Thirteen crews from all over the world are ready to take their places in the Melges 32 class sailing boats and compete for the title of the best. The Audi Sailing Series kicks off today, April 11.
Among the competitors are two-time Olympic silver medallist Nick Rogers, 2003 World Champion Gabrio Zandon, Olympic champion Freddy Luf, Atlanta Olympics bronze medallist Hugo Rocha, and others.
It is the first of five rounds of Audi Sailing Series European cycle 2014 among this class of yacht . Results will be announced on April 13.
Earlier this week in the warm waters of the Mediterranean the best yachtsmen on Melges 20s were defined. The Monaco Racing Fleet (Miani-Benussi-Sabadin) won the event.
The race is organised by B.Plan Sport&Events (BPSE) and Melges Europe, with Audi being the main sponsor of the event.