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It's going to be another magnificent year in Key West for the Melges 24 Class. For more than a decade it has reigned supreme at Premiere Racing's mid-winter yachting getaway-ACURA Key West 2009, presented by Nautica as the largest fleet in attendance.

Devoti Sailing has appointed Jachtwef Ruyten as the official Melges 24 dealer for the Netherlands with immediate effect.

The USMCA's Joy Dunigan has been hard at work in the editing room and has put together some great video compilations from this year's ACURA Key West presented by Nautica. Go check out the IMCA YOUTUBE SITE for these and for her Key West dockside interviews with Vince Brun and John Kolius.

Congratulations to Flavio Favini and the crew of Franco Rossini's Blu Moon for winning the 2008 Melges 24 World and European Rankings and to Brian Porter and his Full Throttle crew for winning the 2008 North American Ranking.

The 2009 World, North American & European Ranking Events Schedule has now been finalised with a total of 27 events around the Globe to titilate your interest. We've also got a host of additional events already listed with more being added weekly. CLICK HERE FOR THE 2009 EVENTS SCHEDULE

International Judge Willii Gohl of Germany has prepared a fantastic document summarising the changes to the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing for 2009-2012. The document details the changes and compares them to the preceding rules to help you fully understand them.