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With Official IMCA Photographer Paul Todd, Volvo Photographer Pierrick Contin and IMCA Photographer Joy Dunigan out on the water snapping away at the Volvo Melges 24 Worlds we have ended up with three great galleries of images for your entertainment.
With a little bit of help from camera woman Laura Muma from the US Melges 24 Class Justin Chisholm has posted some fun video footage at www.offshorerules.co.uk.
Racing is already underway here in Porto Cervo for the final day of the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship. The wind is lighter today but still good and the Race Committee has every hope of getting all three remaining races underway before the 1500 cut off time for the last race.
Porto Cervo, 6 June 2008 - The final day of racing at the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship, hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, brought high drama and great celebration as the Italian Uka Uka Racing team of helmsman Lorzeno Bressani, owner Lorenzo Santini, Federico Mi
Porto Cervo, 5 June 2008 - What a difference a day makes, as the 114 competitors from 16 nations found out on the fifth day of the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship, hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Porto Cervo.
It's 09.15 here in Porto Cervo and the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship competitors are now making their way out to the race course in preparation for the fifth and penultimate day of competition.
The fleet completed the sixth and final Round Robin race this morning and are now back ashore hearing protests and awaiting a final split for the Gold and Silver fleets.
It's 1015 on day four of the Volvo Melges 24 World Championships here in Porto Cervo and we've got another day of fantastic conditions.
Yesterday was a photographer's paradise here at the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship in Porto Cervo and IMCA Official Photographer Paul Todd has captured some amazing images of the action plus we've also go great photos from the USMCA's Joy Dunigan and from Volvo's Official Photographer Pierrick C
Porto Cervo, 4 June 2008 - There was only one race on each course today at the Volvo Melges 24 Worlds, hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo, but what an amazing race it was.