On Friday the 31st of July the 3rd Melges 24 Open Nordic Championship will start in Tallinn Estonia! This race is only 1 year prior to the 2010 Melges 24 World Championships held in the same place www.worlds2010.fi.
Corinthian competitors for the 2009 European Championship being hosted by the COYCH in Hyeres from 20th -29th August are reminded that they must have submitted their full crew lists complete with ISAF ID numbers, classifications and expiry dates by 1st August absolute latest.
Early Entry Incentive In Effect For 2009 Melges 24 World Championship,23-31 October In Annapolis As the 2009 Melges 24 World Championship draws ever closer, Organizing Authority offers attractive early entry incentive the chance to win a personalized, one-of-a-kind, hard-covered coffee table book.
The final event of the 2009 Volvo Cup series in Torbole, Lake Garda, Italy was won by Lorenzo Bressani sailing Lorenzo Santini's Uka Uka Racing. Meanwhile Flavio Favini, helming Franco Rossini's Blu Moon took the overall series trophy for the 2009 Volvo Cup.
The Volvo Cup in Torbole has been enjoying some great sailing over the last two days and with one more day left to race Luca Bressani helming Luca Santini's Uka Uka Racing is holding a three point lead over Flavio Favini helming Franco Rossini's Blu Moon with Nicolo Bianchi sailing Maurizio Abba's A
The Volvo Cup event in Garda opened with the long distance race which was won by ITA567 Spirit of Nerina S sailed by Andrea Ferrari with AUT389 La Vie helmed by Olympic 470 sailor Sylvia Vogl, who only recently joined the Melges 24 class, second and ITA727 Pilot Italia Hurricane sailed by Alberto Bo
Hyeres is a popular regatta venue and over the years has hosted major regattas for a wide range of classes including regular visits from the Olympic dinghy circus as part of the ISAF Sailing World Cup.
Having started his sailing career crewing for his brother, multiple one-design keelboat world champion Vince Brun still seems happy to relinquish the helm to take on a crewing role.
Brothers Brian and John Porter and their Full Throttle program have been at the top of the Melges 24 domestic and international regatta scene since the inception of the class.
Despite growing up on the Hamble I had never done the Round The Island Race before so when folks in Weymouth were asking me what boat I was intending to sail round in my answer of "a Melges 24" was met with inevitable comments on the lack of facilities and general comfort.
