The 2009 Sperry Top-Sider St. Petersburg NOOD got off to a very slow start. The 45-strong fleet went into postponement from the onset of the day. Shortly before 9:00 a.m. the race committee put all on alert that the 9:30 start of day one had been placed on hold due to lack of breeze.
There's not a whole lot of wind right now for the Melges 24s waiting to race at the 2009 St Pete NOOD Regatta, but the USMCA's Joy Dunigan is on standby to bring you all the latest news on THE MELGES 24 BLOG as soon as things get underway.
The U.S. Melges 24 Class Association (USMCA) is proud to announce that the current Owner and Crew membership dues for 2009 have been reduced. That's right reduced.
It's no surprise the that the sportboat that stole the hearts of Sailing World Magazine's 1994 Boat of the Year panel is the largest fleet in attendance at their 2009 Sperry Top-Sider St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta happening this weekend February 13-15, hosted by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club.
The Hungarian Melges 24 Fleet has announced the dates for it's Open National Championship and for the Hungarian One Design Trophy Series which this year will include the Melges 24 Class. The Hungarian Open Championship will take place at Balatonlelle on Lake Balaton from 1-3 May 2009.
The UK Melges 24 Class has confirmed that the 2009 UK Open Championship will be hosted by the Royal Lymington Yacht Club, Hampshire from Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 September and invites visiting Melges 24 sailors to join them.
Mako Melges AUS 762 is unmistakably the Australian Sport Boat Champion for 2009. The winning team of Heath Walters (Skipper), Murray Walters, Rob Brewer, James Brewer and John Suriano won four of the eight races and finished the regatta 10.5 points ahead of their nearest competitor Chris Williams.
Questions you wanted to ask about tuning your Melges 24 but never dared to ask..Nigel Young heads up the North Sails business in Ireland and has been racing Melges 24s since the earliest days of the class.
