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Day two for the 76 strong Melges 24 class at the 2003 SNIM Regatta brought some very testing conditions, four hard races and to top it all an extremely cold shower during the fourth and final race of the day.

PRESS RELEASE - The first of the new Devoti Sailing Melges 24s is to be unveiled at the SNIM Regatta in Marseille over the Easter Weekend (18-21 April).

There are just two weeks to go to the SNIM Regatta in Marseille at Easter, which marks the start of the European Ranking Circuit.

At the end of 9 splendid and hard fought races on the glorious bay of Saint-Tropez, and after eleven years of absence, the Coupe deFrance of the Yacht Club de France knows its new holder; in 1992, it was the 6 m JI Thisbe of Britains Bill British Whitehouse (helmed for the occasion by the late Peter

Day two of the Coupe de France regatta brought light to moderate 12-15 knot winds from the north-east, and eventually glorious sunshine bringing out that legendary Mediterranean blue of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez much to the delight of the 39 crews taking part in the regatta.

The breeze was up for this first day of the Coupe de France regatta hosted by the Yacht Club de France. Out on the gulf of Saint-Tropez the 39 crews engaged in the 53rd edition of this historical trophy found a good wind of 15 to 20 nodes from the north-eastern with a short chop.