Full Throttle peaks for Fullpower Melges 24 Worlds - From Event Press Officer Rich Roberts, SANTA CRUZ, Calif.---Perhaps nobody has been sailing a Melges 24 longer than Brian Porter and few have sailed one as well, which may mean he is overdue approaching the 2007 Fullpower Melges 24 World Champions
Since the introduction of the new IMCA Class Rule governing hiking class officials have been watching the new rule in action. As the rule was tried we found that it did not quite cover our needs so a new wording has been agreed with ISAF and is now in force.
The Estonian and Finnish Open Championships are in 2 months and give a unique oppportunity as follows:- 1) put the boat on a ferrry to Finland and we tow it to the Estonian Championships (in Prnu Estonia from the 16th to 17th of June) 2) after the competitions you fly back and we tow the boat to Hel
The German Melges 24 Cup will take place from 17-19 May at Tutzing on Germany's Lake Starnberg. This regatta is being included for the first time included in Volkswagen Sail & Drive Championship which will help give additional media exposure to the Melges 24 in Germany.
Photographer Sergei Zavarin was out on the water at last weekend's Pacific Coast Championship in San Francisco and has sent us a great PHOTO GALLERY. From the gallery here on www.melges24.com you can also link to Sergei's full online gallery to view additional images.
This past weekend the Melges 24 congregated on San Francisco Bay for the US Pacific Coast Championship. The event provided an excellent warm up opportunity for the crews preparing for the forthcoming Fullpower Melges 24 World Championship which gets underway in Santa Cruz late next week.
This morning's e-mail brought a great note from Eamonn O'Nolan, owner of GBR676 "Bateauneuf" who is currently having the time of his life driving his Melges 24 across the United States from Key West to Santa Cruz.
Those of you planning to race at the Fullpower Melges 24 World Championship 2007 in Santa Cruz might like to check out the local WEBCAM for some interesting shots of the racing area.
Gnter Tzeschlock reports from Germany on the North Sails Cup 2007 which took place this past weekend - 14th./15th. April at Kreuzlingen on Lake Constance in Switzerland (Photo credit Tobias Strkle).
