After six races and two days of incredibly exciting Melges 24 racing Bandit AUS 814 claims the East Coast Championship over Accru AUS 679 by one point in the Melges 24’s.
For me as Class Administrator its always a bit nerve wracking when we have a last minute change of plan for an event and so when I was advised that the 2012 Melges 24 Worlds would move to another location in Italy I was naturally worried about what that would mean in practical terms.
On Sunday, 23rd October 2011, the Slovenian coast was hosting this year's Open National Championship Melges24. 14 crews attended the race from 6 countries; best of all were the Italians Arteria 24ever.
Some of Adelaide Sailing Clubs Top Brass has made the trip to the RPAYC, Newport for this weekend’s Melges 24 East Coast Championships sponsored by SLAM to be held in conjunction with the Pittwater Festival of Sail.
During her site visit and meetings with the team at the Circolo Vela Torbole Fiona and the local team identified a potential problem with the original proposed dates for the 2012 Melges 24 World Championship and so to ensure the smooth running of the event and maximum availability of facilities the
