Key West Yachts
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) - Amway President Doug DeVos has steered Quantum Racing into first place in the marquee 52 Class at the five-day Quantum Key West 2013 regatta off the Florida Keys.
DeVos of Ada, Mich., and tactician Ed Baird of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., finished fourth during Monday's first of 10 planned races, but won the second race. British sailor Tony Langley's Gladiator is just behind DeVos, finishing second and third during the first day of racing.
Hedgehog, captained by Bermuda's Alec Cutler with Canadian Olympic sailing medalist Richard Clarke as tactician, has the lead in the 23-boat Melges 24 class.
John Demourkas of Santa Barbara, Calif., has Groovederci atop the leaderboard in the Farr 40 class, but is only one point ahead of Barking Mad, steered by Bostonian James Richardson.
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