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IMCA Official Photographer Paul Todd has now updated his own web site with images from the Pre-Worlds and day one of the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship. To view the images please visit www.outsideimages.co.nz.

www.sailrev.tv, who cover all the Italian Volvo Cup events, are also here at the Volvo Melges 24 Worlds providing daily online video coverage for us.

It's 1115 here in Porto Cervo and we've now got two great sources of live info direct from the race course so go check out: WWW.SAILINGANARCHY.COM and THE OFFICIAL VOLVO MELGES 24 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WEB SITE

Porto Cervo, 1 June 2008 - The Volvo Melges 24 World Championship, hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, got off to a challenging start today with the 114 strong fleet from 16 nations completing two of twelve scheduled races.

Telling it like it was - here are some quotes from the guys themselves here at day one of the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship in Porto Cervo: Bill Hardesty - Team Sevenstar SLAM, GBR-592"It was a very tricky day with the wind coming from all directions.

After racing on a difficult day one of the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship in Porto Cervo Race Committee member Wayne Bretsch, Hank Stuarts number two on Course B, reported:- We got race one underway cleanly at the first attempt in 14-16 knots from 120 degrees and the competitors had a great firs