Melges 24 Madness Regatta Draws From the Northern Latitudes Around the World
February 7, 2016 - Miami, USA - If you have a boat and it’s March, the place to be is in ocean off Miami Beach. Melges 24 Madness Regatta will be held on March 18-20 in Miami Yacht Club, the venue for the 2016 Melges 24 World Championship.
Racing the Melges 24 off Miami Beach is what draws the Estonian Tõniste brothers from Tallinn, Canadian Richard Reid from Toronto, Brian Porter, Frank Davenport, and Steve Boho from Lake Geneva, Richard Tompson from London, UK and over seventy other sailors from around the world. Miami Beach is also the Stage 3 venue of the Melges 24 North American Tour - The Melges 24 World Championship.
Tõnu Tõniste's Lenny EST790 in Tallinn - Photo Piret Salmistu
Miami Invitational Regatta 2015 in Miami - Photo Bombarda Racing / PhotoBoat.com
MELGES24 2015-16 WORLD WINTER SERIES STANDINGS - as of February 7
TOTAL |
RANK |
SAIL |
BOAT |
SKIPPER |
MIAMI INVITATIONAL |
QUANTUM KWRW |
125 |
1 |
GBR850 |
Black Seal |
Thompson |
25 |
100 |
100 |
2 |
USA747 |
Monsoon |
Ayres |
100 |
|
81 |
3 |
CAN629 |
Zingara |
Reid |
21 |
60 |
See the Top 20 of the Melges 24 2015-2016 Melges 24 World Winter Series
Act 3- Melges 24 Madness Regatta registration
Act 4- Charleston Race Week registration
Melges 24 US Nationals 2015 - Photo Petey Crawford penaltyboxproductions.com