Dear Melges24 sailors, The German Class Association (Ulli Strosek / Gnter Tzeschlock) met on 17th April 2002 the organisation team for the Worlds 2002. We held a meeting with Dr. Claus-Dieter Stoltze, the managing director of the hosting Lbecker Yacht Club.
The German Class have now posted some snap shots from the Melges 24 Worlds in Travemunede on their website. You can also e-mail Official Melges 24 Photographer Pierrick Contin for copies of the official photographs from the event.
We have a serious problem to address. It concerns the whole Class and we need your help to solve it! The image of our Class is highly respected amongst race sailors.
April 6, 2002 -Annapolis, Maryland USA - With a scoreline of six firsts and two seconds Harry Melges, helming for Jeff Ecklund, won the 2002 Melges 24 North American Championships with a race to spare.
Three more great races saw Harry Melges, helming for Jeff Ecklund, consolidate his lead in the Melges 24 North American Championship with three straight wins in Annapolis today.
With nine races now completed in Marseille's SNIM Regatta Englishman Jamie Lea, helming for Richard Thompson, has established a comfortable 29 point lead ahead of Italy's Mario Zilliani.
Sixty nine boats from nine nations are gathered in the French Mediterranean port of Marseille to take part in the SNIM Regatta, the first event of the 2002 European Ranking Series. Day one brought beautiful clear skys and bright sunshine but a cold offshore breeze.
Last friday, the second of the Mediterranean Melges circuit race (after Primo Cup and just before SNIM in Marseille) took place in the beautiful location of Cassis, near Marseille.
