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IMCA Class Secretary Gunter Tzeschlock reports from Torbole Melges Week. The second event of the European Ranking has been sailed on the Lake Garda and was organised by the Circolo Vela Torbole. The club is well known among the Melges sailors at least since the 2000 Europeans.

Tom Knutsen reports from this year's fantastic Musto Ski Yachting Regatta. The 2003 event collected 19 teams, whereof 14 were Melges 24s. The skiing competition on Friday took place in a sloop not far away from Oslo.

Britains Jamie Lea, helming Black Seal for Richard Thompson, won a record third consecutive Melges 24 title today at the 2003 SNIM Regatta in Marseille. The Melges fleet has become a major feature of this annual Easter event attracting 76 boats from 10 nations for some early season fun in the sun.

Heavy squalls and torrential rain caused a four hour postponement for the Melges 24 crews at the SNIM in Marseille today, but the wait was worth it for two fantastic races in 16-22 knots of breeze.

Day two for the 76 strong Melges 24 class at the 2003 SNIM Regatta brought some very testing conditions, four hard races and to top it all an extremely cold shower during the fourth and final race of the day.

PRESS RELEASE - The first of the new Devoti Sailing Melges 24s is to be unveiled at the SNIM Regatta in Marseille over the Easter Weekend (18-21 April).