The eight race Estonian/Finnish Nationals, which also served as the Warm Up event for the 2010 Marinepool Melges 24 World Championship saw Lorenso Bressani and the UKA UKA Racing back on impressive form winning the event by a ten point margin from Riccardo Simmoneschi's Audi with Ingemar Sonstadt th
You can follow all the action as it happens at this weekend's Finnish & Estonian Nationals, the warm up event for the 2010 Marinepool Melges 24 World Championship, by following the Melges 24 2010 World Facebook Group so switch over now and keep an eye on what's happening.
The following official notification about the Corinthian Classification Interviews to be held during registration at the Worlds has been received from Mr Antony Matusch, Chairman of the ISAF Sailor Classification Commission who will be present in Tallinn to conduct the interviews.
With anticipation building ahead of the 2010 Marinepool Melges 24 World Championship, taking place in Estonia from the 4th - 12th August, eighty-four crews from seventeen nations are very soon set to converge on the 1980 Moscow Olympic Regatta venue in Tallinn.
Next year's European Championship organizer is to also host the 2010 Norwegian Open National Championship from 3rd 5th of September. Haugesund Yacht Club was founded in 1961 and is based on the west coast of Norway.
The 2010 IMCA World Council AGM will be held in Berlin, Germany on Saturday 20 November 2010. The World Council comprises representatives of each National Melges 24 Class Association and the IMCA Executive Officers.
The 2010 Volvo Cup series came to a spectacular close this weekend asNiccol Bianchi, Enrico Chicco Fonda, Michele Giovannini, Daniele Fiaschi and Cesare Claudani sailed Saetta to victory in both the Torbole Volvo Cup Regatta and the overall 2010 Volvo Cup Series.
Last week 28 Melges 24 sailed the Hank Race Week 2010. This event is one of the major events in Norway every year. Winds from very little to 8 - 9 m/s made the sailing exiting. The good after sail and social events added to the high spirit and good atmosphere.
High profile Australian yachtsmen Matt Allen and Warrick Rooklyn choose the Melges 24 to campaign between Hobarts. Having both come from larger One Design classes Allen and Rooklyn are drawn to the growing Melges 24 class.
