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Porto Cervo, 3 June 2008 - The third day of the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship 2008, hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo, was an absolute stunner with clear skies, hot sunshine, crystal clear blue waters and a north-westerly breeze which built from around 16 knots at the start o

It's 10.00 here in Porto Cervo and the great news is that we've got sun and wind and everything looks set for racing to get underway on time at 11.30.

It's day two of the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship in Porto Cervo and it's a wet and humid one as you can see from our picture of the Piazza Azzura taken at 0915. The Race Committee has signalled a one hour postponement to give time for the weather to clear and the wind to come up.

Here in Porto Cervo at the Volvo Melges 24 Worlds its 1130, the sun is starting to break through and the Race Committee have sent the competitors out to the race area where Hank Stuart, PRO on race course B, and Peter Reggio (pictured), PRO on race course A, are getting set up.

Porto Cervo, 2 June 2008 - There was no racing today at the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Porto Cervo.

For those of you who speak German IMCA Chairman and German Class Secretary Guenter Tzeschlock is providing a daily blog from the Volvo Melges 24 World Championships in Porto Cervo.