Annapolis, MD – Day 2 of the Melges 24 North Americans. Unlike the last two days of brutally gusty conditions when Velocitek devices were logging maximum speeds north of 20 knots, day 2 was all about efficiency.
"I am continually impressed with the focus of the Melges sailors whether they are sailing at the top end of the wind range or in a standard sea breeze they are always focused on getting every last fraction of performance out of the boat. At Velocitek, we are more than happy to help in this quest to maximize boatspeed." - Alec Stewart, President and Founder, Velocitek
With $1,000 in cash on the line, the top Melges 24 teams were working hard to eke out that critical extra 10th of a knot in the 10-12 knot marginal planing conditions. In these challenging conditions the real-time performance feedback provided by the Velocitek SC-1 high-accuracy GPS speedometer proved to be extremely useful in getting the most out of the Melges 24's. At the end of the day the fastest boat proved to be West Marine Rigging/New England Ropes skippered by Chris Larson with a best 10 second average speed of 14.9 knots.
Full Results for the Velocitek Speed Challenge are available here.