MELGES 24 SET FOR ANOTHER FANTASTIC EVENT AT ACURA SORC

26 top Melges 24 teams including Harry Melges, Brian Porter and Morgan Reeser will be doing battle for the honours at the ACURA SORC Regatta 2001 commencing 1 March. Word has just reached us that the legendary Dennis Conner will also be sailing in the class so we can look forward to some really intense competition.

The organisers have been working hard to significantly improve the event and 2001 sees all classes racing together on Ocean courses off Miami Beach for the first time. The boats will all be moored at the Miami Beach Marina which will also provide the social centre for the regatta to give a much improved geographic focus for the event.

With the Melges 24 US Nationals only a couple of weeks away many of the crews will be using the SORC as a warm up regatta for the championship and foreign crews have travelled from as far afield as France, England and Japan. As always we will bring you daily race reports from the event as well as all the news, views and gossip at www.melges24.com.