Full-Plane at the Melges 14 U.S. National Championship
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Full-Plane at the Melges 14 U.S. National Championship
LAKE GENEVA, Wis. (June 8, 2019) – The second day of racing at the Melges 14 U.S. National Championship was characterized by big fun both on and off the water — and more Erik Bowers domination!
The top 10 includes sailors ranging ages 15 to 50 and weights 140 to 230. The breeze was a consistent 13 knots, gusting to 20 – a perfect day on the lake. The Lake Geneva Yacht Club hosted 3 great races and an after-sailing cookout.
Bowers has won all six races in this event so far and leads overall with a picket fence, followed by Chapman Petersen, Vincent Porter, Eddie Cox, and Marek Valasek.
New Melges 14 U.S. National Champions will be crowned tomorrow in the open, blue, masters, and female divisions.
Helpful Links
U.S. National Championship Results: theclubspot.com/regatta/HEBeIBFBdA
Photo Gallery: melges14.com/2019-melges-14-national-championship-photo-gallery
Melges 14 World League Rankings: melges14.com/world-league
Instagram: instagram.com/melgesusa/
Facebook: facebook.com/Melges14
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Follow the on-the-water reporting on the @MelgesUSA Instagram Story where you’ll find photos and drone footage posted throughout the event.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Come race with the Melges 14 fleet at the upcoming Melges 14 World League events. Next up: Melges 14 Scarlino Cup (Scarlino, Italy) and Melges 14 Southern Championship (Lake Lanier, Georgia).
JOIN THE FLEET
Contact a local dealer or the Melges Team to learn more about buying a new boat.
ABOUT THE MELGES 14
Designed by Reichel/Pugh, the Melges 14 is a modern singlehanded one-design with the ability to sail with two. With its large and open transom, there’s never a need to bail. The carbon mast and boom complement its flexible sail plan with three rigs: Gold, Blue and Red. With boats in North America, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa, the Melges 14 is becoming a one-design fleet for the masses. Sailors can order a custom Melges 14 dolly, easily car top it or tow it behind any vehicle. It’s a perfect beach boat, family sailboat or a one-design racing platform. It’s speed, quality, durability, comfort and fun wrapped into one dynamic sailing package. Learn more at Melges14.com.
ABOUT MELGES PERFORMANCE SAILBOATS
The leading performance sailboat supplier has proudly delivered high quality boats around the world for nearly 75 years. Each Melges boat is built with pride and backed by an experienced, knowledgeable team. Learn more at the new Melges.com.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS STORY
Hannah Lee Noll, Melges Performance Sailboats Director of Marketing, hannah@melges.com