The 2009 ItalianVolvo Cup Series got under way in great styleyesterday in Alassio as 47 Melges 24s came to the line for a great day of racing in a shifty 15-30 knots of wind from the North/North East.
When Justin Chisholm of WWW.OFFSHORERULES.COM asked sailing legend and reigning Melges 24 North American Champion - "If you had to choose just one class to sail for the rest of your life, which would it be?" - here's what he had to say:- HUTCHINSON: Wow.
The organisers of the 2010 Melges 24 North American Yacht Club, to be hosted by Rochester Yacht Club, New York State, USA, from 17 to 25 September 2010, have now launched the EVENT WEB SITE and have posted the draft event schedule.
With the Volvo Cup 2009 series getting underway later this week in Alassio we caught up with Italian Class Secretary Luca Babini for an update on attendance numbers and an exciting new information support system that will be trialed at the event:- "We expect about 55 boats on the starting line.
Please note that a couple of small typing errors were found in the original new set of Melges 24 CLASS RULES published by ISAF in January. A revised set of CLASS RULES correcting these errors has now been published and are available to download.
We have received word from the Hungarian Class today that it has sadly been forced to cancel the planned inaugural Hungarian Open Championship which was due to have been held from 1 - 3 May 2009 on Lake Balaton.
