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MELVIN WINS
Pat Hughes's Melvin wins the 2017 A Scow National Championship
Pat Hughes and the
Melvin team were crowned A Scow National Champions powered by North Sails.
Hughes put up an impressive 13 points over five races at the championship hosted by the Minnetonka Yacht Club. Sailing on the
Melvin (M-21) alongside Hughes was Harry Melges, Coye Harrett, Tony Jewett, Chris Jewett, Matt Ripkey and Mark ‘Doctor’ Christensen.
Vincent Porter and the
Eagle (I-1) finished the regatta on a high note, winning both races on the final day. His two race wins squeezed him a notch higher on the leaderboard, landing the
Eagle team in second place overall with 21 points. With 22 points, Tom Whowell’s
G Force (I-12) helmed by the young R.J. Porter took third place. Rounding out the top five were Mike Feefe’s
Ajax and Tom Freytag’s
MadCap. All five were flying
North Sails.
“We had a great three days with unbelievable conditions and a great group of people.” said Hughes, “This win is really good for our youth program here. It’s a big deal to win the championship on your own lake at your own yacht club; it’s very encouraging to these young local sailors.”
Minnetonka Yacht Club pulled out all the stops for the national championship. Lighthouse Island and the surrounding waters of Lake Minnetonka proved to be the perfect battleground.
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Photo by Steve Bernstein, Power Play Action Images
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Photo by Steve Bernstein, Power Play Action Images
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Photo by Steve Bernstein, Power Play Action Images
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FULL RESULTS
FINAL — AFTER SIX RACES
1. Melvin, M-21, Patrick Hughes - 2 -1 -2 -1 -2 -5 ; 13
2. Eagle, I-1, Vincent Porter - 4 -5 -3 -7 -1 -1 ; 21
3. G Force, I-12, R.J. Porter - 5 -3 -1 -2 -8 -3 ; 22
4. Ajax, I-55, Mike Keefe - 6 -6 -10 -3 -6 -4 ; 35
5. MadCap, I-7, Tom Freytag - 1 -4 -5 -22 -5 -2 ; 39
6. Instigator, M-8, Judson Dayton - 8 -2 -7 -9 -7 -6 ; 39
7. TypeA, W-3, William Crary - 15 -7 -6 -4 -4 -7 ; 43
8. White Magic, I-96, Chuck Lamphere - 7 -8 -4 -6 -11 -9 ; 45
9. Euphoria, W-25, Lee Alnes - 12 -12 -9 -5 -10 -14 ; 62
10. Red Eye, I-333, David Davenport - 3 -17 -8 -22 -3 -12 ; 65
11. Valkyrie, V-999, Todd Haines and Jim Klauser - 9 -9 -12 -10 -16 -11 ; 67
12. Lucky, M-2, John Dennis - 22 -22 -11 -8 -9 -13 ; 85
13. Asylum, W-88, Larry Pardee - 14 -13 -14 -11 -17 -16 ; 85
14. Ship Of Fools, TO-1, Peter Johanson - 13 -16 -15 -22 -15 -8 ; 89
15. Snitch, W-28, Ken Broen - 16 -18 -13 -12 -14 -17 ; 90
16. Animal House, M-10, Jack Strothman - 18 -15 -16 -22 -12 -15 ; 98
17. Amazinn, M-35, Carl Zinn - 10 -10 -22 -22 -22 -22 ; 108
18. Encounter, M-64, Ronning- McDonagh - 19 -22 -22 -22 -13 -10 ; 108
19. Cosmic Warrior, M-1, Rob Evans - 11 -11 -22 -22 -22 -22 ; 110
20. Flying Wasp, V-0, Dave Decker - 17 -14 -22 -22 -22 -22 ; 119
21. Fast Forward, V-57, Brian Henke - 22 -22 -22 -22 -22 -22 ; 132
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or
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MELGES TEAM ON SITE AT THE A SCOW NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
HARRY MELGES III
· (262) 275-1110
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