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Click here to view video of Race One of the 2009 Melges 24 European Championship in Hyeres.
For the first time all week the skies are cloudy in Hyeres today where the 2009 Melges 24 European Championship reaches its halfway point. Races six and seven are scheduled and the single discard with come into play today.
Hyeres, France 25 August 2009-Once again the weather gods have smiled on the 2009 Melges 24 European Championship in Hyeres, delivering perfect sailing conditions for day two of the regatta and enabling three perfect races to be completed.
There was a short postponement at the 2009 Melges 24 European Championship in Hyeres this morning but the teams are now headed out to the race course for what the Race Committee hope will be a three race day.
The IMCA media team has been hard at work on the water here in Hyeres shooting the 2009 Melges 24 European Championship. Check out their galleries as:- IMCA Official Photographer Pierrick Contin - www.pierrickcontin.com IMCA Administrator Fiona Brown - www.fionabrown.com
Check out Justin Chisholm's pre-race dockside interviews with Federico Michetti of Uka Uka, Alberto Bolzan of Pilot Italia Hurrican and Jamie Lea of Team Barbarians on the Tacktick sponsored Europeans Blog.