It's hot, sunny and there's a great breeze blowing here on the opening morning of the 2009 Melges 24 European Championship in Hyeres as the teams leave the harbour and prepare to do battle.
Hyeres, France 24 August 2009 -Weather conditions for championship sportsboat racing dont come much better than those experienced by the eighty-six Melges 24 crews racing on day one of their 2009 European Championship in Hyeres, France.
Hyeres, France 23 August 2009 -Over the past several days competitors at the 2009 Melges 24 European Championship have been treated to idyllic weather conditions in Hyeres, France as they prepare themselves and their boats for racing.
Check out Justin's introduction plus dockside interviews from this morning at the Europeans in Hyeres where the teams are now preparing to go afloat for the practice race. We've got hot sunshine and the sea breeze is just building so with luck we should get a really great afternoon's racing.
During 3 days the Melges 24 fleet attending met all kind of weathers and wind conditions making the event a great tune up for the Europeans and the Nationals soon coming up.
The 2009 Czech Melges 24 Championship was held at the biggest lake in the Czech Republic Lipno. 12 teams took part including 1 Austrian and 1 Slovenian team. This year the weather conditions were excellent - sunny and windy.
As the 2009 Melges 24 World Championship draws ever closer, the fleet will take advantage of several local events in anticipation of the regatta. Annapolis, Md.
Sailing website www.abrushwithsail.com has published a fascinating article charting the history of the Melges Dynasty and it's links with Lake Geneva. For all you've ever wanted to know about the Melges family and Melges Performance Sailboats check out THE MELGES DYNASTY on www.abrushwithsail.com.
Welcome to our second competitor update. We're now only a week out from the start of registration so here are a few useful reminders of things you need to think about in the run up to and during registration.
