LAKE GENEVA'S BRIAN PORTER CROWNED MELGES 24 U.S. CHAMPION
Brian Porter's Full Throttle showed speed and consistency, with four first-places in eight races, to become the 2007 Audi Melges 24 United States Champion. (credit: Tim Wilkes/Tim Wilkes Photography) |
DETROIT September 23, 2007 In yet another day of warm, 8-12 knot breeze, Brian Porters Full Throttle team held off World Champion Dave Ullman, helming Scott Holmgrens Rosebud. We were 1-2 at Worlds, we were 1-2 at North Americans, and now were 1-2 here, with Brian getting the win. Ullman said. Those guys are just so fast and so good theyre always solid. |
Porter's crew included Melges Performance Sailboats President Harry Melges III and VP Andy Burdick, also from Lake Geneva, Wis. We felt like we had a speed edge all weekend. Melges said. Porter was very impressed with the difficulty of the racing conditions. There was just no predictability at all to the wind shifts, the new Champion said. The lake would just fake you out in between regular shifts, and the only solution was speed.
Local owner Chuck Holzman's Flyer's final day surge lands them the Corinthian Championship at the 2007 Audi Melges 24 US National Championship. (credit: Tim Wilkes/Tim Wilkes Photography) |
Detroit-based Flyer won the Corinthian division with a phenomenal final-day surge. Bora Gulari, helming for Chuck Holzman, finally showed the speed thats earned him a reputation as one of the areas top sailors. Flyers entire crew collected prizes along with the other top 4 Corinthians and the 5 overall top finishers. |
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About Bayview Yacht Club
From its humble beginnings in 1915 in a little shack on the Detroit River, Bayview is now recognized as one of the finest yacht racing clubs in the nation. The host club of the Detroit NOOD, Bayview Long Distance Race, and Port Huron to Mackinac event, BYC prides itself on the quality of its sailors and their dedication to the development of youth and adult sailing programs. Bayview is proud to add the 2007 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship to the roster of marquis events it will host in 2007, including the 2007 U.S. National Women's Match Racing Championship and the T-10 North American Championship. More information is available at www.byc.com .
About the 2007 Audi Melges 24 U.S. National Championship
The 2007 Audi Melges 24 U.S. National Championship is hosted by Bayview Yacht Club, with the support of Sponsor/Partners Audi of America, Inc., the Detroit-Area Audi Metro Dealers, Barefoot Wines, Yachtscoring.com, Latis Yachting Solutions, the Detroit Medical Center's Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Rock City Marine, Tim Wilkes Photography, Penalty Box Productions, RejeX by Corrosion Technologies, News Talk 760 WJR, West Marine, and Moosejaw.
The Melges 24 is the most unique one-design sportboat in the world, and one of the fastest-growing one-design race classes in the world. More information on the U.S. Melges 24 Class is available at www.usmelges24.com . The Midwest Regions home page is www.melges24racing.com . Check the official website for daily reports, pictures, and exciting video from the course at www.melges24racing.com/nationals . Full results are available at http://www.yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=119 .
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