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Today's Melges 24 Worlds action on Lake Garda was fast, furious and fantastic fun. With six races now complete the discard came into play and the Gold and Silver fleets were decided.

Great news! For the final three days of the 2012 Melges 24 World Championship we will have live coverage of the racing thanks to the generous sponsorship of B-Plan Sport and Events. Coverage will start from a little before noon at http://www.bpse.it/.

After yesterday's storms, today Torbole welcomed the Melges 24 World Championship fleet in style, first with a strong Peler wind from the north and later in the day with the famous Ora from the south, allowing the Race Committee to run two further races for the four qualification groups sailing in t

Day two video from the 2012 Melges 24 Worlds at Circolo Vela Torbole, Italy

The second day of the Melges 24 Worlds brought plenty of sun tanning, but very sadly no racing, as a most unusual weather system meant that Torbole was not able to deliver her legendary Ora wind today.

On two race courses, one in front of Torbole and one further south, located just north of Limone, the Melges 24 World Championship came under starters orders with the evergreen Melges 24s divided into four groups, identified by four colors.