Once a stronghold for our class, numbers of Melges 24s racing in California over recent years had dwindled significantly. However 2010 has seen the beginnings of a resurgence for the Melges 24 class in there due solely to the enthusiasm and hard work of some of the local class stalwarts.
Rochester, NY, USA - 1 June 2010- For sailors, families and sponsors alike the 2010 Melges 24 North American Championship, to be hosted by Rochester Yacht Club on Lake Ontario from 20-26 September 2010, has it all.
The clock is ticking. The days, hours and minutes are counting down for the start of the 2010 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship on June 25-27 in Newport, R.I., hosted by Sail Newport. If you are planning to participate at this amazing event, please take a minute to register online.
NEWPORT, Rhode Island - Oakcliff Sailing Center, an internationally recognized non-profit training and coaching center, located in Oyster Bay, NY will support the Melges 24 National Championship in part by making six late-model Melges 24s available for use at the regatta held on the waters off Newpo
17 teams coming from 5 nations (AUT, SUI, GER, CZE & SLO) met over the ascension day weekend at Traunsee to sail the 3rd Austrian Open. The International Melges24 class was invited to be part of the BMW Allianz Traunsee Sailing Week the most important sailing event in the Alps area.
The initial entry deadline for the 2010 Marinepool Melges 24 World Championship is 1st June so you've just a few days to enter at the standard entry fee of Euro 750.
The Alghero leg of the 2010 Volvo Cup, which incorporated the 2010 Italian National Championship, was to bring a mix of conditions, some very tight racing and some difficult decisions for the jury. Alghero itself proved to be a wonderful venue.
Wow, what a day of racing! Forecast strong winds didn’t eventuate, instead Moreton Bay gave us a shifty 5 – 8 knots for the final days racing. Two races were going on around the course today, the fight for first place between Cameron Miles Roger That AUS 762 and Heath Walters Matilda AUS 19.
San Diego, May 2, 2010 By Kevin Kuhn, Tactician, USA 77 BONES-With twelve boats on the line, the Melges 24 was the second largest class in this years running of the prestigious Yachting Cup.
