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From the German Class - The LIROS German Ranking again showed more boats than in the years before - this confirms the steady growth of the Melges24 class in the German speaking countries.
From Tomi Hakola in Finland - What a weekend! The Finnish Open Championships in Vaasa offered the fleet everything possible - from light winds under blue skies to strong winds with gusts over 15 m/s in pouring rain.
From the Italian Class - The Alina-aliens won again! "They have been sailing together for the past six years , they are a true example for all of us", that is how The italian class president has introduced them in the prizegiving ceremony.
From the Italian Class - A strong wind has been blowing all night, and getting even stronger during the morning, so the race committe had first decided to postopone the races by two hours.
From the Italian Class - From one end ofthe scale to the other. Tuesday has given us 20-25+ plus knots, short waves, lots of hiking upwind and fast surfing downwind!
From the Italian Class - The first day of the Italian Melges24 Championship started off with light breeze, and one race. 44 boats on the starting line, with all the top crews of the fleet: Alina, Nautica, Dream Team, Devotissimo; Altea; Aleali, BancaBSI, FireBolt, Golf Club Paradiso..
Dave Ullman won the 2005 Ullman Sails Race Week Melges 24 Division, this past weekend in Long Beach, California from Bruce Ayres. For the full story visit www.usmelges24.com
