From the USMCA - St. Petersburg, Fla. - In a record breaking fleet 49 strong, Terry Hutchinson at the helm for Scott Holmgren on 'USA-631 Quantum Racing/Rosebud' seized the title of the 2008 Melges 24 Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta in sunny, warm St. Peterburg, Florida.
From the USMCA - St. Petersburg, Fla. - Former America's Cup Emirates Team New Zealand tactician Terry Hutchinson at the helm for Scott Holmgren from Edmond, Oklahoma on 'USA-631 Quantum Racing/Rosebud' assumed the lead of the Melges 24 class on day two in St.
USMCA Communications Director Joy Dunigan has been out on the water snapping away in St Petersburgh and brings us a fantastic gallery of shots. Check out Joy's gallery by CLICKING HERE.
Great News! We've just received confirmation that the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda has been able to negotiate a very special ferry deal with Moby Lines for everyone shipping their boats from mainland Italy to Olibia, Sardinia, for the 2008 Volvo Melges 24 Worlds.
From the USMCA - St. Petersburg, Fla. - Paul Hulsey from Detroit, Michigan on 'USA-615 Hoodlum' leads the 49-strong Melges 24 fleet after one day of racing at the 2008 Sperry Top-Sider St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta.
From the USMCA - St. Petersburg, Fla. - With just a day to go until the start of the 2008 Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta in St. Petersburg, Florida, the U.S. Melges 24 Class has accumulated an impressive, record-breaking 48 entries.
Congratulations to Alain Roig and the crew of Flor Direct from France on their victory in last weekend's Primo Cup Trophee Credit Suisse regatta in Monaco.
The Sperry Top-Sider St. Petersburg NOOD is set to be another participation record-breaker for the U.S. Melges 24 Class Association. In addition to being the largest class in attendance, the Melges 24 will boast a 40-45+ fleet in St. Petersburg, Florida 15-17 February.
Justin Chisholm brings us another of his great "from the race course reports" from the first Italian Volvo Cup event in Scarlino where the Blu Moon team were victorious - The 2008 Italian Melges 24 circuit got underway this weekend with the first regatta of the Volvo Cup taking place at Scarlino in
