Warm up for the Fullpower World Championship April 21-22 in glorious San Francisco, California at the highly contested Pacific Coast Championship Regatta.
Please note that the final entry deadline for the Palma Vela is 31st March. The organisers kindly extended the deadline beyond their original dates for us but 31st March is the final cut off so please take action now if you wish to race.
The 6th April final entry deadline for the 2007 Fullpower Melges 24 World Championship is fast approaching and the race committee has advised us that late entries will not be accepted after this date.
Weymouth, home of the 2012 Olympic sailing regatta, will play host to the 2007 Comer Homes Melges 24 UK National Championship from 28-30 September. The boats will be based in the historic harbour by Weymouth Sailing Club and racing will be on the Olympic race area.
The USMCA has today confirmed that the dates for the US Gold Cup, to be held in Charleston, South Carolina, have been changed to August 18-19 2007. Full details about the event are available from WWW.USMELGES24.COM.
With the first Melges 24 just about to role off the production line in Australia www.sailworld.com has published a fascinating piece about the arrival of the Melges 24 down under including an interview with Health Walters, MD of Australian builder Northshore.
From John Clinton, General Manager One Design, Southern Spars - Subject: Sheave box issues on M24 masts - Jib Halyard Sheave Pin Check - We have recently become aware that some masts supplied since early 2006 may have jib sheave pins that are too short.The short pins have been fitted to very few mas
The ROLEX BALTIC RACE WEEK web site including the Notice of Race and Online Registration facility for the Melges 24 European Championship is now live and includes a host of useful information and current news.
From Natasa Avlijas of the Italian Melges 24 Class Association - It is true that the Melges is a boat that loves strong winds, but 40 knots is too much even for us.
