November 30, 2016 - Victoria, BC, Canada - The Royal Victoria Yacht Club (RVYC) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the rights to hold the 2018 Melges 24 World Championships in Victoria, BC from May 31 to June 8, 2018.
The Lucky Dog Racing Team and Ed Adams will be putting on a three-day Training event in Miami Feb 19, 20 and 21 sailing out of our 2016 Worlds Venue Miami Yacht Club. This event will focus on boat set up, boat handling, speed, roundings, starts AND racing.
December 3, 2015 - IM24CA - The following is a summary of the 2015 International Melges 24 Class Association World Council Annual General Meeting which was held on November 21 in Copenhagen, Denmark. More detailed information in the Minutes of the AGM. View PDF of the Minutes.
November 25, 2015 - Belmont, Australia - Lake Macquarie offered an absolutely sweltering introduction to the series on Friday with 40 degree heat and a hot gusty North Westerly breeze.
November 24, 2015 - Miami, U.S. -The Winter Circuit Sailing Season is getting underway in Miami, FL, and the Melges 24 Class has several events there leading up to the2016 Melges 24 World Championshipsnext November. Ridin' The Melges 24 Wave!
November 23, 2015 - Australia - New boat owner Warwick Rooklyn seemed keen to compete and talked the talk. His Australian built boatBanditwas fully spec‘d up with the best of everything. Warwick was well known in Australian Sailing on many levels.
November 19, 2015 - IM24CA - Extraordinary General Meeting was called to accept the draft of the new Constitution of the International Melges 24 Class Association on November 6.
On November 14 and 15 the third act of the Chilean Melges 24 Ranking Series was held. Nineteams were in Algarrobo, Pacific Ocean and with wind between 8 and 13 knots and 10ft waves Magic Marine of Pablo Gallyas found the way to beat the pack.
November 16, 2015 - Kelowna, B.C, Canada - Kelowna Yacht Club will host the 2016 Melges 24 Canadian National Championship from June 24-26 in Kelowna, B.C.
November 16, 2015 - Sanya, China - In 2007 the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) celebrated its centenary and to mark the occasion, introduced a Hall of Fame.Olin Stephens, Dame Ellen Macarthur, Paul Elvström, Barbara Kendall, Eric Tabarly and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston were all inducted in the f
