As the International Melges 24 works its way up to the 2009 World Championship (October 23-November 1), 21 competing teams considered the Annapolis NOOD a formal dress rehearsal. Reigning kings of the Melges 24 remain supreme.
The final day of racing at the Melges 24 Volvo Cup in Puntal Ala, Italy, brought a complete change in the weather again as crews battled strong and increasing windsto complete the final three races of the eight race series.
Sail Port Stephens played host to the second Melges 24 National Titles over the Anzac Day weekend. Competitors from WA, VIC, QLD and NSW arrived at Nelson Bay on the Wednesday and Thursday prior to the regatta to rig boats and set up their crews and families at Melges HQ.
The April 18th was a beautiful day at Lake Balaton in Hungary. The growing Hungarian Melges 24fleet came together and shared their experience and showed the boat sailing to those who don't (yet) have a Melges 24.
The sun came out again for thesecond day of racing at the Italian Volvo Cup in Punta Ala and the sailors enjoyed blue skies, winds of 7 - 12 knots and three exciting and challenging races.
The Volvo media team has been hard at work through the night producing some great images and video from day one of yesterday's Volvo Cup action in Punta Ala. Check out photographer Pierrick Contin's Photo Galleryand visitZerogradinord's Video Galleryfor the latest video coverage.
Interested Melges 24 teams anticipating competition at the 2009 Annapolis Melges 24 World Championship on October 23 - November 1 are encouraged to register online today at melges24worlds2009.com. Annapolis, Md.
The 2009 Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD Regatta gets underway today. There is simply no better way to be kicking off the spring sailing season, not to mention the racing calendar in the Northeast as we work our way up to the 2009 Melges 24 World Championship, October 23 - November 1.
This morning 57 teams from ten nations are preparing to race in the second Italian Volvo Cup regatta of the seaon,being heldin Punta Ala on Italy's beautiful Tuscan coast.
