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The concluding day of the Pre-Worlds Regatta at the 2011 Melges 24 World Championship in Corpus Christi, Texas, saw an unexpected return to the breezier conditions with which the venue is more synonymous, with the final two races being completed in 15 - 18 knots.

The international fleet competing at the 2011 Melges 24 World Championship in Corpus Christi, Texas, was given a gentle introduction to the championship with just a single medium airs race possible on Day 1 of the Pre-Worlds Regatta.

We'll have a full report and some video interview footage for you shortly but while you wait you can check out our racing compilation video and Photos from today. Tomorrow we will start our Blog coverage from the race course so don't forget to check in there regularly for updates.

Good morning from Corpus Christi where we have hot sun and a lovely moderate wind for the opening day of the Pre-Worlds.

With an entry list bulging with some of the very best international sportsboat teams in the world, the 2011 Melges 24 World Championship hosted by the Corpus Christi Yacht Club, Texas is set to be one of the most closely fought in the class's history.

The third leg of the Italian Melges 24 Volvo Cup series took place this past weekend at Numana where 29 teams came together for what proved to be a very testing weekend of Melges 24 racing.