North Sea Regatta -A great regatta for all the Melges 24 sailors who want to have a great sailing event in May. From 25 till 28 May many classes will compete in four incredible days of racing on the North Sea.
Dear Sailors, finally we have got full approval from ISAF to the ClassRule changes approved at the 2011 IMCA World Council AGM in November. The most critical has been the weight rule C.2.2.
ISAF has today approved the final 2012 changes to the Melges 24 Class Rules and has published a new edition of the Melges 24 Class Rule Bookwhich comes into effect immediately.
The Coppa Lino Favini, hosted by the Associazione Velica Alto Verbano in Luino, Italy from 5-7 October 2012, has been added to the 2012 Melges 24 European and World Ranking Series.
Sydney Harbour was a mass of colour yesterday on the opening day of Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s annual Sydney Harbour Regatta, which boasted 237 boats from the two grand prix 66ft Reichel/Pugh designed Wild Oats X down to the historic 18 foot skiffs and vintage yachts, which turned a few heads.
Congratulations to Flavio Favini at the helm of Franco Rossini’sBlu Moonas he, along with tactician Matteo Ivaldi and crew Tiziano Nava, Stefano Rizzi and Nicholas Del Ferro are 2012 Melges 24 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week Champions. In second overall is Riccardo Simoneschi’sAudi.
It was yet another grand day on the water for the Melges 24 fleet atBacardi Miami Sailing Week (BMSW). Four more races were added to the scoreboard with Flavio Favini at the helm of Franco Rossini'sBlu Moonhanging on for first overall.
ISAF has now confirmed that the requested changes to Melges 24 Class Rules G.4.2 (jib zip luff), C.7.2 (rear gate line deflection) and C.4 (advertising) have been approved to come into force on 15 March 2012.
What a finale to the Inaugural Riviera and Copyworld Melges 24 South Australian State Titles. The sun shone on an amazing day of racing on the Gulf of St Vincent, Adelaide. Final two races on day three were nail biters.
