Day 3 of the 2011 Böklunder Melges 24 European Championship saw the weather gods eventually deign to smile upon the 80 international teams competing at the regatta in Aarhus, Denmark.
Despite the presence of an encouraging 6 - 8 knot breeze on the racecourse early on the morning of Day 2 of the 2011 BöklunderMelges 24 European Championship, sadly by the time the 80 boat international fleet had arrived at the starting area, the wind had faded a little and was becoming increasingly
The 2011 Böklunder Melges 24 European Championship hosted by the Aarhus Sailing Club in Denmark got underway in spectacular style with 3 breezy races on Day 1.
A top quality fleet of 80 teams has assembled at Aarhus Sailing Club in Denmark on the eve of the start of racing at the 2011 BöklunderMelges 24 European Championship. The championship runs from July 22 - 28 and has attracted entries from 16 nations across Europe and even as far afield as Japan.
With a bumper entry list of 81 teams from across 18 countries, the2011 Böklunder International Melges 24 European Championship,which takes place in Aarhus in Denmark from the 23 - 29 July, is set to be a truly classic international event.
In 2011, the U.S. Melges 24 fleet will travel home to famous Lake Geneva, Wisc. for what will be an awesome performance racing event, the U.S. National Championship hosted by the Lake Geneva Yacht Club (LGYC).
The amazing scenery of Lake Garda has been the perfect movie set for the last episode of the Melges 24 Volvo Cup 2011, the Italian regatta circuit that attracted 83 teams from no. 16 nations.
This coming weekend the Italian Volvo Cup circuit will make its first ever visit to Riva del Garda for race 5 of 2011 Volvo Cup Series. With 59 entries from 12 nations the competition will be as hot as ever.
Kiel Week on Germany's Baltic coast proved the ideal warm up event for many of the crews on their way to Aarhus for the European Championship and 27 crews from 7 nations took the opportunity to test their metal at this famous regatta.
