Sunny Queensland and day one started with rain, overcast skies and about 3 knots of breeze, East /South East . The start boat managed to get races away on time even though a delay looked possible. As the rain eased the breeze filled in to 6-8 knots for the afternoon.
Tallinn, Estonia - 3 May 2010 - In just three months time the International Melges 24 fleet will gather in Tallinn, Estonia, to prepare for its 2010 World Championship and lining up to support the event as title sponsor is sailing clothing and marine fashion specialist Marinepool.
Melges 24 skippers and crews are in final preparations for the third and largest Melges 24 National Titles to be held in Australia. Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron will host the event in a little over two weeks (3-7 May 2010).
On April 27th Sailing Scuttlebutt's carried the following fascinating report from Melges 24 owner Andre Peixoto, one of the team behind the new Melges 24 California Cup:- As a Melges 24 owner (USA 300 Trezentos), I want to sail my boat as much as possible.
On their way back from the recent Volvo Cup event in Scarlino IMCA Secretary Tomi Hakola and his crew took the opportunity to drive the Via Baltica route back to Tallinn and found out that it really is the fastest and cheapest way to get from southern Europe to the 2010 Melges 24 Worlds venue Tallin
UPDATED 5 MAY 2010 - Limited number of rooms have been blocked for regatta participants at Pirita TOP SPA Hotel 3*** (address: Regati 1, Tallinn), which is located in the heart of Tallinn Olympic Sailing Centre, just some 200 metres from the boat park.
The Italian Melges 24 Class has confirmed that all competitors taking part in the 2010 Melges 24 Italian Championship/Volvo Cup 3 in Alghero, Sardinia from 6-9 May 2010, will receive a special Euro 500 rebate to help support their ferry expenses.
Extract from official Charleston Race Week Report - The largest fleet on the water was once again the elite Melges 24 Class, and a tense showdown developed today after the first race, when local star David Dabney used his encyclopedic knowledge of the harbor to sail to a strong third place finish, t
The final day of the Melges 24 Volvo Cup in Scarlino brought a complete change of conditions on the Gulf of Follonica with strong offshore winds of 30+ knots, big seas and one final and utterly spectacular race - the sixth of the series.
