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.
Many classes would struggle to get a total entry of 60 boats for a championship, but the Melges 24 Worlds in Hyeres boasted two fleets of that size and racing for the Silver fleet honours was just as hotly contested as that in the Gold fleet.
The photographs of official Worlds 06 photographer Thierry Lavernos are now available to view and order online. Please visit the ACTION! PHOTO web site to see the gallery. You can contact Thierry at Thierry LAVERNOSACTION!
I've uploaded my "un-official" worlds photos to a web gallery for the first time so that you can view the low res images and download high res images direct to your computer with out charge.
When I wrote last night that this regatta wouldn’t be over until the fat lady sang I had no concept of the Wagnerian dramas that would unfolded on this final day of the 2006 Melges 24 World Championship in Hyeres where two races were sailed in an easterly wind of 5-8 knots.
"Brutal" is how Brian Porter described day five of the Melges 24 World Championship in Hyeres where crews completed races seven to nine in the gold and silver fleets in light, shifty easterly winds.
We are pleased to report that, after a night of 100km per hour winds, the gales have blown themselves out in Hyeres and right now the boats are going afloat and we have a shifty 10-12 knots which is beginning to settle.
