With an entry list bulging with some of the very best international sportsboat teams in the world, the 2011 Melges 24 World Championship hosted by the Corpus Christi Yacht Club, Texas is set to be one of the most closely fought in the class's history.
The third leg of the Italian Melges 24 Volvo Cup series took place this past weekend at Numana where 29 teams came together for what proved to be a very testing weekend of Melges 24 racing.
The ISAF Sailor Classification Commission has published the following notification listing sailors required to attend a Classification interview during the Registration period of the forthcoming Melges 24 Worlds in Corpus Christi:- 2011 International Melges 24 Class World Championship Corinthian Tro
At Bacardi Miami Sailing Week International Melges 24 Class Chairman Riccardo Simoneschi took the opportunity to having a significant number of US Melges 24 teams together to call an informal meeting of the class.
Bora Gulari and his crew have been tearing it up in Corpus - Click Here for some amazing onboard downwind footage to whet your appetite for the coming Worlds (11-22 May).
Today, Friday 22 April, is the final closing deadline for entries for the 2011 Melges 24 Worlds in Corpus Christi (11-21 May) so if you plan to compete but haven't yet entered please do so right away at the event website - http://www.melgesworlds.com/.
Check out this great interview with Kristen Lane from Sailblast. Kristen talks about her build up to Worlds and the conditions we can expect in Corpus Christi. http://sailblast.blogspot.com/2011/04/prepping-for-windy-melges-24-world...
19 April 2011 - Corpus Christi, TX, USA-For every major sailing regatta today sponsorship is a necessity and the2011 Melges 24 World Championship, to be hosted by Corpus Christi Yacht Club, Texas, from 11-21 May, is no exception.
