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After two beutyful sailing day the wind and the weather became even better on Sunday for the last race of the MVM Balaton Melges 24 Regata. 20-25 knots of southwest wind with bright sunshine made it possible to finish the first event of the European Sailing Series perfectly.

On the second day of theMVM Balaton Melges 24 Regatta, the inaugural event of new European Sailing Series, the race committee led by Gert Schmidleitner made the best of the nearly perfect weather conditions so the fleet could sail four nice races.

Balatonfured, Hungary - The MVM Balaton Melges 24 Regatta sponsored by the MVM Hungarian Power Company, the inaugural event of the new Melges 24 European Sailing Series, got underway on Lake Balaton today.

This weekBalatonfüred's Kolsoka Marina, on the shores of Lake Balaton in Hungary, is gearing up to welcome the International Melges 24 Fleet for the inaugural event in the 2013 Melges 24 European Sailing Series.

The Notice of Race for the European Sailing Series has been published confirming the events and scoring system to be used for this year's European Ranking. Click here to read the NOR.

Congratulations to Alec Cutler onHedgehog, alongside of tactician Richard Clarke and crew members Mike Wolfs and Curtis Florence, he is the 2013 Melges 24 U.S. National Champion and Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week Champion. "We've got a new team together.