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Quick report from Helsinki - three races sailed today and again in magnificant conditions. Wind from E with a velocity of appr 5-6 m/s and of course sunshine from a blue sky. After tight racing Lenny / EST 646 (Tnu Tniste & crew) is Finnish Champion 2007 with 8 points!
With less than three months remaining until the action begins at the 2007 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship, newly crowned Melges 24 World Champion Dave Ullman has confirmed that he will run a pre-Nationals racing clinic on September 20. The U.S. National Championship is set for Sept.
After a very nice evening hosted by Pärnu Yacht Club at Hotel Strand night club right on beach with excellent view to the Pärnu bay the second day here in Pärnu was a opposite to yesterday. Rain, temperature appr. 16 to 18 degrees.
A very special invitation to sail on Italy's beautiful Lake Maggiore from the Associazione Velica Alto Verbano - Dear Melges 24 Sailors, the Melges 24 class is growing up well on our Lake Maggiore and we already have some good crews looking forward to bringing the usual high level competitors to our
From the Norwegian Class - The Aker Brygge Cup, which is part of the European Ranking 2007, was sailed under difficult conditions this week end. Saturday the wind varied from north-east to west, and 4 races were sailed. The lack of wind Sunday gave no sailing.
The second day of the Detroit NOOD was dominated by Midwest boats eight of the top ten finishers call the Midwest home! John Podmajersky onboard 'USA-511' from Chicago, Ill.
From Tomi Hakola of the Finnish Class - What a historical weekend for the Finnish Melges 24 Fleet! This second Finnish Melges 24 ranking event was held on the 26th and 27th of May in Helsinki. We had 15 boats on the starting line which is our all time high in a ordinary Finnish ranking event.
From Gnter Tzeschlock of the German Class - Melges24 German-Austrian-Open 2007 SCK Segel Club Kammersee / Attersee, Austria - 25. 28.
On 25th May the German Class held it's AGM 2007 and it was reported on the year 2006 and the planning for 2007, additional Jrn Petry was elected as represantive for the growing fleet in the Baltic Sea area.
From IMCA Secretary and German Class Chairman Gunter Tzeschlock.