After two more tough races at the Audi Melges 24 World Championships in San Francisco Harry Melges, helming for Jeff Ecklund, is still hanging onto his overall lead although fourteen year old Shark Kahn is giving him plenty to worry about and is now only 3 points behind him.
Harry Melges scored two impressive wins on the opening day of the Audi Melges 24 World Championships in San Francisco. It was a tough day of racing for the sixty nine strong fleet which has gathered from 10 nations for this sixth Melges 24 World Championship.
M24 - The first race today was very close between you and Rob Greenhalge. How did it pan out? HM - The first race was very close and Rob Greenhalge was going very fast.
Noon - The Melges 24 worlds fleet is currently sitting ashore waiting for wind at the St Francis Yacht Club. All eyes are trained west watching for signs of mist rolling in through the Golden Gate which the locals assure us will be the first sign that the sea breeze is on it's way.
Some seventy Melges 24 teams from nine nations are gathering at the St Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco in preparation for the Audi Melges 24 World Championship, which kicks off on Monday 13 October. The entry roster includes all the leading Melges 24 teams as well as some interesting new faces.
The Norwegians were successfully arranged over 3 days last weekend at Moss, 1 hour south of Oslo. Beautiful weather with winds 8-22 knots secured superb sailing conditions. MOSS Sailing Club secured a very high quality of the 10 races over 3 days.
When the Melges 24 was first introduced into the World the early prototype's were fitted with Kevlar sails. At the time Kevlar was the latest thing in sailcloth and matched perfectly with the high Tech design parameters of this Grand Prix Sports Boat.
Continued 6) Will the sails really last longer?YES! but how much longer will they last? That is a very good question which is nearly impossible to answer! We all know that it is possible to destroy a brand new sail in one outing in the right conditions, but I think it is safe to say the following.
