The Technical Committee convened its annual meeting on October 8, 2026.The Zoom meeting was attended by:Mike Gozzard - Technical Committee Chair (CAN)Branko Parunov - Chief Measurer and Technical Committee member (SLO)Arto Kiiski - International Juror and Technical Committee member (FIN)Kolja Dumani
14 October 2026, Europe -The2026 Melges 24 European Sailing Serieshas concluded after a wide-ranging season of close racing at some of Europe’s leading sailing venues.Razjarenof Croatia secured the Overall title, while Norway’sStorm Capitalclaimed the Corinthian crown.The Series attracted101 teams f
CUP IN HAND:Peter McClennen and Gamecock crew members accept the 2026 Quantum Sails Great Lakes Cup trophy in Harbor Springs, putting an exclamation point on a season that carried the fleet from Muskegon to Detroit, Traverse City and ultimately the World Championship on Little Traverse Bay.
IM24CA Technical Committee Open Meeting will be held on October 8, 2026, on Zoom12:00 PM PDT3:00 PM EDT8:00 PM BST (UK)9:00 PM CEST10:00 PM EEST6:00 AM AEDT on October 9Please register your participation here in Doodle https://doodle.com/group-poll/participate/el0Y63leTo join the Zoom meeting, use t
Some victories take a moment to fully sink in.When Duane Yoslov and his San Francisco, California-based Looper team—tactician James Golden, Ellise Smolenyak, Shane Tillson and Ian Mathiesen—crossed the finish line in Harbor Springs as the 2026 Melges 24 Corinthian World Champions, there was no mista
2 October, 2026Dear World Council members of the International Melges 24 Class Association,I look forward to our next Annual General Meeting in November, when we will come together to discuss matters important to our class and its members.This year, the AGM will be held again as ahybrid meetingonSat
The opening regatta of the seventh season of the CRO M24 Cup was held in Pula on September 25-27, and also marked the final event of this year’s European Sailing Series.Eighteen crews had entered the event, but Joyrunner and the Italian Melgina did not make it to Pula, leaving a fleet of 16 teams on
28 September, 2026 - Lake Starnberg, Germany - Eight races were completed at the 2026 German Open and Oktoberfest Regatta, held on Lake Starnberg from September 19-20.A strong fleet of Melges 24 sailors from southern Germany and Austria, including an Austrian-Italian team, gathered at Lake Starnberg
27 September 2026 - Harbor Springs, Michigan, USA –A little bit of magic arrived on Little Traverse Bay on Saturday. On Friday night, almost no one believed the final two scheduled races of the2026 Melges 24 World Championshipwould happen.
Shiitake wins the only race, Straightarrow shines at home, and Troublemaker takes control of the Corinthian standings ahead of the final day at the Melges 24 Worlds in Harbor Springs.25 September 2026 - Harbor Springs, Michigan, USA –It took patience, four postponed starting sequences and a long wai
