Melges 24 sailors are reminded that the change to Class Rule 2.2 governing crew weights will not come into force until 15 March 2012. Therefore until that date the existing rule remains in force and will be applied at Bacardi Miami Sailing Week and any other regattas taking place or whose start date is prior to 15 March.

The existing wording of this rule is:

C.2.2. WEIGHTS

The total weight of the crew dress in underwear - maximum 360kg

Today was a hot final day of racing with the dolphins on Corio Bay, Geelong, at the Parks Victoria 2012 Melges 24 Australian Championship.

A first in race nine sealed a podium place for the crew on Warwick Rooklyn's Bandit  (CYCA) ahead of Kevin Nixon's  Accru (RPAYC),  allowing them to skip race ten for an early pack up in Geelong. A well deserved win to the team onboard Warwick Rooklyn’s Bandit  handed them their second Australian Melges 24 Championship.

Day two and crews were notified that the race area had changed to Course D outside Corio Bay, an hour out through the shipping channel. The first race of the day was abandoned after the wind died completely an hour and a half into racing on the second lap, Bandit leading. The race that followed was a fight to the finish in light breeze between Sydney harbour training partners,  Kevin Nixon’s  Accru finishing one second in front of Warwick Rooklyn's Bandit, Heath Walters Arriba Arriba third.

The first ever "Aarhus Melges 24 Spring Cup 2012" – will be hosted by Aarhus Sailing Club in conjunction with Sailing Aarhus.

The cup consists of two seperate events held in the same place - Århus, Denmark. Well known to all Melges24 sailor from "Böklunder Melges 24 European Championship 2011" -- www.melges24.com/node/5515