The USMCA's Joy Dunigan was out on the water at last weekend's OSA Sailing.com US National Championship in Charleston and has sent us a fantastic GALLERY OF IMAGES.
To avoid paying a US$50 late entry fee make sure you get your entry in for the 2008 Melges 24 North American Championship (Eastport YC, Annapolis, 26 October - 2 November) by this Friday 26 September absolute latest. You can register online right away at www.annapolismelges24.com.
Brian Porter (Winnetka, Ill.) on USA-749 Full Throttle showed that you can come from behind some 10 points out of first place and win back-to-back Melges 24 National Championship titles. On board with Porter was tactician Harry Melges, brother John Porter and Andy Burdick.
Simon Strauss (New York, N.Y) on GBR-592 Simplicity sailed to perfection today maintaining his Friday night, overall lead at the 2008 OSA Sailing.com Melges 24 U.S. National Championship hosted by the Charleston Yacht Club.
URGENT REMINDER - Please note that the absolute final closing deadline for Corinthian entries for the 2008 Melges 24 North American Championship is Friday 26 September 2008.
The 2008 OSA Sailing.com Melges 24 U.S. National Championship is officially underway in beautiful Charleston, SC, hosted by the Charleston Yacht Club (CYC) with an impressive 50+ fleet.
The 2008 Melges 24 North American Championship, to be hosted by the Eastport Yacht Club of Annapolis, MD, from October 26 to November 2, is fast approaching and as the event looms ever closer the sponsor and competitor buzz surrounding the regatta grows daily.
From the German Melges 24 Class - From 12-14 September Flensburger Segel Club (www.fsc.de) hosted the German Open 2008 for the International Melges 24 Class. The German Class Association were happy to welcome 18 teams in Germanys most northerly city close to the Danish boarder.
