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As if the competitors didn't have enough to contend with here at the Fullpower Melges 24 Worlds, the fleet has also been attracting a lot of attention from aircraft overflying the race area.

From Event Press Officer Rich Roberts - SANTA CRUZ, Calif.---Italys Joe Fly team faces a bittersweet ending Saturday to the 2007 Fullpower Melges 24 World Championship, hosted by the Santa Cruz Yacht Club. Thats how it is when the hottest team has little chance of winning.

From Event Press Officer Rich Roberts - SANTA CRUZ, Calif.---At 61, Dave Ullman has discovered the secret of sailing longevity: one win a day keeps the younger dudes away.

From Event Press Officer Rich Roberts - SANTA CRUZ, Calif.---As inconspicuous as one can be at 6-foot-7 and 225 pounds and with the classs namesake calling tactics, Brian Porter and his team from Americas heartland have quietly moved into first place in the 2007 Fullpower Melges 24 World Championshi

Just to remind us that Monterey Bay is one of the World's prime whale watching venues the race course was visited by an amazing Grey Whale during the Pre-Worlds regatta.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.---Two veterans and longtime rivals who learned to sail in the gentle zephyrs of Newport Beach, Calif. turned the tables on their roots Tuesday when they won the opening races of the Fullpower Melges 24 World Championship on a bright and breezy Monterey Bay.