Key West Melges 32 - Goombay Smash and Leenabarca rule



4:28 AM Tue 18 Jan 2011 GMT
'Alex Jackson | Leenabarca - Key West Race Week 2011' ? JOY/2011 International Melges 32 Class Association
Positioned in first and second respectively, Doug Douglas? Goombay Smash (Chris Larson, tactician) and Alex Jackson?s Leenabarca (Rob Greenhalgh, tactician) lead the twenty-one strong Melges 32 fleet with five points a piece. Steve Howe?s Warpath (Morgan Larson, tactician) finished nicely three points behind to place third overall. Light breezes, warm temps, a Course 4 at 180 degrees and lumpy, bumpy seas set the stage under partly- to mostly-cloudy skies for the opening day. Great Britain?s Peter Rogers on Highlife (Ruaridh Scott, tactician) managed to get off the line well taking the early lead with Douglas and Jackson fighting for the ...


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by Joy Dunnigan





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