Racing Get Underway At Sperry Top-Sider Seattle NOOD

Keep up with all the latest news from this weekend's Sperry Top-Sider Seattle NOOD, the fourth event in the 2013 Melges 24 North American Ranking, where 16 top Melges 24 teams will vie for podium positions.  The Pacific North West Melges 24 group has gone from strength to strength in the past few years and this weekend's event will give the teams a chance to test their metal as a fleet and prepare for the forthcoming Sperry Top-Sider Melges 24 World Championship in San Francisco (30 September to 5 October).

Riccardo Simoneschi And Audi Ultra Win MVM Balaton Melges 24 Regatta

After two beutyful sailing day the wind and the weather became even better on Sunday for the last race of the MVM Balaton Melges 24 Regata. 20-25 knots of southwest wind with bright sunshine made it possible to finish the first event of the European Sailing Series perfectly.

On the second day of the MVM Balaton Melges 24 Regatta, the inaugural event of new European Sailing Series, the race committee led by Gert Schmidleitner made the best of the nearly perfect weather conditions so the fleet could sail four nice races. 15 to 20 knots of southwest wind was blowing all day in a slightly tricky manner as is usual on lakes.

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Balatonfured, Hungary - The MVM Balaton Melges 24 Regatta sponsored by the MVM Hungarian Power Company, the inaugural event of the new Melges 24 European Sailing Series, got underway on Lake Balaton today. With 23 teams from nine nations and with four continents represented among the crews this truly is an International gathering.

Lake Balaton Prepares To Welcome Teams For Inaugural Melges 24 European Sailing Series Regatta

This week Balatonfüred's Kolsoka Marina, on the shores of Lake Balaton in Hungary, is gearing up to welcome the International Melges 24 Fleet for the inaugural event in the 2013 Melges 24 European Sailing Series.