Now everyone has had time to recover from all the excitement there are few special thank-yous that we need to make following the 2001 World Championship.
With a score line that included five bullets Italian Flavio Favini won the 2001 Melges 24 World Championship in true style after the final day of racing eventually had to be cancelled due to lack of wind.
Last night's protest by Brian Porter against Flavio Favini (helming for Franco Rossini) was lodged after the end of protest time and was dismissed by the jury. The results from race 8 stand and Favini leads the regatta by 7 points from Harry Melges (helming for Jeff Eckland).
The penultimate day of the 2001 Melges 24 World Championship brought an interesting mix of weather and sea conditions and some very exciting racing. Although the race committee had hope to complete 3 more races the dying, shifting breeze resulted in a wise decision to stop at two.
If youve ever wanted to watch a master class in Melges 24 sailing today was the day to be out on the water. Italian Flavio Favini and his Swiss team, headed by owner Franco Rossini, led the fleet from start to finish in all three races taking him into a comfortable lead.
After a 3* hour postponement waiting for wind in Key West PRO Dave Brennan made the only sensible choice and sent the Melges 24 World Championship fleet home with no racing attempted on the opening day. "It was definitely the right move.
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.
2002 International Melges24 North American Championships, Annapolis, Maryland The 2002 International Melges24 North American Championships will be held in Annapolis, Maryland from April 1-6, 2002.
The International Melges 24 Class Association and Premiere Racing Inc are delighted to announce three further sponsorships of 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.
