Charleston Race Week, Lakefest Regatta and the Annapolis NOOD regatta welcome spring with big fleet Melges 24 racing and top-notch competition during April 2009 (April 6, 2009) - Three major SLAM U.S. National Championship Series events are on the horizon for the U.S.
It was with great sadness that we received news this week from the Finnish Melges 24 Class of the death of well known Finnish Melges 24 sailor Risto Alho in a skiing accident lastweekend duringa short skiing holiday in the Swiss Alps.
In the Melges 24 Class, perhaps more than any other one design fleet, the ability to consistently achieve good starts is a key part of a helm's ability. Managing to pull off successful pin end starts raises the difficulty level significantly.
The Notice of Race for the German Open, to be held at Prien on the Chiemsee in Bavaria, Germany from 29 May to 1 June 2009 is now available to Download.
For the first time in 2009 a new"Lakes Ranking" will be introduced to identify theoverall Champion of the central European Melges 24 lake racing scene.
The Notices of Race for theAustrian Open(22-24 May2009) and the Swiss Open (26028 June 2009) are both now available to download. Click here for the Austrian OpenNOR(English translation on page 3&4) Click here for the Swiss Open NOR
The German Class has organised Melges 24 class-flags, size 60 x 90 cm, to be used for race committees or by individual boats "to show the flag" in the harbour. The flags cost 19,00 including shipping in Europe. To place an order or for further info please E-mailinfo@melges24.de.
We all know how competitive the top Melges 24 teams are about brand identity. Each regatta the arms race escalates in the battle for image supremacy. Who has the best van graphics, is wearing the most stylish crew clothing or has the flashiest sticker job on their hull?
Frank Lieve and Hein Ruyten of Melges Netherlands update us on progressin the Netherlands - The exhibited Melges 24 at the Amsterdam HISWA boat-show was successful. Several top-sailors from the Netherlands and Belgium are now on our mail-list.
Federico Michetti's first glimpse of a Melges 24 was in a sailing magazine in the late nineties. By his own admission he was not quite sure what to make of it.
