As accommodation in Marstrand for the World Championship is in short supply we are urgently trying to establish how many crews still need to find accommodation.
Dimitri Nicolopoulos reports from Monaco - The Primo Cup 2004, twentieth edition is over and the domination of the Italians over the 32 racing teams from 6 nations (FRA,GBR,GER,ITA,MON,SUI) have been uncontested throughout the 8 races of the series.
Dimitri Nicolopoulos reports - Not everything was typical today for the first day of the Primo Cup in Monaco. Of course we had the classic very little wind 30 degrees shifts with swell but THERE WAS NO SUN!
It is hard to believe St. Pete NOOD, the second event of the World Ranking and the first South East Championship Series, is only a week away. From discussions, it appears there will be over 30 boats by the end of registration on Thursday night. Excellent turnout.
SNIM 2004 is gearing up and as usual we are expecting around 80 boats for this flagship event! Societe Nautique de Marseille is working hard with the French Class support to make the 2004 event once again unforgetable. The racing will begin on friday April 9th and last until monday April 12th.
Exciting news reaches us from Spain where the Melges class is attracting a lot of interest. Already several boats have been acquired by Spanish sailors and the Spanish teams are planning on competing in some of the major European events this year.
The United States Melges 24 Class Association has launched a fantastic new web site so turn the sound up on your machine and click to www.melges24.com/usmca right now to find out what it's all about.
With just one more day to go, the fight for supremacy in the Melges 24 fleet at Terra Nova Trading Key West 2004 is going to go all the way. Day four saw the race committee run two more excellent races despite a second day of shifty offshore winds of 12-16 knots.
It was a day of ups and downs in the Melges 24 fleet at Terra Nova Trading Key West today. The breeze was much shiftier and lighter than on the first two days and the change in conditions really put the sailors to the test.
Day two at Terra Nova Trading Key West provided the Melges 24 fleet with two more beautiful races. The battle between father and son Philippe and Shark Kahn cranked up a notch today and with four races completed the fourteen year old Shark now leads his father by 8 points.
