Bora, Once Mora
It’s not much of a surprise anymore when our pal Bora Gulari kicks serious
ass in the Melges 24 fleet – he’s that good, and may be peaking just before
he heads for the UK for worlds. He beat the downtrodden once again, winning
by 6 points over the nearest competitor. For Bora, winning big Midwest
events isn’t much of a challenge any more, and he proved his ability this
weekend at the Regatta on the Great Lakes, driving “Don’t panic”
for new owner Brian Poppert in 15-30 knots of breeze. Brian owns USA-12
– that’s a boat built in 1994 and is still winning races almost 15 years
later.
What
IS surprising is how he managed to beat some of the best in the Midwest
with 5 bullets in seven races in a boat this old, and a crew that includes
Bora, Pootie, one clumsy, sixty year old man, and one smaller dude. Here
are the
results.
Pic thanks to Scott Corder.
