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The Italian Class Association invites you to join them for the Italian Championship which will take place from 13-15 June at Puntone di Scarlino on the north west coast of Italy. The event is being run in association with Gruppo Vela LNI Follonica.

In a hotley contested fleet local Antigan skipper Dr. Bernie Wong, sailing a Melges 24, took 1st place in the Racing Sport Boat class in Antigua sailing Week 2003.

IMCA Class Secretary Gunter Tzeschlock reports from Torbole Melges Week. The second event of the European Ranking has been sailed on the Lake Garda and was organised by the Circolo Vela Torbole. The club is well known among the Melges sailors at least since the 2000 Europeans.

Tom Knutsen reports from this year's fantastic Musto Ski Yachting Regatta. The 2003 event collected 19 teams, whereof 14 were Melges 24s. The skiing competition on Friday took place in a sloop not far away from Oslo.

Britains Jamie Lea, helming Black Seal for Richard Thompson, won a record third consecutive Melges 24 title today at the 2003 SNIM Regatta in Marseille. The Melges fleet has become a major feature of this annual Easter event attracting 76 boats from 10 nations for some early season fun in the sun.

Heavy squalls and torrential rain caused a four hour postponement for the Melges 24 crews at the SNIM in Marseille today, but the wait was worth it for two fantastic races in 16-22 knots of breeze.