Melges 24 Owners with hull numbers under 100 should be advised that the pad eyes that are in the keel box used for hooking up the lifting straps and lifting the boat some have failed recently and we want owners to double check their boats.
Rochester, NY, USA - 23 February 2010 - It may be cold in Florida but things are heating up at the Rochester Yacht Club, host of the 2010 Melges 24 North American Championship taking place from 20-26 September.
Tallinn, Estonia - 17 February 2010 - The International Melges 24 Class is pleased to announce that the Notice of Race and Online Entry for the 2010 Melges 24 World Championship, to be hosted by the Kalev Yacht Club, Tallinn, Estonia in association with the Finnish & Estonian Melges 24 Class fr
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The Spring 2010 edition of the IM24CA Newsletter is now available to read online. Check out all the latest news and regatta updates from around the globe. To receive the E-newsletter directly please just Sign Up.
British sailor Miles Quinton bought his first Melges 24 in 1997 as part of a syndicate with fellow Brits Simon Coleridge, Martin Miller, and Tim Collins.
Daniele Cassinari was introduced to sailing at the age of seven by his father, a local doctor who sailed Stars for fun at the weekends. On occasion my father would take me out with him on the Star. I really loved the experience and still have very fond memories of those days.
The IMCA's Justin Chisholm caught up with sailing legend Flavio Favini to find out more about this outstanding sailor and his love affair with the Melges 24. IM24CA: Tell us about your sailing background?
After several years absence the Melges 24 makes a triumphant return in 2010 to the legendary Kiel Week regatta. For the first time the Melges 24 will be sailing in the Olympic part of Kiel Week which will help to considerably raise the class profile at the event.
2010 sees the 15th Anniversary of the founding of the German Melges 24 Class so we'd like to take this opportunity to wish the German Class a very happy birthday and here's to the next 15 years of Melges 24 sailing in Germany.
