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BWYC’s Eagan Brothers Marcus and Andrew with their Father Marc Placed 2nd in the 2013 Audi Melges 20 Winter Series Event #1
Skipper Marcus Eagan with his brother Andrew and his father Marc crewing for him earned a 2nd place overall finish in the 2013 Audi Melges 20 Winter Series Event #1 Championship hosted by the Coconut Grove Sailing Club at Miami, FL December 8-9, 2012. It was a 4 race-42 boat winter international sailing event where the Bay-Waveland Yacht Club competitors had finishes of 4-6-8-3 for 21 points. Russell Lucas sailing Shimmer with Harry Melges III and Federico Michetti won the event with finishes of 9-2-1-2 and 14 points. John Kilroy with finishes of 7-7-4-9 and 27 points placed 3rd overall and Alessandro Rombelli was 4th with finishes o f 3-8-18-1 and 30 points.
“The Eagan family (Marcus, Andrew and Marc) on Cajun Underwriting, a total Corinthian boat, finished with a well deserved and highly respected second place trophy. They also were named top Corinthian. Competition was intense for the forty-two boats in attendance, enjoying numerous lead changes and struggling with the challenging light air conditions. Congratulations to all participants for a job well done”.
Complete racing results, race reports, press releases and photos are available at melQes20.com.
These are some photos of the Eagans and the highly competitive Melges 20 racing sailboat:
From left are Marc, Marcus and Andrew Eagan with their 2nd place and


Bay Waveland Yacht Club Jib-Sheet-Oct-2012-(2)
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