Registration has now closed at the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship in Porto Cervo and there is an air of anticipation as everyone awaits the start of the championship tomorrow.
It's now 1330 and event measurement and registration is now nearing completion at the Volvo Melges 24 Worlds in Porto Cervo. The final deadline is 1400 and there are just a few crews still to complete their formalities. For the measurement team it has been a very hectic morning.
There are several ways to track the racing live as it happens at the Volvo Melges 24 Worlds. On the event web site www.melges24worlds2008.com Official Scorer and Race Committee member Peter Lawson keeps us updated on the latest information direct from the Committee Boat.
The second and final day of the Volvo Melges 24 Pre-World Championship Regatta at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Porto Cervo brought respite from yesterdays storms and two outstanding races in sparkling Costa Smeralda sunshine with a breeze that built steadily from 12 to around 20 knots.
European Melges 24 builder Devoti Sailing is here in Porto Cervo supporting the competitors at the Volvo Melges 24 Worlds. The team has full spares with them and the ability to provide a repairs service as well.
Justin Chisholm, crew aboard GBR691 Team Barbarians and editor of WWW.OFFSHORERULES.COM, will be posting daily reports from the Volvo Melges 24 Worlds. His "from the fleet" comentary is always worth reading so CLICK HERE TO READ HIS FIRST REPORT
Volvo Cars Italy, the sponsor of the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship 2008 currently underway at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo, Sardinia, is not only generously supporting the event through direct financial sponsorship but are also providing a fleet of 20 Volvo courtesy cars with driv
IMCA Official Photographer Paul Todd has already been hard at work here in Porto Cervo capturing images of registration and the first day of the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship Pre-Worlds Regatta.
IMCA Press Release - At the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Porto Cervo, Sardinia the teams competing for the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship 2008 experienced atypical Sardinian weather conditions as rain lashed the area on day one of the two day Pre-World Championship Regatta.
IMCA Press Release - With an entry list of 117 teams from a record 16 nations the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship 2008, being hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda from 1-6 June, is all set to be one of the most hotly contested events of the year.
