From the French Class. The last French Melges 24 2006 regatta and the final event in the European Ranking took place this past weekend with the Novembre a Hyeres Regatta. If only 19 boats were on the starting line the level was very good.
From IMCA Technical Advisor David Chivers - A great deal of measurement and inspection took place at the recent world championships and although generally most boats were fine it is worth mentioning a few subjects that need attention.
A number of people have contacted me to find out what is happening with the Melges 24 Worlds 2006 DVD which Henri Samuel, IMCA Chairman, is continuing to chase on our behalf.
The prize giving for the 2006 Volvo Cup series will be held in association with the Coppa Italia in Alassio on Friday December 8th. The notice of race, registration form as well as accomodation list is available in the "Regate section" of WWW.MELGES24.IT, under "Bandi e Moduli".
The 2006 Melges 24 United States National Championship is being sailed out of Florida Yacht Club (FYC), Jacksonville, Florida on November 16-18th. The FYC has hosted the Melges 24 fleet in November for the past 14 years as the highly successful, Kings Day Regatta.
Sydney, Australia - It was announced today that Northshore Yachting have signed an exclusive license agreement with Melges Performance Sailboats (Zenda, Wi., USA) to build and distribute the Melges 24 the worlds premiere high performance, one design sportboat throughout the Asia Pacific market.
From the French Class Association - The COYCH take again pleasure in welcoming you in Hyres harbour for the last classical winter race in Europe of the Melges 24s season. The inscriptions are opened on the website www.coych.org then regate.
IMCA FORMAL STATEMENT - Following the recent Melges 24 World Championship prize giving in Hyeres it was brought to the organisers’ attention that an error may have been made in identifying the teams competing for the Corinthian Championship.
The dates for the 2007 European Championship, which takes place from Neustadt, Germany on the Baltic Sea, have been revised to 17-23 August (one week later than previously planned). The event website www.euro2007.melges24.de is updated monthly and is already showing plenty of helpful information.
I know from the e-mails I've been receiving that lots of people are keen to get hold of a copy of the 2006 Melges 24 Worlds DVD being produced so here is a quick update on progress with the project.
