Online entry for the 2012 Melges 24 North American Championship, to be hosted by the San Francisco Yacht Club from 22-26 August, is now open. Please visit the Event Website to view the NOR, make your entry and for a host of helpful information.
The Swiss Melges 24 Class has launched a brand new website to keep all their sailors udated with the latest news and events in Switzerland and published the Notice of Race for the 2012 Swiss Open Championship.
Last weekend the annual Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta was sailed of the coast of the Hague in the Netherlands. The challenging location on the North Sea coast with tidal waters make it a special event for every sailor.
With three weeks left to go the 2012 Melges24 US Nationals has registered more than 30 boats. “They are coming from all over”, says Seattle Fleet Captain Keith Hammer.
Last weekend's Volvo Cup event in Scarlino brought 34 boats from 8 nations to the line for a challenging weekend of racing. The winds ranged from 6 to 14 knots and were very shifty thanks to a weather system which was crossing the region through the regatta.
Congratulations to Norway's Christen Horn Johannessen and his team aboard NOR400 on their victory at the 2012 Swedish Open Melges 24 Championship held atStenungsund, Sweden on the weekend of 12-13 May.
