Calling all competitors! The NOR for the upcoming 2009 Melges 24 World Championship, organized by the Eastport Yacht Club is now available to download from the official 2009 Worlds web site www.melges24worlds2009.com.
It was a frustrating final day for the Melges 24 competitors at the SNIM regatta in Marseille, France as they took on heavy swells, left by overnight gales, and light airs as the promised good winds failed to materialise.
Day three for the Melges 24 Class at the 2009 SNIM regatta in Marseille, France, initially brought rain and an unusual East North East wind (usually the precursor of snow).
The second day of racing at the Easter SNIM Regatta in Marseille brought strong south easterly winds from 25-35 knots making for a day of spectacular Melges 24 racing with two further races being completed before the Race Committee was forced to send the boats home as the wind increased further.
Day one of the SNIM Regatta in Marseille, France (the first event in the 2009Melges 24European Ranking) provided competitors withthree excellent but very tough races completed in bright sunshine and good winds.
San Francisco, Calif., (April 9, 2009) - The U.S. Melges 24 Class is proud to announce Autonet Mobile as the title sponsor of the 2009 U.S. National Championship being held on June 11-14 in San Francisco, Calif., hosted by the prestigious St. Francis Yacht Club.
