We've updated the gallery with the photos of the fourth/final day of action at the Italian Open/Volvo Cup Cagliari from Volvo Photographer Pierrick Contin and there are lots more great shots for you to enjoy. Click here to check out the updated gallery.
In an amazing final day of racing on San Francisco Bay, Brian Porter on USA-749 Full Throttle won a three-way tie for first place to win a record-setting fourth U.S. National Championship title, a first in U.S. Melges 24 Class history.
The final day of the Italian Open Championship and event 4 in the 2009Italian Volvo Cup Seriesin Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, brought more incredible sailing conditions and three final races in this tightly fought twelve race series.
Despite difficulties with the legendarily slow Sardinian broadband connection Mauro Melandri and the Volvo Media Team has been able to post a fantastic video of the windy day two sailing.
We've updated the gallery with the great day three photos from Volvo Photographer Pierrick Contin at the Italian Open Championship in Cagliari, Sardinia Italy. Click here to check out the updated gallery.
Brian Porter on USA-749 Full Throttle improved his position today with a 1-1-[7] score to take the overall lead from Bruce Ayres on USA-747 Monsoon who has slipped the fourth.
The battle for supremacy between Flavio Favini, with Franco Rossini's Swiss Blu Moon Team, and Lorenzo Bressani, with Lorenzo Santini's U Italian ka Uka Racing Team, continues in Cagliari, Sardinia, at the Italian Open Championship.
Volvo Cup videographer Mauro Melandri has posted video footage of the first day of racing at the Italian Open Championship and Volvo Cup regatta in Cagliari, Sardinia. Click here to see the coverage.
San Francsico based photographer and old friendof the Melges 24 ClassSerge Zavarin was out on the water for the first day of the Autonet Mobile US Nationas and has kindly sent us a great gallery of images showing the fleet racing against that distinctive San Francisco skyline.
Bruce Ayres on USA-747 Monsoon with Don Smith, Jon Pinckney and Dave Shelton are in the overall lead at the 2009 Autonet Mobile Melges 24 U.S. National Championship. In second is Vince Brun on USA-553 Bailout, equal with Ayres in the points standing.
