At it's Annual Genera Meeting on 14 November 2009 the IMCA World Councilapproved a change to the IMCA Constitution to enable the class to call an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of the World Council (see details on page 11 of the AGM minutes - Constitution points 10.7 - 10.7.3).
The Minutes of the 2009 International Melges 24 Class Association World Council AGM, held on 14 November 2009 at Richmond-Upon-Thames, England, have now been published.
Check out this disco-tastic promo slide show that the German Class has made to promote its presence at the 2010 Dusseldorf Boat Show, Europe's biggest boat show, which takes place from 23-31 January 2010 (visit www.boat-duesseldorf.comfor more information about how to visit the show).
The Sheehy Lexus 2009 Melges 24 World Championship, hosted by the Eastport Yacht Club, attracted fifty-one entries from across Europe and the US, with teams from the USA, Canada, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, Britain, the Netherlands, Norway and Ukraine congregating in Annapolis to challenge
The Melges 24 Class is really taking off in Hungary where the Hungarian Melges 24 Class is now running an annual regatta series on Lake Balaton (where the water really is the same turquoise blue that you get off Key West!).
The fifty-one international teams, who had travelled from across North America and Europe to compete in the Sheehy Lexus of Annapolis 2009 Melges 24 World Championships, finally got the welcome opportunity to race in double-digit breezes on the final day of the regatta.
After yet another light and fickle day on the water, the fifty-one boat international fleet competing at the Sheehy Lexus of Annapolis 2009 Melges 24 World Championship, now appear resigned to racing in sub seven knot breezes.
We're delighted to have representatives of our title sponsor Sheehy Lexus of Annapolis out on the water with us today watching the racing at the Sheehy Lexus of Annapolis 2009 Melges 24 World Championship.
A very big thank you from the IMCA media team to George and his team at our official apparel sponsor Coral Reef Sailing Apparel and Gill whose kit is doing a great job of keeping us toasty warm out here on the Sheehy Lexus of Annapolis Melges 24 World Championship course.
