From The Swiss Class Association - Jean-Marc Monnard and Crew on SUI 599 "Poizon Rouge" are the winners of the "1st Melges24 Swiss Open" sailed in Kreuzlingen.
The Volvo Melges 24 World Championship 2008 was one of the very best, but for new Melges 24 World Champions Lorenzo Bressani, Lorenzo Santini, tactician Francesco Bruni, Federico Michetti, and Francesca Prina it was an almost magical experience.
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.
