The schedule for the 2009 Melges 24 European Championship, to be hosted by COYCH in Hyeres, France, has now been confirmed. Registration will open on Friday 21st August, there will be practise racing on Sunday 23 August and Championship racing will run from Monday 24 to Friday 28 August.
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The Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, held in Auckland during late January and early February this year, was welcomed by the global sailing community as an opportunity to get a significant number of Americas Cup teams out on the racecourse.
The French Class has restructured its agenda for the next years. They have choose three major events based on classic and successfull races with fixed dates in the season First event, in April (10 to 13), with the sun and the mistral is the SNIM in Marseille.
From the USMCA - High tech sailing sportswear manufacturer SLAM named title sponsor of 2009 U.S. Melges 24 National Championship Series. Thirty high-spirited events spread across the USA will combine to award 1 overall champion title and 6 district titles. The U.S.
The International Melges 24 Class announced today that the dates for the 2009 Melges 24 World Championship, to be hosted by Eastport Yacht Club, Annapolis, Maryland are now set. The regatta will now take place from October 23 through October 31, a week earlier than originally scheduled.
Please note that this year the International Melges 24 Class Rules have not only been updated to include the rule changes approved by the IMCA World Council AGM, but they have also been reformatted to meet ISAF's new standard requirements and to take into account the new Racing Rules of Sailing and
The French Melges 24 Class has today announced a change of date for the 2009 French Open Championship which will now take place from 21 to 25 May 2009.
The UK Class is hard at work generating new interest in the Melges 24 in UK waters and has announced the dates for its new 2009 UK Ranking Series as follows:- May 16-17 - UK Ranking Guernsey - Guernsey Channel IslandsMay 21-25 - French Open Championship - Brest (France)June 20 - Round The Island Rac
