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More great weather and three more fantastically close races saw Franco Rossini's Blu Moon, with Flavio Favini at the helm, take the lead overall from Alberto Bolzan at the helm of Gianni Catalogna's Saetta with Antonio Addari's Arteria 24 ever helmed by Star European Champion Michael Hestbaek pullin

If you want to know what it feels like to be Andrea Casale, tactician aboard ITA778 Navalmare, with owner Federico Albano and crew Fedferica Salva and Michele Mennuti here is your chance to find out.

Day one of the 2011 Italian Open Melges 24 Championship and Volvo Cup regatta brought warm sun, good winds and three good if demanding races. The day started with a short delay as the wind built and settled and the first race was run a little closer inshore.

The Notice of Race and Registration forms for the 2011 European Championship, to be held in Aarhus, Denmark from 22-28 July 2011, are now available at the event website - http://www.2011melges24europeans.dk/Competitors.aspx.

6 April 2011 – San Diego, California – Following on the success of the Melges California Cup (http://www.california-cup.com), we are pleased to announce the formation of three new Melges 24 fleets on the West Coast of the United States: San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Lake Tahoe.

San Diego, California, 6 April 2011 – San Diego Yacht Club was proud to host the second stop of the Melges California Cup (http://www.california-cup.com) this past weekend. Thirteen boats made the trip from across California, and as far away as Mexico and Utah.