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12 December 2005, 09:13 am

KAHN Family Show

Corum Melges 24 World Championship 2005

Key Largo, Florida, USA

The Kahn family from San Francisco, California, USA dominated the front running after the first two races of the 2005 Corum Melges 24 World Championship at Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, USA yesterday.

Philippe KAHN (USA) took second place, with three-time America's Cup winner Russell COUTTS (NZL) calling tactics for his Pegasus 575, while his 16 year old son Shark finished in fourth place, sailing Pegasus 492.

First place honors went to three-time U.S. Melges National Champion and Olympic silver medallist Morgan REESER, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, sailing Neil SULLIVAN's Mfatic, from Annapolis, Maryland. With one exception there were Olympic medallists and sailors among the crews of the top seven boats of this star-studded regatta.

The third place in a day of taxing racing in light and shifty winds went to Australian America's Cup skipper and ISAF Match Racing World Champion James SPITHILL. Joined by brothers Charlie and Jonathan MCKEE, from Seattle, Washington, SPITHILL sailed a chartered boat named Luna Rossa, after the Italian America's Cup syndicate he now sails for.

Italian native Nicola CELON, from Verona, took fifth place. A dinghy and big boat sailor, CELON is currently second on the European Melges 24 ranking lists. He is currently lying just one point behind KAHN.

John POLLARD, a British sailmaker is sixth while John BERTRAND from Annapolis, Maryland is in seventh place.

The victorious Melges 24 crew will take away more than the World Championship Trophy. Corum will present each winning crew member with an Admiral's Cup Trophy 41 timepiece valued at $2,400.

Top Ten Results After Two Races

Pos	Nation	Boat	Owner	Helm	R1	R2	Pts
1	USA	Mfatic	Neil SULLIVAN	Morgan REESER	2	8	10
2	USA	Pegasus 575	Philippe KAHN	Philippe KAHN	10	6	16
3	USA	Luna Rossa	James SPITHILL	James SPITHILL	5	12	17
4	USA	Pegasus 492	Samuel KAHN	Samuel KAHN	19	3	22
5	ITA	Ale Ali	Ezio AMADORI	Nicola CELON	1	22	23
6	GBR	Xcellent	John POLLARD	John POLLARD	17	7	24
7	USA	Fusion M	Doug DEVOS	John BERTRAND	9	15	24
8	USA	Full Throttle	Brian PORTER	Brian PORTER	26	2	28
9	USA	New Wave	Martin KULLMAN	Martin KULLMAN	18	11	29
10	ITA	Marrachech Express	Vladimiro MRVCIC	Gabriele BENUSSI	35	1	36

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