Saturday 15 June is the initial entry deadline for the 2013 Melges 24 European Championship in Medemblik so if you plan to race and want to avoid paying the late entry fee get your entry in now. All details at the event website.
In the process of updating the ranking lists and checking event entry list memberships we've identified a number of boats/helms who are not listed on the Membership List.
The final two events for the Melges 24 Australasian Ranking Series 2013 have been confirmed as 22-24 November 2013 - NSW Championships, Lake Macquarie Yacht Club.
To assist those of you who plan to ship your boats to take part in the upcoming Melges 24 European Championship 2013 (Medemblik - August 13), World Championship 2013 (San Francisco - end September 13) and World Championship 2014 (Geelong - January 14) we have been seeking shipping quotes.
In the second installment of Melges 24 racing at San Francisco Yacht Club, Doug Wilhlem and team Wilco took top honors with 5 bullets. Great practice here on San Francisco Bay for the Worlds. There's plenty more to come this summer.
Just in case anyone needs it, here is a little reminder about why the Melges 24 is rightly regarded as one of the greatest sailboat classes in the World. Melges 24 - Simply The Best!
Congratulations to Alec Cutler and his crew aboard Hedgehog for winning not only the Melges 24 Class, but also the Overall Trophy at last weekend's Sperry Top-Sider Seattle NOOD, the fourth event in this year's North American Ranking. Check out this great interview with Alec.
Keep up with all the latest news from this weekend's Sperry Top-Sider Seattle NOOD, the fourth event in the 2013 Melges 24 North American Ranking, where 16 top Melges 24 teams will vie for podium positions.
After two beutyful sailing day the wind and the weather became even better on Sunday for the last race of the MVM Balaton Melges 24 Regata. 20-25 knots of southwest wind with bright sunshine made it possible to finish the first event of the European Sailing Series perfectly.
On the second day of theMVM Balaton Melges 24 Regatta, the inaugural event of new European Sailing Series, the race committee led by Gert Schmidleitner made the best of the nearly perfect weather conditions so the fleet could sail four nice races.
