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Exciting news reaches us from Spain where the Melges class is attracting a lot of interest. Already several boats have been acquired by Spanish sailors and the Spanish teams are planning on competing in some of the major European events this year.

The United States Melges 24 Class Association has launched a fantastic new web site so turn the sound up on your machine and click to www.melges24.com/usmca right now to find out what it's all about.

With just one more day to go, the fight for supremacy in the Melges 24 fleet at Terra Nova Trading Key West 2004 is going to go all the way. Day four saw the race committee run two more excellent races despite a second day of shifty offshore winds of 12-16 knots.

It was a day of ups and downs in the Melges 24 fleet at Terra Nova Trading Key West today. The breeze was much shiftier and lighter than on the first two days and the change in conditions really put the sailors to the test.

Day two at Terra Nova Trading Key West provided the Melges 24 fleet with two more beautiful races. The battle between father and son Philippe and Shark Kahn cranked up a notch today and with four races completed the fourteen year old Shark now leads his father by 8 points.

The fifty-eight strong Melges 24 fleet opened their regatta at Terra Nova Trading Key West with two excellent races today.