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11/10/2018

2018 Melges 24 European Sailing Series in Luino - XV Lino Favini Cup Sets Sails for the Final Regatta of the Series Tomorrow

October 11, 2018 - Luino, Italy- The finale of the Melges 24 European Sailing Series will begin tomorrow, on Friday October 12th at noon in Luino, Italy. Nineteen Melges 24 teams representing seven nations will have a great weekend sailing on the Eastern shore of Lake Maggiore, locally said Verbàno. A maximum of eight races will determine the winner of the 2018 Melges 24 European Sailing Series, 2018 Italian Melges 24 Tour, 2018 Melges 24 Swiss champion and the winner of the event itself.
 
Tiit Vihul & Rock City EST573 - Photo piret Salmistu
01/10/2018

2018 Melges 24 Estonian Champion is Tiit Vihul and his team on Rock City

October 1, 2018 - Tallinn, Estonia -  Melges 24 Open Estonian Championships were held in the Kalev Yacht Club, Tallinn (the venue of the Melges 24 Worlds 2010) on September 28-30, offering excitement and tension until the last race, because just during the last race, the fate of the Championship became clear. The Championship titles were grabbed by Tiit Vihul, Martin Müür, Lauri Kärner, Ago Rebane and Marilyn Koitnurm sailing on boat Rock City.

IM24CA AGM 2018
28/09/2018

Submissions for the IM24CA World Council Annual General Meeting have been published

September 28, 2018 - IM24CA - According to IM24CA Constitution the Agenda of all motions and related documents for the IM24CA World Council’ Annual General Meeting to be held in Palma de Mallorca, on November 10th, has been published. Specific details about the venue, agenda, timeline and the deadlines for the submission of the motions and proposals you'll find at http://melges24.com/agm2018 

Melges 24 Worlds 2018 - ZGN
25/09/2018

2018 M24 NorAm Tour Champions

September 25, 2018 - USM24CA -  Richard Reid’s CAN853 ZINGARA scored 163.6 points to claim the 2018 M24 NorAm Tour title in a very close competition for the tour’s perpetual trophy. Tied for second at 160 points were former US Champion - Bruce Ayres’ USA851 MONSOON and three-time US Champion- Alan Fields’ USA829 WTF. Kevin Welch’s CAN835 MIKEY (154.3 points) and Adrea Rachelli’s ITA722 (100 points) finished 4th and 5th, respectively.

Taki4 ITA778 - Domaso ITA - photo Luca Babini
18/09/2018

2018 Melges 24 European Sailing Series - Taki 4 so close to take both trophies - overall and Corinthian

September 18, 2108 – Domaso, Italy - Past weekend some more points were collected to the rankings of the 2018 Melges 24 European Sailing Series. The fifth and penultimate event of the series was sailed on Lake Como in Domaso, considered also as the fifth event of the Italian Melges 24 Tour and Melges 24 Italian Championship. Regatta was hosted by the Yacht Club Como in cooperation with Circolo Vela Canottieri Domaso, Melges 24 Italian Class Association and International Melges 24 Class Association.

Domaso Italy
14/09/2018

Penultimate regatta of the 2018 Melges 24 European Series kicks off in Domaso today

September 14, 2018 - Domaso, ITaly - After busy summer season and European title event Melges 24 international fleet has assembled in Domaso, Italy to sail penultimate regatta of the 2018 Melges 24 European Sailing Series and Italian Melges 24 Tour on Lake Como this upcoming weekend.

Kevin Welch, MIKEY (USA-835) © IM24CA
12/09/2018

Welch wins 2018 Diversified Melges 24 U.S. National Championship Trophy at San Francisco Yacht Club

September 12, 2018 - San Francisco, US - The 2018 Diversified Melges 24 U.S. National Championship, hosted by The San Francisco Yacht Club in Belvedere, CA concluded over the weekend with Kevin Welch's MIKEY team being crowned National Champion. A solid string of first place finishes further proves Welch's ability to dominate in the U.S. Melges 24 Class.

Wild Thing SWE684 Martin Fridh
10/09/2018

Martin Fridh' Wild Thing is the Melges 24 Swedish Champion 2018, Peder Nergaard's Blow wins Nordic Trophy

September 10, 2018 - Malmö, Sweden - Malmö Sailing Club welcomed Melges 24 sailors to the Limhamns Småbåtshamn harbour and the famous sailing waters in front of västra hamnen. The appreciated Swedish Championships for Melges 24 in 2013  was held there, in 2017 the Worlds of Fareast 28R and before that the Worlds for J/24, M32 cup, Louis Vuitton Cup etc took place there. 

Melges 24 White Room GER677 - Pierrick Contin
10/09/2018

Michael Tarabochia's White Room team is the German Melges 24 Champion 2018

September 10, 2018 - Ramsberg, Germany -  Melges 24 German Open 2018 was held on September 7-9 in Ramsberg, on Großer Brombachsee. After 3 days, with a total of 6 races, rain, sun, wind and calm, the Melges 24 GERMAN Open 2018 at the Großer Brombachsee ends. 

Photo Pierrick Contin
07/09/2018

Diversified Melges 24 U.S. National Championship settles in for great racing on San Francisco Bay

September 7, 2018 - San Francisco, US -  Final preparations are underway across the board for the start of the 2018 Diversified Melges 24 U.S. National Championship, hosted by The San Francisco Yacht Club in Belvedere, CA taking place on September 7-9. From weigh-in and event registration, to practice racing, the Melges 24 fleet is getting set and ready for what will be three amazing days of highly-competitive racing on San Francisco Bay.