Day 3 of the Star Bacardi Cup at Biscayne Bay in Miami hosted by the Coral Reef YC.
Paul Cayard and Frithjof Kleen (USA) took their third race win and take a seven point lead, with Robert Scheidt and Austin Sperry (BRA) moving into second after a fourth place finish, and Mateusz Kusznierewicz and Bruno Prada (POL) now third after a ninth finish.
The three back-to-back wins give the American-German team their breakout move in their quest for the one major Star trophy Cayard has yet to win.
New in the leading group were Eric Doyle and Payson Infelise (USA) taking second, with Diego Negri and Sergio Lambertenghi (ITA) in third. Placing 4th and 5th respectively overall.
Eivind Melleby and Christian Nehammer NOR finished 5th to move up into 6th overall, with Peter O’Leary and Joost Houweling (IRL) taking a 6th and now 7th overall
Ireland’s Robert O’Leary and Fionn Lyden are 17th, Britain’s Ante Razmiovic and Brian Hammersley in 30th.
Star Class Bacardi Cup – Leaders after 3 races (75 entries)
1st USA Paul CAYARD and Frithjof KLEEN – – 1 1 1 – – 3 pts
2nd BRA Robert SCHEIDT and Austin SPERRY – – 3 3 4 – – 10 pts
3rd POL Mateusz KUSZNIEREWICZ and Bruno PRADA – – 2 2 9 – – 13 pts
4th USA Eric DOYLE and Payson INFELISE – – 7 7 2 – – 16 pts
5th ITA Diego NEGRI and Sergio LAMBERTENGHI – – 4 10 3 – – 17 pts
6th NOR Eivind MELLEBY and Christian NEHAMMER – – 13 4 5 – – 22 pts
7th IRL Peter O’LEARY and Joost HOUWELING – – 8.5 11 6 – – 26 pts
8th ARG Leandro ALTOLAGUIRRE and Lucas ALTOLAGUIRRE – – 9 8 11 – – 28 pts
9th USA Jack JENNINGS and Pedro TROUCHE – – 6 12 17 – – 35 pts
10th USA Erik LIDECIS and Tim RAY – – 31 6 8 – – 45 pts
11th BER Peter BROMBY and Myles PRITCHARD – – 16 19 10 – – 45 pts
12th BRA Marcelo BELLOTTI and Mauricio BUENO – – 19 9 18 – – 46 pts
13th BRA Fabio PRADA and Antonio MOREIRA – – 12 20 21 – – 53 pts
14th USA Josh POWELL and Phil TRINTER – – 11 30 14 – – 55 pts
15th USA George SZABO and Guy AVELLON 23 5 27 – – 55 pts
16th USA Augie DIAZ and David BURROWS – – 24 14 23 – – 61 pts
17th IRL Robert O’LEARY and Fionn LYDEN – – 15 36 12 – – 63 pts
GBR:
30th GBR Ante RAZMILOVIC and Brian HAMMERSLEY – – 35 25 29 – – 89 pts
