With almost 80 entries from 10 nations and 3 continents the 2001 Melges 24 World Championship, being held in association with Terra Nova Trading/Yachting Key West Race Week from 20-25 January 2002, will be the biggest Melges 24 event ever held in the USA.
If you are competing in the forthcoming Key West Worlds please make surethat you have your boat measurement certificate with you for presentation at check in and that both the owner and helmsman of your boat are members of the Class Association. More...
Hot news from the organisers of Yachting Key West Race Week (15-19 January 2001) is that the Melges 24 fleet entry is currently 53 boats, twice as many as any other one design fleet at the regatta.
All competitors intending to compete in the Corinthian division at Melges 24 events during 2002 should ensure that they and their crew have all obtained the necessary official ISAF Sailor Classification through the ISAF web site at www.sailing.org.
The International Melges 24 Class Association and Premiere Racing Inc are delighted to announce that North Sails will be supporting the 2001 Melges 24 World Championship, to be held in association with Terra Nova Trading/Yachting Key West Race Week from 20-25 January 2002, as an Associate Sponsor.
To help other Melges 24s go to the Melges 24 Worlds at Key West Race Week my crew and I have worked out a deal where it only costs $400 a person. This includes entry fee ,dockage, and hotel room for the whole week. With this low a dollar figure I cannot afford not to go!
Jacksonville was its usual great self for the Atlantic Coast Championship which saw the fleet enjoy some fantastic racing and some equally fantastic partying.
The C.O.Y.C.H. is to host the final major European Melges 24 event of the year with a long weekend of sailing from the beautiful French Mediterranean port of Hyeres.
Following the recent IMCA World Council AGM and subsequent consultation with National Class Representatives the IMCA Executive Committee has confirmed that the proposed zip luff jib/halyard lock trial rule will come into effect on 1st January 2002.
