{"id":726,"date":"2019-11-26T15:30:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T13:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melges24.com\/Worlds2021\/?p=726"},"modified":"2019-11-26T15:56:36","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T13:56:36","slug":"registration-open-for-charleston-bound-2020-melges-24-worlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melges24.com\/Worlds2021\/2019\/11\/26\/registration-open-for-charleston-bound-2020-melges-24-worlds\/","title":{"rendered":"Registration Open for Charleston Bound 2020 Melges 24 Worlds"},"content":{"rendered":"

November 25, 2019 – Charleston, S.C. USA – <\/strong>The 2020 Melges 24 World Championship<\/a> will take place on 1-9 May 2020, in Charleston, South Carolina. Organized by the International Melges 24 Class Association (IM24CA) in conjunction with, U.S. Melges 24 Championship Events, Inc. and Regatta Management, the 5-day regatta is predicted to be one of the most well-attended Championships in recent Melges 24 Class history.<\/p>\n

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Canadian Melges 24 Class President Dan Berezin on his Surprise CAN629 at the North American Championship 2019 – the very first competitor to sign-up to race at the 2020 Worlds. Photo \u00a9 Bill Crawford – Harbor Pictures Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“I am really excited about the upcoming Charleston Worlds,” says Canadian Melges 24 Class President Dan Berezin<\/strong> – the very first competitor to sign-up to race. “It will be a great opportunity to experience an event like the World Championship in Charleston. Competing against the best teams in the world is something not to be missed.”<\/p>\n

Newly elected and the very first woman to serve as International Class President, Laura Grondin<\/strong> has raced in Charleston several times. “It’s one of my favorite racing venues: strong winds, great bars and restaurants and a highly capable race management team. With only one week separating Sperry Charleston Race Week and the Worlds, the stage is set for two fantastic regattas. Join us!”<\/p>\n

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2019 Sperry Charleston Race Week. Photo \u00a9 CRW\/Zerogradinord<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Charleston, South Carolina is best known for hosting one of the longest-running, most-successful yacht racing events in North America – Sperry Charleston Race Week<\/a>. In 2020, it will celebrate an impressive 25th anniversary, and in turn for the Melges 24 Class, serve as a monumental warm-up to its World Championship happening a few days later.<\/p>\n

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Randy Draftz, 2020 Regatta Chairman. Photo \u00a9 CRW\/Zerogradinord<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Race week has always provided the best of all worlds – entertaining and exciting shoreside activities, superior race management, bountiful sponsorship, and the ability to provide great racing in a variety of conditions – offshore and in the harbor,” says 2020 Regatta Chairman Randy Draftz<\/strong>. “What has also made it successful is that we listen to the sailors. We want what they want – the best racing, under the best conditions, on the right race course. We plan to do the same for the 2020 Melges 24 World Championship.”<\/p>\n

“Mount Pleasant is very proud to host and support the Melges 24 Worlds,” says Will Haynie<\/strong>, Mayor, Town of Mount Pleasant<\/a>, SC. “Sailing is part of the fiber of our community, and we are honored to be among the best of the best. We thank you for bringing the Worlds here.”<\/p>\n

Teams are encouraged to get signed up as soon as possible. March 1st is the early entry deadline. The drop-dead entry deadline is 17 April 2020.<\/p>\n

Official 2020 Melges 24 World Championship Website<\/a><\/p>\n

Online Registration<\/a><\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE 2020 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SPONSORS
\nThe 2020 Melges 24 World Championship is proudly supported by Mount Pleasant South Carolina<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE MELGES 24
\nThe Melges 24 is designed by Reichel\/Pugh<\/a> and built by Melges Performance Sailboats<\/a> and holds a unique position among the world’s one-design sportboats as one of the most successful classes of high performance yachts. For more information, please visit the official website of the International Melges 24 Class Association at melges24.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For media photos (web and\/or high resolution) or class specific information about the Melges 24 at the 2020 Melges 24 World Championship, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joy Dunigan
\n<\/strong>2020 Melges 24 World Championship Press Officer
\n<\/b>U.S. Melges 24 Class Association, Administrator
\n<\/b>Mail: communications@usmelges24.com<\/a>
\nMobile: +1 (912) 398-5776
\nSkype: joysavannah<\/p>\n

Piret Salmistu
\n<\/strong>2020 Melges 24 World Championship Press Coordinator
\n<\/b>International Melges 24 Class Association Administrator & Media Coordinator
\nMobile\/WhatsApp: +372 507 7217
\nMail: piret@melges24.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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