On the 14th of October the thirty-ninth edition of the legendary Barcolana was raced on the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Trieste. With a total entry of some 1,831 boats this is one of the biggest regattas in the Mediterranean and this year 7 Melges 24s joined the entry list.
Annapolis, Md.; Eastport Yacht Club - Thirteen Melges 24s are currently signed up to race at the 2007 Northeast District Championship (NEDC), October 19-21 with expectations topping out with twenty to twenty-five total. Among those already registered to win is two-time Melges 24 U.S.
Plans for the Novembre a Hyeres regatta (1-4 November), the final event in the IMCA 2007 European Ranking, are well underway and the French Class and COYCH are looking forward to welcoming competitors from across Europe for this final fling.
Press Release from the USMCA - Annapolis, Md.; Eastport Yacht Club - The changing of the leaves nor winter's chill has no effect on the U.S. Melges 24 Fleet in Annapolis, Md.
Although there is still one event to be sailed for the German Ranking we can already confirm the German Ranking 2007 is a success story. The Europeans 2007 gave the German fleet a massive boost and in the actual ranking we have placed 47 boats which have sailed at least in one of the events.
A 15 - 25kt northerly breeze made for a solid first days competition for the Comer Homes Melges 24 UK Championships in Weymouth Bay on Friday 28 September.
The Australian Melges 24 Class is really starting to make headway and with the Antipodean season now fully underway the boats are putting in some excellent performances at events around the country.
For the second time the Bayerischer Yachtclub in Starnberg hosted the Oktoberfest-Trophy and already in the second year the regatta has entered a MUST-level.
Racing for the Comer Homes UK National Championship gets underway this Friday 28th September at Weymouth Sailing Club in Weymouth, Dorset, and Melges 24 sailor and yachting journalist Justin Chisholm has published an excellent preview article on his web site at www.offshorerules.com.
This past weekend saw the top North American Melges 24 crews and several European visitors gathered in Detroit, Michigan, for the 2007 Audi Melges 24 US Championship where Brian Porter and his Full Throttle crew added the US National crown to their trophy cabinet and Bora Gulari took the Corinthian
