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For the 2007 Melges 24 Finnish Championship the competition harbour and race area are well known to everyone from the 2003 Jacobs Creek European Championships as the competitors come back to Helsinki!

The first Korean Melges 24 owner has just taken delivery of his new boat, which arrived by container and was unpacked on an incredibly cold winter day last week.

From Joy Dunigan of the USMCA - John Pollard from Torquay, UK on 'GBR-650 Xcellent' is the 2007 Melges 24 St. Petersburg NOOD Champion! Pollard along with Rob Smith calling tactics worst finish for the last two days of racing was eighth!

From Joy Dunigan of the USMCA - Day two of the 2007 Sperry Top-Sider St. Petersburg NOOD constituted for light air sailing in the morning and some great easy-breezy afternoon sailing for the Melges 24 fleet. The first race was painfully slow to watch.

From Joy Dunigan of the USMCA - Cold. Downright cold would best describe St. Petersburg, Florida as a very brisk front moved through the area on Thursday leaving behind frigid weather for the forty boat strong Melges 24 fleet. Out front is John Pollard from Torquay, UK on 'GBR-650, Xcellent'.

From the Yacht Club de Monaco - For his first attempt in the Primo Cup, Lorenzo Bressani at the helm of Spider, together with the Pavesio brothers, regulars of the Primo in the Platu 25 class, was always in the lead, winning four races and retaining eight points ahead of second placed Big Ship-Marse