The teams are just getting ready to race on day two of ACURA Key West 2009 presented by Nautica. Already Justin has posted a dockside interview with Uka Uka tactician Jonathan McKee and he's just starting his from the water reports now so switch over to THE IMCA BLOG for all the latest.
The Melges 24 fleet goes racing at ACURA Key West 2009, presented by Nautica in gorgeous Key West, Fla. on Monday. Tune in regularly to the IM24CA Blog as well as visit the official International Melges 24 Class Association YouTube Channel to view all the fun the fleet is having.
Reigning World Champion Lorenzo Bressani helming for Lorenzo Santini (Civitanova Marc, Italy) on ITA-715 Uka Uka Racing is leading the Melges 24 division at ACURA Key West 2009, presented by Nautica by a small 4-point margin, but nonetheless leading this deep and talented fleet.
Here's a great displacement activity for everyone out there who should really be getting on with something vitally important but is reading www.melges24.com instead!
It's going to be another magnificent year in Key West for the Melges 24 Class. For more than a decade it has reigned supreme at Premiere Racing's mid-winter yachting getaway-ACURA Key West 2009, presented by Nautica as the largest fleet in attendance.
The USMCA's Joy Dunigan has been hard at work in the editing room and has put together some great video compilations from this year's ACURA Key West presented by Nautica. Go check out the IMCA YOUTUBE SITE for these and for her Key West dockside interviews with Vince Brun and John Kolius.
Congratulations to Flavio Favini and the crew of Franco Rossini's Blu Moon for winning the 2008 Melges 24 World and European Rankings and to Brian Porter and his Full Throttle crew for winning the 2008 North American Ranking.
The 2009 World, North American & European Ranking Events Schedule has now been finalised with a total of 27 events around the Globe to titilate your interest. We've also got a host of additional events already listed with more being added weekly. CLICK HERE FOR THE 2009 EVENTS SCHEDULE
