From Christel Durand in Marseille - The SNIM Regatta in Marseille is the opening event of the Melges 24 European Ranking and this year 63 boats from 9 European nations are racing in this four day regatta off the French Mediterranean coast.
The SNIM Regatta, which takes place this Easter weekend in Marseille, always provides a spectacular opener for the Melges 24 European Ranking Series and SNIM 2004 is set to be another fantastic event.
From Gunter Tzeschlock - The first German Ranking event of the season takes place this weekend, 3-4 April, at the North Sails Cup in Kreuzlingen on Lake Constance (Switzerland). Late entries are still being accepted and more details can be found at www.melges24.de, click here for the notice of race.
From Bill Blank - Don't forget to put your entries in for the Annapolis NOOD. With just over a month to go we have 10 signed up, boats coming from across the eastern seaboard from Florida to Massachusetts and even a team from the UK.
On the final day of racing in the gulf of Saint-Tropez with 20 knots of Mistral and beautiful sunshing, the Coupe de France du Yacht Club de France crowned a new champion: the TEAM "Yacht Club de Monaco 2", which consisted of the crews of Peter de Ridder on Mean Machine (Mumm 30), Philippe Bundle of
Four races in beautiful spring conditions with gentle breeze and warming sun: the 165 team-members taking part in the second day of this very prestigious Coupe de France du Yacht Club du France in the gulf of Saint-Tropez today wrote a new page in the history of this trophy inaugurated in 1891.
After the dissipation of a light fog and the appearance of the sun around 2 pm, a gentle breeze from the South-east rose in the gulf of Saint-Tropez, making it possible for two race to be run for the 30 crews engaged in the 54th edition of this historical trophy, now being run in teams of three boat
From Dimitri Nicolopoulos of the French Class - As of today, over 40 Melges are already registered for the SNIM. We have competitors coming from 7 countries and the first competitor from Sweden arrived yesterday in the CMV parking lot!
This year, the Coupe de France of the Yacht Club de France, which was inaugurated in 1891, is being held for the 54th time. For the second time, it is in Saint-Tropez and will be raced for by three boats teams.
Bill Blank invites you to - Come to Annapolis for the 4th US Melges ranking event of the season. What a great time to visit the East Coasts sailing capitol, with thousands of sailors in town for one of the seasons best regattas with all the usual NOOD parties.
