April 6, 2002 -Annapolis, Maryland USA - With a scoreline of six firsts and two seconds Harry Melges, helming for Jeff Ecklund, won the 2002 Melges 24 North American Championships with a race to spare.
Three more great races saw Harry Melges, helming for Jeff Ecklund, consolidate his lead in the Melges 24 North American Championship with three straight wins in Annapolis today.
With nine races now completed in Marseille's SNIM Regatta Englishman Jamie Lea, helming for Richard Thompson, has established a comfortable 29 point lead ahead of Italy's Mario Zilliani.
Sixty nine boats from nine nations are gathered in the French Mediterranean port of Marseille to take part in the SNIM Regatta, the first event of the 2002 European Ranking Series. Day one brought beautiful clear skys and bright sunshine but a cold offshore breeze.
