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Early Entry Incentive In Effect For 2009 Melges 24 World Championship,23-31 October In Annapolis As the 2009 Melges 24 World Championship draws ever closer, Organizing Authority offers attractive early entry incentive the chance to win a personalized, one-of-a-kind, hard-covered coffee table book.

The final event of the 2009 Volvo Cup series in Torbole, Lake Garda, Italy was won by Lorenzo Bressani sailing Lorenzo Santini's Uka Uka Racing. Meanwhile Flavio Favini, helming Franco Rossini's Blu Moon took the overall series trophy for the 2009 Volvo Cup.

The Volvo Cup in Torbole has been enjoying some great sailing over the last two days and with one more day left to race Luca Bressani helming Luca Santini's Uka Uka Racing is holding a three point lead over Flavio Favini helming Franco Rossini's Blu Moon with Nicolo Bianchi sailing Maurizio Abba's A

The Volvo Cup event in Garda opened with the long distance race which was won by ITA567 Spirit of Nerina S sailed by Andrea Ferrari with AUT389 La Vie helmed by Olympic 470 sailor Sylvia Vogl, who only recently joined the Melges 24 class, second and ITA727 Pilot Italia Hurricane sailed by Alberto Bo

Hyeres is a popular regatta venue and over the years has hosted major regattas for a wide range of classes including regular visits from the Olympic dinghy circus as part of the ISAF Sailing World Cup.

Having started his sailing career crewing for his brother, multiple one-design keelboat world champion Vince Brun still seems happy to relinquish the helm to take on a crewing role.