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San Diego, California, 6 April 2011 – San Diego Yacht Club was proud to host the second stop of the Melges California Cup (http://www.california-cup.com) this past weekend. Thirteen boats made the trip from across California, and as far away as Mexico and Utah.

The emerging Melges 24 fleet in Chile is urgently looking for at least two good second hand boats and is particularly interested in purchasing boats following the 2011 Melges 24 Worlds in Corpus Christi.

The IMCA is delighted to announce that World renowned sailing photographer Rick Tomlinson will be shooting the 2011 Melges 24 World Championship in Corpus Christi.

Velocitek is providing Melges 24 sailors the opportunity to vie for a $1000 prize for the top speed achieved at the 2011 Melges 24 World Championship The Velocitek Speed Challenge will give Melges 24 sailors the chance to win a $1000 USD prize for the crew that achieves the top speed at the 2011 Mel

Every week seems to bring more exciting news about the growth of the Melges 24 fleet globally at the moment and this week's good news came all the way from Istanbul where Yigit Gozubuyuk and his team raced their new Melges 24 for the very first time this past weekend.

This weekend's Italian Nationals and Volvo Cup Scarlino event promises to be a classic with 55 teams from 12 nations including 30 Corinthian crews already entered.