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Bora Gulari aboardWest Marine Rigging/New England Ropesadded two more bullets to his collection on Thursday, discarding his worst finish – a sixth, to maintain a very strong lead in the Melges 24 fleet at Quantum Key West 2012.
Sadly a lack of wind meant no racing on day three of Quantum Key West 2012 but to keep you entertained we have a short video report from Day 2 on the Melges 24 and Melges 32 course from T2P. Thanks to the USMCA's Joy Dunigan for today's header photo. More images from Joy at www.usmelges24.com
hree additional races were added to the scoreboard on Tuesday at Quantum Key West 2012, with Bora Gulari'sWest Marine Rigging/New England Ropesdominating the fleet. An impressive string of first place finishes has him seated in first overall.
We've had confirmation from the Italian Class that the dates for the 2012 Volvo Cup Series will be March 23-25 - Cagliari April 26-28 - Lerici May 18-20 - Scarlino June 7-10 - Cattolica (also Italian National Championship) July 5-8 - Riva del Garda Full details of the events is available from www.me
After two races on day 1, reigning U.S. National Champion Bora Gulari aboardWest Marine Rigging/New England Ropesdominated the extremely competitive Melges 24 fleet at Quantum Key West 2012 with a 1-1 score line.
With the success of the Melges 24 in the Baltic region the Finnish/Estonian Melges 24 Association has now gained such momentum that from 2012 they will administer their classes separately.
The website for the 2012 North American Championship, to be hosted by San Francisco Yacht Club from 22-26 August 2012, is now live and will be updated regularly with new information. Check it out atwww.melges24na.com
The website for the 2012 Melges 24 World Championship to be hosted by Circolo Vela Torbole on Lake Garda, Italy from 27 July to 4 August is now live.
We are getting a lot of enquiries from crews from North and South America and Australasia who are looking for good charter boats for the 2012 Melges 24 Worlds in Torbole (27 July to 4 August), If you are not able to race in the event yourself but could make your Melges 24 available please post a lis
International Melges 24 Class World Council Annual General Meeting Saltzburg, Austria, 19 November 2011 Minutes Present Voting Delegates Chairman – Riccardo Simoneschi Vice Chairman – Simon Strauss – via Skype Executive Committee Member – Chris Farkas – also representing USA and acting as proxy for