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It was a day of ups and downs in the Melges 24 fleet at Terra Nova Trading Key West today. The breeze was much shiftier and lighter than on the first two days and the change in conditions really put the sailors to the test.
Day two at Terra Nova Trading Key West provided the Melges 24 fleet with two more beautiful races. The battle between father and son Philippe and Shark Kahn cranked up a notch today and with four races completed the fourteen year old Shark now leads his father by 8 points.
The fifty-eight strong Melges 24 fleet opened their regatta at Terra Nova Trading Key West with two excellent races today.
With 58 entries from 10 nations the Melges 24 fleet will once again be the largest competing at Terra Nova Trading Key West 2004. Alongside the overseas entries boats are travelling from all over North America for this hugely popular winter regatta.
The official 2004 Finnish Championship web site has been launched and online registration is open NOW! The Finnish Open National Championship takes place in historic Mariehamn from July 22-25, 2004The official address is www.segel.aland.fi/events.
The deadline for standard price entries to Terra Nova Trading Key West 2004 Presented by Nautica, which runs from January 19-23 is tomorrow. Please visit www.premiere-racing.com for all information, online registration, etc.
Melges 24 Owner Karen Gottwald, GL70 "Pied Piper" Owner and Ocean Reef Club member Dick Jennings hosted their 2nd annual event this past week at the Ocean Reef Club.
It is with great sadness that I tell you all that Hal Pickering of Pensacola, FL has passed away. Hal was our US Melges 24 Class President from 2000 through spring of 2003 and was also Vice Chairman of the IMCA between 2000 and 2003.
For a fascinating insite into the work that Shark and Philippe Kahn have put into their sailing programmes in recent years go read Scuttlebutt's interview with Dave Ullman
Further to our story from earlier in the week we have just been advised that the Yacht Club de France has launched a web site for the Coupe de France from which you can obtain all the information about the event, register on line, etc. Visitwww.ycf-club.fr