SANTA CRUZ, Calif.---Two veterans and longtime rivals who learned to sail in the gentle zephyrs of Newport Beach, Calif. turned the tables on their roots Tuesday when they won the opening races of the Fullpower Melges 24 World Championship on a bright and breezy Monterey Bay.
From Event Press Officer Rich Roberts - SANTA CRUZ, Calif.---The 2007 Fullpower Melges 24 World Championship, hosted by the Santa Cruz Yacht Club, starts five days of competition Tuesday amid some intriguing confusion about the conditions and the competition.
From Event Press Officer Rich Roberts - SANTA CRUZ, Calif.---Now that they've seen a smorgasbord of what Monterey Bay has to offer, the 58 competitors will catch their breath Monday before plunging into the 2007 Fullpower Melges 24 World Championship, hosted by the Santa Cruz Yacht Club.
In addition to our official photographer Paul Todd we've also got local photographer Tom Barrett out on the water each day and he is kindly supplying us images for our web gallery.
Despite the fact that the press boat broke down and had to be towed home the second day of the Pre-Worlds here in Santa Cruz brought more great racing and more great photos from IMCA Official Photographer Paul Todd. Check out the latest images in PAUL'S IMCA GALLERY.
Here in Santa Cruz the sun is shining and there's a great breeze blowing at around 22 knots with occasional stronger gusts (we've had to get the paper weights out in the press office!).
IMCA Official Photographer Paul Todd has captured some amazing images on the first day of the Pre-Worlds here at the 2007 Fullpower Melges 24 World Championship in Santa Cruz, California. Check out his PHOTO GALLERY which will be updated daily.
It's all go here in Santa Cruz, CA, where the crews are rolling into town from across North America and Europe in preparation for the 2007 Fullpower Melges 24 Worlds.
Melges 24 Worlds racers test the waters this weekend From Event Press Officer Rich Roberts, SANTA CRUZ, Calif.---Like anxious gladiators sizing up the Roman Colosseum, the 58 entries in the 2007 Fullpower Melges 24 World Championship take to Monterey Bay Saturday and Sunday for the Pre-Worlds prelud
From 26-29 April Arnaldo Brito Martinez and his Melges 24 crew aboard Caphy One took on some of Spain's leading keelboat sailors in the Regatta Ciudad de Malaga.
