Gullisara claims the 2012 Melges 24 World Championship: one of the most coveted and prestigious titles in the sailing world was decided on the finish line of the final race when Carlo Fracassoli and his team had to wait an agonising four minutes for their nearest rival, Alberto Bolzan's Saetta, to c
There are just three races left to sail on the final day of the Melges 24 World Championship before a new name will be written in the Melges 24 Hall of Fame. Today in Torbole the potential winners began to emerge and with three more races still to sail the stage is set for a thrilling finale.
The record breaking Melges 24 fleet against the spectacular Lake Garda backdrop makes a spectacular sight so catch up on all the action via the links below and don't forget that live streaming coverage will get underway at just before 08.00 tomorrow moring.
Today's Melges 24 Worlds action on Lake Garda was fast, furious and fantastic fun. With six races now complete the discard came into play and the Gold and Silver fleets were decided.
Great news! For the final three days of the 2012 Melges 24 World Championship we will have live coverage of the racing thanks to the generous sponsorship of B-Plan Sport and Events. Coverage will start from a little before noon at http://www.bpse.it/.
After yesterday's storms, today Torbole welcomed the Melges 24 World Championship fleet in style, first with a strong Peler wind from the north and later in the day with the famous Ora from the south, allowing the Race Committee to run two further races for the four qualification groups sailing in t
The second day of the Melges 24 Worlds brought plenty of sun tanning, but very sadly no racing, as a most unusual weather system meant that Torbole was not able to deliver her legendary Ora wind today.
On two race courses, one in front of Torbole and one further south, located just north of Limone, the Melges 24 World Championship came under starters orders with the evergreen Melges 24s divided into four groups, identified by four colors.
San Francisco Yacht Club and the San Francisco Melges 24 Fleet are preparing for an influx of Melges 24 teams from around the Globe as they ready themselves for the 2012 Melges 24 North American Championship, which takes place from 22-26 August.
