Peter Karrie's Nefeli tops the Melges 24 fleet on Day Two at the Bacardi Invitational Regatta.

9 March 2024 - Miami, FL, USA - Another intense day of racing in fantastic conditions on Biscayne Bay at the 97^th Bacardi Cup and Bacardi Invitational Regatta. The usual shifty breeze was around 8-10 knots with plenty of race track nuances. A game-changing day for some and still a mountain to climb for others as tomorrow, Saturday, March 9, marks the final fight for the podium. Peter Karrie's Nefeli tops the Melges 24 fleet after six races sailed.

Peter Karrié’s Nefeli holds pole position from their assertive 2,3,1 performance, working their way through tough opposition to displace overnight leaders Kingspoke helmed by Bora Gulari.

Sandra Askew’s Flying Jenny team delivered an escalation in form and claimed the limelight with two wins to climb up the leaderboard to fourth.

Provisional Results – Top 3 after Race 6

1. NEFELI GER859 Peter-David Karrié / Alessandro Franci / Niccolò Bianchi / Saverio Cigliano / Alessandro Saettone - [10] -2 -4 -2 -3 -1 ; 12
2. KINGSPOKE USA820 Bora Gulari / Norman Berge / Nick Ford / RJ Porter / Charlie Smythe 1 -5 -3 -5 -[6] -4 ; 18
3. MONSOON USA851 Bruce Ayres / Thomas Dietrich / Edward Hackney / Pearl Lattanzi / Jeremy Wilmot 4 -4 -2 -4 -7 -[10] ; 21
4. FLYING JENNY USA869 Sandra Askew / Rob Greenhalgh / Key Becker / Drew Barnes / Alex Goulf 7 -[9] -6 -1 -1 -7 ; 22
5. SENTINEL USA856 Geoff Fargo / William McBride / Jackson Benvenutti / Grant Janov / Jeff Grange  [11] -7 -1 -7 -5 -3 ; 23

Full results

Bacardi Invitational regatta website