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From the US Class - One has to admit, this is why we race the Melges 24!

From Melges Performance Sailboats - PREPARE NOW FOR THE 2007 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: There is some electric Melges 24 racing coming up and you need to get ready now! Melges Performance Sailboats is currently building boats for the 2007 World Championship in Santa Cruz, California.

From the German Class Association - On Thursday, 24th May after sailing for the Bavarian open the German Class held their annual meeting - this year the Executive Committee had to be re-elected and as Uli Strosek stepped down from her position as treasurer we were happy to learn from Josef Hackl tha

The final day of racing at the Melges 24 North American Championship was, quite literally, a wash out with torrential rain and light cyclonic winds. The race committee, jury and 31 Melges 24 crews left the dock ready to attempt a 1230 start as scheduled but it was not to be.

A lack of wind meant no sailing today at the Melges 24 North American Champion in Santa Cruz, California. The boats went afloat ready for the scheduled 1230 start but it gradually became clear conditions werent developing as hoped.

The second day of the Melges 24 North American Championship brought more difficult racing as yet again Santa Cruz failed to deliver its typical conditions. Of the three races completed the first two were largely light and shifty giving the Race Committee plenty to keep them busy.