FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT MELGES 24 WORLDS TO BE MADE THURSDAY 04 OCTOBER 2001

The great news is that we will be making a formal announcement about the Melges 24 Worlds tomorrow. We are just finalising the release wording with Premiere Racing and sorting out our joint press circulation lists and the word will be out.

The key points everyone needs to know are that we will have a 10 race programme within the existing five day format between Monday 21 and Friday 25 January. Registation and measurement will commence on Friday 18 January and there will be practise racing on Sunday 20. The official Notice of Race and entry form will be published via the web site in about 2 weeks (if you've already entered on a standard Key West form don't worry as we can simply transfer it).

For those who have already booked their travel and accommodation the new schedule fits with the original dates so there should be no need to change your plans.

Because this is such a late change we are setting up a range of information facilities and help contacts for those of you not already organised. We're finding out about houses and hotels, getting transatlantic shipping rescheduled, checking out flights and car hires and searching for additional charter boats.

To help us ensure we provide all the information you need please e-mail me and let me know if you already plan or would like to attend and what, if any, help you need from us to make your attendance possible.

If you have any queries please get in touch - we want this to be a great event and we're here to help you.