The Nordic Melges 24 Classes invite you to join them for a great regatta and an excellent chance to practice on the same waters as the Worlds 2010. The 2009 Melges24 Nordic Championship will be held from the 31st of July to the 2nd of August in Tallinn, Estonia.
Zuxu EST791 helmed by Peter Saraskin wins also ranking 2 in front of Helsinki. Midnight Sun Sailing One FIN529 helmed by Sami Ekblad and Betfair FIN742 helmedby Tomi Hakolahad a tight dual for second place. MSS One took silver with just one point seperating them to Betfair.
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
