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
Once again the Melges 24 will be on display at the Helsinki Boat Show from 6 to 15 February. The Finnish Melges 24 Class will be displaying the Melges 24 on it's stand number 4a17 and as always will be looking forward to welcoming everyone who is interested in the Melges 24 to their stand.
Jachtwerf Ruyten, the new Melges 24 dealer for the Netherlands, will be displaying a Melges 24 on its stand number 05.100 at the HISWA boat show in Amsterdam. HISWA is one of Europes biggest boat shows and runs from Tuesday 3 - Sunday 8 March.
From the USMCA - Sail 22's Ed Furry has been at the Tobago Carnival Regatta where, by the looks of the photos there was definitely some great racing going on, not to mention the awesome parties that were being held in honor of the event. Check out www.usmelges24.com for the story and pics.
The 2009 Sperry Top-Sider St. Petersburg NOOD got off to a very slow start. The 45-strong fleet went into postponement from the onset of the day. Shortly before 9:00 a.m. the race committee put all on alert that the 9:30 start of day one had been placed on hold due to lack of breeze.
