Although there is still one event to be sailed for the German Ranking we can already confirm the German Ranking 2007 is a success story. The Europeans 2007 gave the German fleet a massive boost and in the actual ranking we have placed 47 boats which have sailed at least in one of the events.
A 15 - 25kt northerly breeze made for a solid first days competition for the Comer Homes Melges 24 UK Championships in Weymouth Bay on Friday 28 September.
The Australian Melges 24 Class is really starting to make headway and with the Antipodean season now fully underway the boats are putting in some excellent performances at events around the country.
For the second time the Bayerischer Yachtclub in Starnberg hosted the Oktoberfest-Trophy and already in the second year the regatta has entered a MUST-level.
Racing for the Comer Homes UK National Championship gets underway this Friday 28th September at Weymouth Sailing Club in Weymouth, Dorset, and Melges 24 sailor and yachting journalist Justin Chisholm has published an excellent preview article on his web site at www.offshorerules.com.
This past weekend saw the top North American Melges 24 crews and several European visitors gathered in Detroit, Michigan, for the 2007 Audi Melges 24 US Championship where Brian Porter and his Full Throttle crew added the US National crown to their trophy cabinet and Bora Gulari took the Corinthian
Yachting journalists and top Melges 24 crew Justin Chisholm has previewed the forthcoming Audi 2007 Melges 24 US National Championship on his sailing news web site www.offshorerules.com.
Detroit, Mich. - In one week, some sixty Melges 24 skippers and crews will hit the waters of Lake St. Clair to decide who will be crowned the 2007 Audi Melges 24 U.S. National Champion. With 56 entries received to date, and up to 8 more expected, this will be the largest U.S.
The Comer Homes Melges 24 UK Open Championship will take place from 28-30 September (registration 27 September) at Weymouth in Dorset, the venue for the sailing regatta of the 2012 Olympic and Paralymipc Games.
