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The 2006 IMCA World Council AGM will take place on Thursday 24th August in Hyeres. Representatives of each National Melges 24 Class, the IMCA Executive Committee and Melges 24 Builders Representatives will all be in attendance.

From the German Class Association - On weekend 13./14. May the first ever Melges24 Regatta was sailed in Austria. Josef Hackl and the SVK-race-committee organised an excellent event.

The closing date for Worlds entries is now only a few weeks away so please urgently go to the M24 WORLDS 06 WEB SITE to download the Notice of Race and Entry Form and get your entry in.

After his 2nd place at Cala Galera at the 3rd stage of the Volvo Cup,Philippe Ligot with the Partner & Partners team won the Melges 24 frenchnational at Deauville last week. They took victory in no less than 10 of the 11 races!The week's conditions have been great for this type of racing.

This years championships were hosted by the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club in the picturesque seafaring town of Falmouth. Crews from the 9 boat flight enjoyed the on-set of summer with bright skies and fair winds.

After three days of incredibly close racing between the 48 Melges 24 racing at the Italian Volvo Cup 3 event in Cala Galera Luca Valerio and his crew aboard Alina Helly-Hansen beat Philippe Ligot's Partner & Partners, helmed by Francois Brenac, and Eddy Eich's No Woman No Cry, helmed by Alba Bat