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Altea ITA722 - M24ESS 2018 - Punta Ala - ZGN
24/03/2018

2018 Melges 24 European Sailing Series: Inconsistent Breeze Makes Altea Consistent in Punta Ala

March 24, 2018 - Punta Ala, Italy - The Gulf of Follonica keeps satisfying the dynamic Melges 24 Fleet racing this weekend in the first act of the 2018 Melges 24 European Sailing Series. Also today, fifteen participating teams from six countries concluded three regattas, despite the massive wind shift that forced the Race Committee to replace the race course after race number one of the day. 
 
Melges 24 ESS2018 - Punta Ala - Zerogradinord
23/03/2018

2018 Melges 24 European Sailing Series: A Sparkling Beginning for 2018 Season in Punta Ala

March 23, 2018 - Punta Ala, Italy -  The first event of 2018 Melges 24 European Sailing Series kicks off with lovely springy conditions that allowed the fifteen participating teams from six nations to start the season with a full day of sailing. Moderate breeze filled The Gulf of Follonica in the late morning and the fleet, under the superb coordination of PRO Alessandro Testa, completed three races, getting back to the moorings only in the late afternoon. 
 
2018 Melges 24 European Sailing Series Punta Ala, ITA
22/03/2018

2018 Melges 24 European Sailing Series: Tuscany Welcomes the International Melges 24 Fleet

March 22, 2018 - Punta Ala, Italy - The sixth season of the Melges 24 European Sailing Series kicks off in Punta Ala, Italy this upcoming weekend. After being travelled all around the Europe during past years, 2018 season will concentrate in South joining five regattas of the Melges 24 Italian Tour, including the European Championship in Riva del Garda, and one regatta, which will be traditionally held in Portoroz, Slovenia.
Miami Sailing Week 2018 - (c) Cory Silken
12/03/2018

Bruce Ayres’ MONSOON Notches Up Another Win in The Melges 24 Class at 2018 Miami Sailing Week

March 12, 2018 - Miami, Florida, US - The most anticipated multi-class regatta in Miami took place from March 5th to March 11th, 2018. Teams representing countries from all over the world met again and lined up under Miami's sunny skies on Biscayne Bay to compete for the celebrated Miami Sailing Week trophies.

Melges 24 Miami Worlds 2016 - Ph Pierrick Contin
01/03/2018

Permanent Bow Numbers - New Melges 24 Class Rule

March 1, 2018 - IM24CA - At the 2017 IM24CA Annual General Meeting a proposal to move to the permanent bow numbers was approved and World Sailing has accepted this change in Melges 24 new Class Rules. Here’s practical information how the process is going to be step by step.

AUS Melges 24 Sandy Higgins - ph Ally Graham
23/02/2018

Musto Melges 24 Australian Nationals – Too Little Too Late As Deussen Nails Final Heats

February 23, 2018 - Port Lincoln, Australia - by Neil Stanbury, Down Under Sail - South Australia’s Robbie Deussen, sailing Red Mist, today won the final two heats of the Musto Melges 24 Nationals to secure second place overall behind six-time 505 Australian title holder Sandy Higgins, who won the series with a day to spare.

AUS - Melges 24 Nationals 2018 - Ph Ally Graham
22/02/2018

Musto Melges 24 Australian Nationals – Higgins Takes Out Title With a Day to Spare

February 22, 2018 - Port Lincoln, Australia - By Neil Stanbury, Down Under Sail - It seems that all our headlines include the word 'Higgins', however with two heats yet to be sailed in the Musto Melges 24 Nationals at Port Lincoln, Sandy Higgins and his team on Scorpius is now certain to take the championship. With eight heats completed, Scorpius has recorded five wins and a second.

Melges 24 AUS Nationals AG Photo
21/02/2018

Musto Melges 24 Australian Nationals - Higgins and Crew on Top at the Halfway Mark

February 21, 2018 - Port Lincoln, Australia -  South Australia’s Sandy Higgins, sailing on Scorpius, took a stranglehold on the Australian Melges 24 Championship, taking out the fifth heat of the series on the second day today in tricky and light breezes off Port Lincoln. It was the third bullet for Higgins, who has also recorded a second and a fifth to date.

Melges 24 Scorpius AUS - Ally Graham
20/02/2018

Musto Melges 24 Australian Nationals – Higgins and the Scorpius Team Set the Pace on Day One

February 20, 2018 - Port Lincoln, Australia -  Written by Neil Stanbury, Down Under Sail -  Despite being a relative newcomer to the class, six-time Australian 505 champion Sandy Higgins has charged to a solid lead after the first day’s sailing in the Melges 24 Australian Championships at Port Lincoln today. Three heats were sailed on Boston Bay, with Higgins taking out the first and third heats in Scorpius, and a second in the middle race.

Melges 24 Australian Nationals 2018 - Neil Stanbury
19/02/2018

Melges 24 Musto Australian Nationals 2018 - Final Preparations as Melges 24s Get Set

February 19, 2018 - Port Lincoln, Australia - By Neil Stanbury, Down Under Sail -  It was a busy preparation day for crews of Melges 24s in Port Lincoln today, with racing for the 2018 national titles, sponsored by Musto, set to start tomorrow. 12 boats will contest the title as part of Lincoln Week,  injecting a high-quality one-design element into the annual Lincoln formula.