Only one month left for your registration at the French National 2005 - La Rochelle. The event will take place from the 5th to the 8th of May, during the 42nd prestigious Semaine Internationale de La Rochelle (SIV). An outstanding regatta :Remember the Worlds 2000 ?
April, May and June are the busiest months in this years Melges 24 calendar. Key events include the US, French, German Swedish and UK Nationals. Check out our previews to find out whats going on, where to be when and how to find the details you need to take part.
The German speaking Class Association is inviting all Melges 24 crews to participate in the LIROS German Opan Championship 2005, which will be sailed at Tutzing on Lake Starnberg in Bavaria.
From The German Class - North Sails Cup, 2-3 April 2005 - The German Class has sailed the first race to count for the LIROS German Ranking 2005. Ten Melges 24s came to Kreuzlingen (Switzerland, Lake Constance) to sail together with 41 sports boats of all different types in the North Sails Cup.
From The German Class Association - This coming weekend the German Class Association will run the first event of the new LIROS German Ranking at Kreuzlingen, Switzerland. The North Sails Cup is the major sports boat event on Lake Constance and the Melges 24 will have its own class.
There are now two great online photo galleries from SNIM available. The first is from the official SNIM photographer Gilles Martin Raget and the second is from the legendary Carlo Borlenghi. Check them both out for some great Melges sailing shots.
SNIM 2005 was a classic with great winds, brilliant sunshine, 64 entries and some truly outstanding racing. A total of 12 races were sailed with 10 to count. The overall leader board changed with every race but it was the Italian's who dominated taking the top five places overall.
From Christel Durand of the French Class - Two final races were run on the last day of the almost perfect SNIM 2005 in a Westerly wind of 20-25 knots. A total of 12 races were sailed with 10 to count overall. Racing on the final day was won by Banca BSI (Massimo Bernasconi).
From Christel Durand of the French Class Association - Day two of the SNIM regatta in Marseille produced winds from the south east which varied frequently as well as osciallting iregularly.
