the East South East between 10-15 MPH. Many skippers were quick to grab their crews as they headed out to the starting line. After the start, it was clear that the left side of the course was the place to be as there were huge port lifts. The fleet was divided by this wind line, boats on the right side of the course struggled as there wasn't any pressure. Clear Lake Native, Jeff Nicholas was leading the fleet around the first mark. The wind started to fade for the downwind leg and fellow local, Mark Tesar took the lead around the leeward mark and headed back to the left side of the course for the favored port angle. Virtually every boat went around the starboard gate and played follow the leader out to the left side of the course. At the second windward mark there was yet again another lead change, Dan Fink was leading the fleet back down the lake. For this leg, the breeze had been around 5-10 MPH and the boats with crews onboard were struggling. Around the last gate, Fink went to the port gate and tried to get across the centerline of the course but could not find any pressure or angle to get him there. Many boats went to the port gate and found the same trouble of not getting any angle or pressure to come back to the center of the course. At the top third of the last upwind some pressure filled in from the left corner that allowed the boats on the left to make gains as the boats out on starboard still could not make it back to the center of the course. At the finish Steve Everest came out on top, followed by Kevin Neal, then Mark Dunsworth. Very tricky racing...

After this first race the breeze completely shut off and the fleet went in for lunch hoping for the breeze to freshen and fill.

After lunch brought minimal wind, but enough for the race committee to put the fleet in sequence. At the three minute mark, there was a major wind shift that resulted in a postponement and eventual abandonment as again the breeze shut off for the day.

Overall Results: (after one race)
1) Steve Everest
2) Kevin Neal
3) Mark Dunsworth

Stay tuned for the Day 2 Report....

Leading the race with three consecutive wins in the Audi Sailing Series is Benedetto Giallongo on Value Team. By mathematics, Giallongo already has won the title of Audi's Sailing Series 2009 champion, because he has won the three previous regattas.

In the last event in Malcesine, Giallongo threatened to stop the work of Luca Domenici onMefistoby only one point in a daring sprint to the finish line in the final race. All teams are now more than ready to defeat Benedetto's plans of taking the series title.

Today in Cagliari, the sun is shining and there's a strong mistral wind blowing for this upcoming weekends racing!

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