The Melges Performance Sailboats Trophy
The International Melges 24 World Championship is raced for the Melges Performance Sailboats Trophy. This trophy was presented in 1998 by the Melges family of Melges Boatworks, Zenda, USA to the International Melges 24 Class (IM24CA) as the World Championship Perpetual Trophy.
In agreement with the Executive Committee of the IM24CA the Melges Performance Sailboats Trophy will be the perpetual trophy of the Melges 24 World Championship.
See the winners of the the Melges Performance Sailboats Trophy at the Hall of Fame and read here more about the World Championships.
FULL LIST OF MELGES 24 WORLD CHAMPIONS as listed on the perpetual Trophy
This trophy has been created by noted modeler Kyle Metzloff in 1998 and has been fully restored by Italian Naval illustrator and model maker Luca Ferron in March 2022.
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| 10.06.2018 | Melges 24 World Championship 2018 - Final Day - Italian Altea and Canadian Full Circle victorious in Victoria |
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| 05.08.2017 | 2017 Melges 24 Worlds: Italian Power on the Fin(n)ish Line: Maidollis and Taki 4 Are the New Melges 24 World Champions |
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| 04.12.2016 | Embarr and Taki 4 Crowned 2016 Melges 24 World Champions, in Overall and Corinthian division respectively |
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| 05.07.2015 | Melges 24 Worlds 2015: Chris Rast’s EFG and Tõnu Tõniste’s Lenny are the new Melges 24 World Champions |
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02.02.2014 | First Aussie Melges 24 world championship fair dinkum ripper |
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| 07.10.2013 | Porter Snatches Elusive World Title After Last Race Decider At Sperry Top-Sider Melges 24 Worlds |
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| 05.08.2012 | Gullisara Wins Melges 24 World Championship - Storm Capital Sail Racing Claims Third Corinthian World Title |
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| 22.05.2011 | Bressani And Hamazaki Claim Victory At 2011 Melges 24 Worlds |
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| 12.08.2010 | Lorenzo Bressani & Uka Uka Racing Win 2010 Marinepool Melges 24 World Championship, Oyvind Peder Jahre & Storm Capital Sail Racing Win Corinthian World Title |
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| 06.06.2008 | Lorenzo Bressani and Uka Uka Racing Win Volvo Melges 24 Worlds |
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| 12.05.2007 | Dave Ullman is 2007 Fullpower Melges 24 World Champion |
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| 01.09.2006 | Team Bete and Nicola Celon Win 2006 Worlds |
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| 16.12.2005 | ITALY’S LUNA ROSSA TEAM WINS CORUM MELGES 24 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
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| 13.08.2004 | SEBASTIAN COL & PHILLIP LIGOT'S TEAM P&P WIN 2004 MELGES 24 WORLD TITLE |
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| 17.10.2003 | SHARK BITES! |
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| 02.08.2002 | FINALLY HARRY MELGES (USA 409 STAR) IS 2002 MELGES 24 WORLD CHAMPION! | |
| 25.01.2002 | FLAVIO FAVINI AND FRANCO ROSSINI WIN MELGES 24 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
Melges Performance Sailboats Trophy has been created by noted modeler Kyle Metzloff in 1998 and has been fully restored by Italian Naval illustrator and model maker Luca Ferron in March 2022.
Melges 24 World Championship Trophy donated by Melges Performance Sailboats
Melges Performance Sailboats Trophy and The Challenge Henri Samuel Corinthian World Trophy
Drew Freides and Vince Brun - 2023 Melges 24 World Championship - Middelfart, Denmark
PACIFIC YANKEE USA865 of Drew Freides with Nic Asher, Charlie Smythe, Alec Anderson and Mark Ivey - Melges 24 World Champions 2023
PACIFIC YANKEE USA865 of Drew Freides - Melges 24 World Champion 2023 with Melges Performance Sailboats Challenge Trophy
2022 Melges 24 World Champions on Raza Mixta of Peter Duncan, with Victor Diaz de Leon calling the tactics and Erik Shampain, Matt Pistay and Morgan Trubovich in the crew
2019 Melges 24 World Champion - Maidollis ITA854 of Gianluca Perego with Carlo Fracassoli at the helm and Enrico 'Chicco' Fonda, Stefano Lagi, Matteo Ramian as crew
2018 Melges 24 World Champion - Altea ITA722 of Andrea Racchelli with Filippo Togni, Gaudenzio Bomni, Matteo Ramian and Michele Gregoratto - Victoria, CAN
2017 Melges 24 World Championship podium - Maidollis ITA854, Monsoon USA851, Mikey USA835 - Helsinki, Finland
2016 Melges 24 World Champion - Embarr IRL829 of Conor Clarke, with Stuart McNay (USA), David Hughes (USA), Maurice O'Connell, Aoife English and coach Morgan Reeser with the Melges Performance Sailboats Trophy
Melges 24 World Champion 2015 - EFG SUI684 of Chris Rast with Udo Moser, Patrick Zaugg, Pavel Johannes Tolonen, Reneé Schenk and Dani Rast - Middelfart, Denmark
2014 Gill Melges 24 World Championship - Geelong, Australia - World Champion Blu Moon SUI825 - Flavio Favini, Gabriele Benussi, Giovanni Ferrari, Stefano Rizzi, Nicholas Dal Ferro, owner Franco Rossini
2013 Melges 24 World Champion - Full Throttle USA749 - Brian Porter, Andy Burdick, Federico Michetti, Matt Woodworth - San Francisco, USA
2011 Melges 24 World Champions - Uka Uka Racing ITA817 - Lorenzo Bressani, Jonathan McKee (USA), Federico Michetti, Fabio Gridelli, Lorenzo Santini - Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Chris Larson, Richard Clarke (CAN), Mike Wolfs (CAN), Curtis Florence (CAN) - 2009 Melges 24 World Champions on West Marine / New England USA655 - Annapolis, USA
The Melges Performance Sailboats Trophy - perpetual trophy for the Melges 24 World Championship winner
