Day three here in Neustadt has brought out beautiful sunshine and a good sailing breeze in the mid teens. Right now it's 1100, the crews are just about to start the first of two races and we look set for a great day's sailing.
From the Australian Melges 24 Class - MELGES 24S a dominant presence at Airlie Beach Race Week, and Hamo, Whitsundays, Australia. The new Australian built Melges 24 AUS709 Kaito owned by Western Australian restaurateur Heath Townsend made its racing debut at Airlie Beach.
Two more races were sailed today for the Melges 24 European Championship at Rolex Baltic Week in Neustadt, Germany. Five of the possible twelve races have now been completed and tonight Switzerlands Flavio Favini continues to lead the regatta by eight points having scored a fifth and a tenth.
It's already getting dark here in Neustadt and the crews in the 2007 Melges 24 European Championship being held at Baltic Race Week are only just back ashore after a long day and three gruelling races.
The wind finally arrived for the second day of the 2007 Melges 24 European Championship being run in association with Rolex Baltic Week in Neustadt, Germany and the 78 teams were able to complete the first three of twelve scheduled races.
It was a frustrating opening day for competitors and race committee alike at the 2007 Melges 24 European Championship, being hosted in association with Rolex Baltic Week in Neaustadt, Germany, where the wind failed to cooperate.
At the Melges 24 European Championship, being run in association with Rolex Baltic Week in Neustadt, Germany, the 79 competing teams from 14 nations have spent the last two days completing registration, measurement and scrutineering.
Top Melges 24 crew and author of the offshorerules.com blog Justin Chisholm brings us a great preview of the Melges 24 European Championship, being held in association with Rolex Baltic Race Week:- Less than a week to go now to the start of the 2007 Melges 24 Europeans hosted in Neustadt, Germany.
DETROIT, August 9, 2007 Less than seven weeks remain until the 2007 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship hosted by Detroits Bayview Yacht Club on September 21 23, and Midwestern Melges racers are honing their skills in anticipation of a great showing for this Grand Prix event.
With just eleven days to go to the start of the Melges 24 European Championship, being held in association with Rolex Baltic Race Week, a record 79 entries are now confirmed on the rosta.
