The weekend of 15th -17th May saw St Peter Port, Guernsey in the UK's Channel Islands, play host to the 2009 Channel Island Championship. As boats arrived and set up for the regatta the sky was blue and the scene picturesque.
Incredible weekend behind! The 10th Finnish Melges 24 ranking season started in style. A record breaking 18 boats were competing in Naantali (south western Finland). Naantali is known as the sunny town and no the city didnt give a disappointment.
Mauro Melandri and the Volvo Cup media team have posted a great interview with Seb Col at the Volvo Cup in Lerici. Go to www.zerogradinord.net/volvo-cupto check it out.
The Volvo Cup media team have already posted video coverage from day one of the Volvo Cup in Lerici along with interviews in Italian with Nico Celon and Stefano Rizzi.
Official Volvo Cup photographer Pierrick Contin has sent us a great gallery of images from the first two days of racing at the Volvo Cup in Lerici. A report from the first two days of sailing will follow shortly but in the meantime check out Pierrick's gallery.
With two days of racing now completed at the Italian Volvo Cup Regatta in Lerici Switzerland's Franco Rossini's Blu Moon team helmed by Flavio Favini is currently leading the regatta with Nicola Celon and Lanfranco Cirillo's Fantstica from Italy second and fellow Italian Luca Valerio helming Maurizi
The online registration system for the 2009 Melges 24 European Championship to be hosted by the COYCH in Hyeres,France from 21-28 August, is now live. The entry deadline is 3 July after which late entries will be subjected to a 30% entry fee surcharge.
If you are looking for yet another outstanding Melges 24 USMidwest event to attend, this one is it! The 2009 Muskegon Melges 24 One Design Regatta happens this weekend in Muskegon, Michigan on May 15-17, hosted by the Muskegon Yacht Club. For the USMCA, this is yet another 2009 SLAM U.S.
All Melges 24 teams that wish to compete as Corinthians for the 2009 Detroit NOOD happening May 29-31, hosted by the Bayview Yacht Club in Detroit, Michigan are urged to get their declaration forms in as soon as possible. The FINAL Corinthian entry deadline is Friday, May 15.
