MELGES 24 TEAMS GEAR UP FOR DAY FOUR

As the teams gear up for another day of racing, we have what seems to be another day of good weather - moderate winds and sunshine. After such intense racing yesterday, the excitment is fever pitch and the Melges 24 teams are ready to go at it again.

With Harry Melges (USA 409 "Star") still managing first place, the interesting show will be the performances of Jamie Lea (GBR 437 "Black Seal) in second place and Kristopher Spone (NOR 249 "Fruen Maren") in third with just a point separating the two.

Below are the top ten leaders, final results as of day three:

01. USA 409 - Harry Melges / Jeff Ecklund - 11, 1, 1, BFD/RDG, 3, 2 = 10,6 points
02. GBR 437 - Jamie Lea / Richard Thompson - 18, 7, 14,1,4,3 = 29 points
03. NOR 249 - Kristopher Spone / Neils Hauff - 9, 15, 3, 2, 1, 20 = 30 points
04. GBR 484 - Rob Smith / Stuart Simpson - 10, 5, 4, 14, BFD, 8 = 41 points
05. FRA 173 - Oliver Ponthieu - 7, 30, 5, 4, 5, 25 = 46 points
06. FRA 475 - Sebastien Col / Philippe Ligot - 22, 9, 13, BFD/RDG, 6, 7 = 46.4 points
07. FIN 236 - Kenneth Thelen - 4, 31, 17, 8, 10, 9 = 48 points
08. FRA 472 - Bruno Jourdren - 33, 23, 11, BFD/RDG, 7, 1= 57 points
09. NOR 341 - Erik Arthur - 36, 3, 18, 6, 26, 11 = 64 points
10. FRA 370 - Sylvain Mizzi / Dimitri Nicolopoulos - 32, 14, 2, 22, 22, 5 = 65 points