With eight of the twelve races now completed the Corinthian (all amateur crew) competition at the Corum Melges 24 Worlds at Ocean Reef is really hotting up.
KEY LARGO, Fla., Dec. 14, 2005 – Two Italian sailing teams are leading the 99-boat fleet after four intense days of racing in the 2005 Corum Melges 24 World Championship at Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo.
With six of the twelve races now completed the Corinthian Division of the Corum Melges 24 Worlds is proving to be just as tough and exciting as the overall competition.
KEY LARGO, Fla., Dec. 13, 2005 Consistency paid off for the Italian boat Marrachech Express which jumped into the points lead at the 2005 Corum Melges 24 World Championship at Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo today after two races in fresh northerly breezes.
Day three of the 2005 Corum Melges 24 World Championship got off to a great start with 16-18 knots of wind, blue skies, and planning conditions for the downwind runs in race one. After races five and six today the fleet has reached the midpoint of the regatta.
The first race of the 2005 Corum Melges 24 World Championship at Ocean Reef Club got off to a slow start today but ended with a bang. The first race was delayed because of fickle winds ranging from 3-5 knots and cycling between 270 and 355 degrees.
From Keith Taylor - The Kahn family from San Francisco, Calif., dominated the front running after the first two races of the 2005 Corum Melges 24 World Championship at Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo today.
The sun is shining, the temperature is in the 80s and the Melges sailors are happy people here at the Corum Melges 24 World Championship at Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo.
Congratulations to Italy's Gabrio Zandona and his Joe Fly Team, including owner Giovanni Maspero, winner of the 2005 International Melges 24 European Ranking. The Italian teams dominated this year's European Ranking filling the top nine places.
