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Welcome to day two of the 2010 Melges 24 North Americans. Today Rochester is offering us bright sun, temperatures up into the 80s and a building south westerly wind.

The 2010 Melges 24 North American Championship being hosted by the Rochester Yacht Club on Lake Ontario got off to a flying start with an opening day featuring clear blue skies, hot sunshine and a warm easterly wind that gradually built from six knots to around 17 knots through the day.

Day one of the 2010 Melges 24 North American Championship in Rochester has dawned sunny and warm with a light Easterly. The day kicked off with a competitor briefing led by PRO Hank Stuart and right now the boats are making their way to the race course for the scheduled 10am start.

Registration is now complete and the crews are all set to go for the 2010 Melges 24 North American Championship which gets underway at the Rochester Yacht Club on Lake Ontario, tomorrow morning.

Good morning from Rochester, NY, on Lake Ontario where the Melges 24 teams are registering for the 2010 Melges 24 North Americans. We have practice racing here today and the skippers briefing and opening ceremony will take place this evening.

Rochester, NY, USA - 15 September 2010 - In just over a week the cream of the North American Melges 24 Fleet will gather at the Rochester Yacht Club on Lake Ontario to vie for the title of 2010 Melges 24 North American Champion.