Full Throttle to the Forefront, Dyvi Leads All-Amatuer Division at Bacardi Cup
Getting into groove straight away for the 9-race series was 2021 and 2020 BCIR champion Bora Gulari (USA) with his team on ‘Powered by Moms’. He followed up with a 4th in race 2, but then Gulari and two other boats were over the line for the start of race 3, so will need the discard to kick in after race 6 to get back in the frame.
Back-to-back 2nd places finishes pitches Brian Porter’s ‘Full Throttle’ in front.
“It’s always great to come down to Miami and it is super exciting to be back at the Bacardi regatta this year”, said RJ Porter, son of Brian.
“We just came from Wisconsin where it was snowing yesterday, so great to be in the warmer weather. Competition was very tough out there, so being that consistent was very good for us. We’ve definitely got to take it race by race, get off the starting line that’s the most important thing, and just try not to get ourselves caught up in a corner.”
Drew Freides on ‘Pacific Yankee’ took the race 2 win, with race 3 in the hands of Travis Weisleder on ‘Lucky Dog’.
Racing on ‘Pacific Yankee’, Morgan Reeser, the 1992 Olympic silver medallist in the 470, was brimming after the day, saying, “I am probably the luckiest person in the world today! An amazing day, nice and warm, no foul weather gear needed and the rest of my team is so good.”
Explaining their race strategy, Reeser said, “When it is from the south, there is no land in the way, the shifts aren’t that big, so it is mostly boat speed. So the key is just clear lanes. Early in the day some storm clouds probably right better than left, then later in the day it turned into a sea breeze and it was left better than right. Just go fast, which was awesome.”
The ‘Pacific Yankee’ team have plentiful honors and World Championship titles between them, including five Melges 24 Worlds in the hands of Federico Michetti.
Top 5 Results (PRELIMINARY, After 3 Races)
1. Brian Porter / RJ Porter / Bri Porter / Matt Woodworth (USA 849) - 6 pts
2. Drew Freides / Charlie Smythe / Morgan Reeser / Federico Michetti / Lara Poljsak (USA 865) - 12 pts
3. Harry Melges IV / Finn Rowe / Ripley Shelley / Carlos Robles / Nick Muller (USA 866) - 13 pts
4. Travis Weisleder / John Bowden / Hayden Goodrick / Mark Mendleblatt (USA 858) - 18 pts
5. Bruce Ayres / Kate O’Donnell / Ted Hackney / Thomas Dietrich / Jeremy Wilmot (USA 851) - 20 pts
Corinthian Results (PRELIMINARY, After 3 Races)
1. Jan Frederik Dyvi / Jan Borø / Herman Horn-Johannessen / Stian Ness Rørvik / Malin Rørvik-Sundelin (NOR 732) - 30 pts
2. Steve Suddath / Shawn Burke / Steve Burke / Jack Smith (USA-862) - 46 pts
3. Geoff Fargo / Jeff Grange / Jon Bell / Kent Pierce (USA-856) - 52 pts
4. Roger Counihan / Travis Maier / Todd Wilson / Bev Cady (USA-775) - 57 pts
5. Megan Ratliff / Hunter Ratliff / Zac Hernandez / Katrina Williams / Doug Nickel (USA-805) - 58 pts
6. Tony Stanley / Marten Kendrick / Mike Kirshner / Rob Britts / Rachel Green (USA-610) - 61 pts