Geoff Fargo’s team on ‘Sentinel’ won race 4 and edge up to fourth overall in the Melges 24 division of the Bacacrdi Cup in Miami, Florida. However, it is Peter-David Karrié’s ‘Nefeli’ who continue to lead the pack, holding firm despite a fifth-place finish today.
Team Barbarians - owned by Stuart Simpson but with three Cork men on board, San Hunt, John Downey and Bernard Fitzpatrick are lying 15th
Points are super close, but there can be no doubt ‘Nefeli’ is the standout favourite to win the event and secure the Bacardi Winter Series title. Karrié, who celebrated his first Bacardi event win at BWS2 in January, his first since debuting at Bacardi events in 2019, is now on the brink of another milestone.
Reflecting on the long day, Karrié praised the race management team. “The PRO did a really great job, really tried to get this one race in and it was perfectly managed. It was tricky for us with this light wind and shifty, but it was a fair race, and we managed a fifth.”
Behind ‘Nefeli’, Vladimir Prosikhin’s ‘Nika 860’ made a strong move up the leaderboard, leapfrogging Richard Reid’s ‘Zingara’ after a second-place finish compared to 6th for Reid. A third-place finish for Harry Melges IV’s team on ‘Zenda Express’ promotes them to fifth overall.
“Vladimir is doing really well,” complimented Karrié. “He is a nice guy, I just met him here. It is good that we have new teams in the class, and such strong team like the ‘Nika’ team is always a pleasure.”
Provisional Results – Top 3 after Race 4
1. Peter-David Karrié/Niccolo Bianchi/Alessandro Franci/Saverio Cigliano/Alessandro Saettone (GER 859) - 12 pts
2. Vladimir Prosikhin/Nic Asher/Mikaela Wulff/Giorgio Tortarolo/Michele Gregoratto (ITA 854) - 14 pts
3. Richard Reid/Brian Kamilar/Ian Sloan/Mark Spearman/Serena Vilage (CAN 853) - 17 pts
Full results here
