Harry Melges, Andy Burdick and the team at Melges USA are hard at work preparing for yet another amazing Melges 24 season. Right nowMelges is building many new Melges 24s out of their famous production facility in Zenda, Wisconsin, USA.
To race your Melges 24 at any event the owner and the helmsman must both be a member of the Class Association and its that time of year again when your membership fees are due so if you haven't done so already please take action now and contact your National Class Secretary to sign up.
Last year at the Melges 24 World Championship in Annapolis, Eivind Mellebys Norweigian Full Medal Jacket crew put together a storming performance, culminating in a well deserved third place overall.
Corpus Christi Yacht Club, Texas will host the 2011 Melges 24 World Championship and as part of the build-up to that event the club is also hosting this year's Melges 24 Texas Gulf Coast Championship to be held May 12-15, 2010.
In challenging conditions on Corio Bay this morning, Bundaberg Rum National Sports Boat Series leader Roger That left nothing to chance by winning the final race at Audi Victoria Week.
The organisers for the forthcoming 2010 Melges 24 World and North American Championships have both now launched Facebook Groups to help keep you regularly updated with all the latest news and developments from the events.
The Melges 24 will be on display at the Dusseldorf Boat Show which starts this Saturday 23 January and runs through until 31 January 2010. The boat, which has been kindly provided by the Dutch Melges 24 dealers Jachtwerf Ruyten, will be displayed in Hall 17 on Stand A58.
The Melges 24 fleet may be a little smaller than usual at this year's Key West Race Week but that hasn't made it any less competitive as the two point spread between the top three boats after the first day of racing shows.
At the Extraordinary General Meeting of the IMCA World Council held on Tuesday 12 January the proposal to change Class Rule C.9.7 was formally approved by the meeting. The rule change has subsequently been approved by ISAF and will come into force in time for ACURA Key West Race Week 2010.
