Melges 24 European Championships

The International Melges 24 Continental Championship is held on any continent in which there are active fleets and Melges 24 National Class associations.  To qualify as a Continental Championship, a minimum of two, member National Class associations must participate. The Organizing Authority for a Continental Championship shall be the IM24CA in conjunction with the Host Club/Organization and the respective National Melges 24 Class Association. The Championship shall be held in any year in which the World Championships are on another continent.

Trophies:  The International Melges 24 European Championship is raced for the the Giorgio Zuccoli Trophy and the Menno Meyer Corinthian European Trophy.

See the champions of the Melges 24 European Championships at the Hall of Fame

2024 Melges 24 European Championship 

September 27 - October 4, 2024
Sailing Club Split, Split, Croatia  
The bid to host the event | Read more 
Event website

 

2022 Melges 24 European Championship 

October 22-29, 2022 
Genova, Yacht Club Italiano, Italy  
Boats: 36 | Countries: 13 
Summary | Results
Event website / Event website at YCI website 
Photos © Mauro Melandri / Zerogradinord & YCI  
Videos © Gianmaria Proserpio/YCI & Zerogradinord
Champions: Michele Paoletti & Ante Botica

 

2021 Melges 24 European Championship 

September 4-11, 2021 
Portoroz, YC Marina Portoroz, Slovenia
Boats: 40 | Countries: 14
Summary | Results 
Event website | Event host website 
Photos © Mauro Melandri / Zerogradinord 
Videos & Interviews by Zerogradinord 
Champions: Andrea Racchelli & Tõnu Tõniste

 

2020 Melges 24 European Championship - POSTPONED TO 2021 September 4-11

September 5-12, 2020 
Portoroz, Slovenia 
More information

POSTPONED due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

 

2018 Melges 24 European Championship 

August 3 - 10, 2018 
Riva del Garda, Italy 
Boats: 72 | Countries: 19
Summary
Results - Overall | Corinthian
More information under History (down) and at 
melges24europeans.com  
Photos © Pierrick Contin 
Videos & Interviews by Zerogradinord
Champions: Carlo Fracassoli & Niccolo Bertola

 

2016 Marinepool Melges 24 European Championship 

September 2 - 9, 2016 
Hyères, France 
Boats: 57 | Countries: 16
Press Releases 12
Results - Overall | Corinthian
Event website   
Photos © Pierrick Contin 
Videos & Interviews by Zerogradinord
Champions: Christopher Rast & Geoff Carveth

 

2014 MKB Bank Melges 24 European Championship 

May 2 - 9, 2014 
Balatonfüred, Hungary
Boats: 62 | Countries: 18
Summary
Results - Overall | Corinthian | Crew List 
Photos © Pierrick Contin 
Videos & by Zerogradinord
Champions: Matteo Ivaldi & Tõnu Tõniste

 

2013 Magic Marine Melges 24 European Championship 

August 15 - 22, 2013 
Medemblik, the Netherlands
Boats: 70 | Countries: 18
Summary 
Photos © Pierrick Contin 
Videos & by Zerogradinord
Results - Overall | Corinthian | Crew List
Champions: Flavio Favini & Ronald Veraar

 

2011 Böklunder Melges 24 European Championship 

July 22 - 28, 2011
Aarhus, Denmark
Boats: 81 | Countries: 18
Summary 
Photos © Pierrick Contin 
Videos & Interviews by IM24CA
Champions: Carlo Fracassoli & Tõnu Tõniste

 

2009 Melges 24 European Championship 

August 21 - 28, 2009
Hyeres, France
Boats: 86 | Countries: 15
Preview | Final Round-Up |  Summary | Results 
Photos © Pierrick Contin 
Videos & Interviews by IM24CA
Champions: Lorenzo Bressani & Sivert Denneche

 

2007 Melges 24 European Championship 

August 17 - 23, 2007
Neustadt, Germany
Boats: 74 | Countries: 14
Summary | Read more | Results 
Photos by Fiona Brown & Daniel Foster/Rolex
Champions: Flavio Favini & Tõnu Tõniste

 

2005 Ocean BMW Melges 24 European Championship 

September 19 - 23, 2005
Torquay, England
Boats: 50 | Countries: 10 
SummaryYachts & Yachting  
Photos by Richard Langdon
Champions: Gabrio Zandona & Alba Batzill

 

2003 Jacob's Creek Melges 24 European Championship 

August 2 - 8, 2003
Helsinki, Finland
Boats: 56 | Countries: 
Summary  
Photos by © Pierrick Contin
Champions: Luca Santella & Kenneth Thelen

 

2001 Melges 24 European Championship 

August 30 - September 7, 2001
Torbole, Lake Garda, Italy
Boats: 94 | Countries: 12 
PreviewSummary | Yachts&Yachting | Results
Champions: Cedric PoulignyThierry Berger 

 

1999 Melges 24 European Championship 

Arundel, Norway
Boats:  | Countries: 
Summary
Champions: Christian Roman & Keith Musto

 

1997 Melges 24 European Championship 

Punta Ala, Italy
Boats:  | Countries: 
Summary
Champion: John Merricks

 

1996 Melges 24 European Championship 

Barcelona, Spain
Boats:  | Countries: 
Summary
Champion: Giorgio Zuccoli

 

Year: 2001
Posted Title
07.09.2001 SEAN THE LUCKY SHEEP BRINGS CEDRIC POULIGNY SUCCESS IN TORBOLE
Year: 2003
Posted Title
08.08.2003 TEAM JOE FLY SECURE VICTORY IN HELSINKI
Year: 2005
Posted Title
23.09.2005 JOE FLY RETAINS EUROPEAN TITLE & NO WOMAN NO CRY WINS CORINTHIAN TROPHY
Year: 2007
Posted Title
23.08.2007 Flavio Favini and Blu Moon Team Win Europeans - Tonu Toniste Corinthian Champion
Year: 2009
Posted Title
01.09.2009 2009 Melges 24 European Championship - Final Round Up Report
Year: 2011
Posted Title
28.07.2011 2011 Böklunder Melges 24 European Championship - Fracassoli Crowned European Champion - Toniste Wins Corinthian Division
Year: 2013
Posted Title
22.08.2013 Magic Marine Melges 24 European Championship 2013 - And the winners are Blu Moon and Team Kesbeke / Sika
Year: 2014
Posted Title
10.05.2014 ‘Blu Moon’ retains Melges 24 European title and ‘Lenny’ wins in Corinthian division
Year: 2016
Posted Title
08.09.2016 Marinepool Melges 24 European Championship 2016 - Great emotions, good wind and a new Melges 24 European Champion today in Hyères - EFG by Christopher Rast
09.09.2016 Marinepool Melges 24 European Championship 2016 - Miles Quinton's Gill Race Team Grabs The Corinthian Trophy On The Final Rush
Year: 2018
Posted Title
11.08.2018 2018 Melges 24 European Championship - What a Championship for Maidollis, Crowned 2018 Melges 24 European Champion The Italian Crew of Taki 4 Wins the Corinthian Title
Year: 2019
Posted Title
10.12.2019 Melges 24 European Sailing Series, talking about the 2020 edition
Year: 2020
Posted Title
22.05.2020 International Melges 24 Class Association Postpones the Championship Schedule
30.10.2020 2021 Melges 24 European Sailing Series - Dates and Events Published
Year: 2021
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07.06.2021 2021 Melges 24 Europeans in Portoroz, SLO - The Notice of Race will be published and entry will be opened on June 15
31.07.2021 Melges 24 European Championship 2021 - Early Bird entry fee deadline is August 1st
05.08.2021 Melges 24 European Championship 2021 - 30 days to go
01.09.2021 Melges 24 Europeans 2021 - Corinthian entries and World Sailing Categorization current status
03.09.2021 Melges 24 Europeans 2021 - Event testing guidance
05.09.2021 Melges 24 European Championship 2021 - #roadtoportoroz - SEVEN_FIVE_NINE HUN759
06.09.2021 #ROADTOPORTOROZ - Melges 24 European Championship 2021
06.09.2021 The Wait is Over and the Melges 24 European Championship 2021 Runs Through September 4-11 in Portoroz, Slovenia
07.09.2021 Melges 24 European Championship 2021 - Corinthian frontrunners on Day One in Portoroz
08.09.2021 Melges 24 European Championship 2021 - Day Two brings Altea to the top in Portoroz
09.09.2021 Melges 24 European Championship 2021 - Sea breeze enhances the duel between Altea and War Canoe
10.09.2021 Melges 24 European Championship 2021 - Altea and Lenny (Corinthian) enter the final day as the leaders
11.09.2021 Melges 24 European Championship 2021 - Altea and Lenny (Corinthian) are the new Melges 24 European Champions
25.11.2021 ITA Melges24Tour 2022 - Dates and venues
Year: 2022
Posted Title
11.03.2022 Melges 24 European Sailing Series 2022 - Rovinj in Croatia will host the first event of the season
22.06.2022 2022 Melges 24 Europeans - 4 months to go, Notice of Race published
05.07.2022 Welcome to 2022 Melges 24 European Championship in Genova in October
18.07.2022 July 22 - Early Bird entry fee deadline for Melges 24 Europeans 2022
29.07.2022 August 15 - A new Early Entry deadline for Melges 24 Europeans 2022
23.08.2022 Don't miss it - Melges 24 Europeans 2022 in Genova!
20.10.2022 2022 Melges 24 European Championship - Ready, set... Genova
22.10.2022 The Four Croatian Musketeers for Genoa
25.10.2022 2022 Melges 24 European Championship - The First Races Start Today
25.10.2022 2022 Melges 24 European Championship - Strambapapà is the First Leader
26.10.2022 2022 Melges 24 European Championship - Day of the Croatians, but Strambapapa still on top
27.10.2022 2022 Melges 24 European Championship - Early morning racing in Genova changed the provisional rankings
28.10.2022 Melges 24 European Championship 2022 - With just one race to go everything is still in play
29.10.2022 2022 Melges 24 European Championship - Strambapapà and Mataran 24 (Corinthian) are new Melges 24 European Champions
Year: 2023
Posted Title
24.03.2023 Melges 24 future events - Open Session to discuss the bids on April 4
13.04.2023 Split, Croatia to Host 2024 Melges 24 Europeans and Hyeres, France Wins Right to Host 2025 Melges 24 Worlds
14.04.2023 IM24CA Announces 2024 Europeans and 2025 Worlds Venues
Year: 2024
Posted Title
29.05.2024 Entry Open for 2024 Melges 24 Europeans in Split
27.06.2024 June 30 - Early Entry Fee Deadline for the 2024 Melges 24 Europeans in Split!
21.09.2024 Split welcomes the world's sailing elite for Melges 24 Regattas
26.09.2024 Melges 24 European Championship 2024 - Croatia and Split are ready to host the first Melges 24 main event in its history
29.09.2024 The Eve of the Melges 24 European Championship
30.09.2024 Melges 24 European Championship 2024 in Split - A "Brand New" Leader in Town
01.10.2024 Melges 24 European Championship 2024 in Split - No Wind in Split: Races to Resume Tomorrow
02.10.2024 Melges 24 European Championship 2024 in Split - Jugo Wind Boosts Croatian Razjaren to the Top of the Rankings
03.10.2024 Melges 24 European Championship 2024 in Split - Razjaren Soars on the Wings of Yugo
05.10.2024 Croatia Celebrates New Melges 24 European Champions: Razjaren and Mataran 24 (COR)
Year: 2024
Event dates Title Venue Results
- 2024 Melges 24 European Championship - Split, CRO Split, CRO Results
Year: 2022
Event dates Title Venue Results
- 2022 Melges 24 European Championship Genova, ITA Results
Year: 2021
Event dates Title Venue Results
- Melges 24 European Championship 2021 Portoroz, SLO Results
Year: 2020
Event dates Title Venue Results
- Melges 24 European Championship 2020 - POSTPONED TO 2021 September 4-11 Portoroz, SLO

The hosting country and venue for the 2018 Melges 24 European Championship was voted at the 2015 Annual General Meeting of the International Melges 24 Class Association (IM24CA) on November 21, 2015. Riva del Garda got the rights to host the Europeans 2018 with 40 votes out of 73.

The Melges 24 European Championship 2018 was organised by Fraglia Vela Riva in co-operation with Italian Melges 24 Class Association and the International Melges 24 Class Association.

Event dates: Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th August: Measurement and Registration 
Sunday 5th August: Practice race and the Opening Ceremony 
Monday 6th to Friday 10th August: 2018 Melges 24 European Championship

Notice of Race  |  Register  |  Entry List |  Full results after 10 races and protests | Corinthian division results

Press Releases:  

To rewind the wonderful time in Riva, please visit 
For photos of Pierrick Contin : https://www.flickr.com/photos/melges24/albums & http://pierrickcontin.com 
For videos and interviews by Zerogradinord: https://youtu.be/GtbuDqtJ90E 
For great interviews with the teams by Gabby Quinton visit Event in Facebook
For all press releases:  http://melges24.com/news 
Event website on FVR site: http://www.fragliavelariva.it/en/regatta/2449/view 

NOTICE #1 - Amendment to the NoR - posted on July 26 @ 12:00 
NOTICE #2 - The list of boats for Full Inspection - posted on July 31 @ 11:00 CET 
Measurement Process - posted on July 31 @ 11:00 CET 
Measurement Schedule for full inspection - posted on August 2 @ 15:15  
Sailing Instructions - posted August 4 @ 12:50  
Notice #3 - Race Officials – posted on August 4 @ 14:00
Notice #4 - RRS 90.1 (Race Committee) – posted on August 4 @ 14:00 
Notice #5 - Docking - posted on August 4 @ 15:00 
Notice #6 - Crew Reweigh 
Notice #7 - Protest Time Limit on August 6
Kwindoo tracking instructions 
Final List of Corinthian Entries - as of August 6 @ 18:11

Storage options

Event in Facebook  |  Event in Fraglia Vela Riva website 
Event website www.melges24europeans.com

 

Contact: 


REGATTA COORDINATOR
Alberto Bertamini
Email: info@fragliavelariva.it

INTERNATIONAL JURY CHAIRMAN
Lorenz Walch
Email: lorenz.walch@t-online.de

IM24CA Championship Coordinator Europe
Benedek Fluck
Email: benedek.fluck@gmail.com

Italian Melges24 Class Associaton Secretary Office
Luca Babini
Email: segreteria@melges24.it
Tel: +39 329 7193519

International Melges 24 Class Association
Administrator & Media Coordinator
Piret Salmistu 
e-mail: piret@melges24.com 
phone: +372 50 77217 

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