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Rochester, NY, USA - 1 June 2010- For sailors, families and sponsors alike the 2010 Melges 24 North American Championship, to be hosted by Rochester Yacht Club on Lake Ontario from 20-26 September 2010, has it all.

The clock is ticking. The days, hours and minutes are counting down for the start of the 2010 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship on June 25-27 in Newport, R.I., hosted by Sail Newport. If you are planning to participate at this amazing event, please take a minute to register online.

NEWPORT, Rhode Island - Oakcliff Sailing Center, an internationally recognized non-profit training and coaching center, located in Oyster Bay, NY will support the Melges 24 National Championship in part by making six late-model Melges 24s available for use at the regatta held on the waters off Newpo

Seven Melges 24s took part in the recent North Sea Regatta and enjoyed a weekend of great winds and sunshine with incredibly close racing.

17 teams coming from 5 nations (AUT, SUI, GER, CZE & SLO) met over the ascension day weekend at Traunsee to sail the 3rd Austrian Open. The International Melges24 class was invited to be part of the BMW Allianz Traunsee Sailing Week the most important sailing event in the Alps area.

The initial entry deadline for the 2010 Marinepool Melges 24 World Championship is 1st June so you've just a few days to enter at the standard entry fee of Euro 750.