John Podmajersky Wins the 2007 Melges 24 Detroit Nood
The second day of the Detroit NOOD was dominated by Midwest boats — eight of the top ten finishers call the Midwest home! John Podmajersky onboard 'USA-511' from Chicago, Ill. won the 2007 Melges 24 Sperry Top-sider Detroit NOOD by a mild eight points over Friday's leader Mike Dow on 'Flying Toaster' from Traverse City, Mich. Only one point beyond, in third place overall is Jack Jennings on 'Pied Piper' also from Chicago.
On Saturday, the Melges 24 fleet managed two races despite the continued light conditions. In race two Podmajersky got a jump on the fleet with an almost instant win. Thomas Ritter on 'Tramp' from Bloomfield Hills, Mich. followed Podmajersky across the finish line in second and in third was Chuck Holzman on 'Flyer' from Farmington Hills, Mich.
The third race of the series offered a complete turnover in the standings with Marty Jensen from Charlevoix, Mich. having a spectacular race on 'ZigZag' taking the bullet, Jennings was second and in third was none other than East Grand Rapids' own Ken Gray on 'USA-175.'
Sunday was set to be the showdown, but early on with the forecast predicting severe thunderstorms racing was cancelled leaving Saturday's results as the finals.