The great news is that we will be making a formal announcement about the Melges 24 Worlds tomorrow. We are just finalising the release wording with Premiere Racing and sorting out our joint press circulation lists and the word will be out.
For those of you looking to get in some last minute practise before the Worlds here are two perfect events coming up. The first is the ANNAPOLIS FALL FLAIL on October 13 and 14 to be hosted by the Eastport Yacht Club.
We really are getting very close to agreement with Premiere Racing now and hope to have a final announcement for you about hosting the Melges 24 Worlds at Key West Race Week by Wednesday.
Whilst I am not renowned for my starting line expertise I have never missed a race in which I intended to start. That was until the Gold Cup regatta at Lake Geneva in September 2001. I started my travel program from our home in Essex, England at 6.45am on the 11 September 2001.
MAINTENANCE TIPS REGATTA RESULTSIMCA NEWS ARCHIVE IMCA NewsWorlds Update - FRIDAY 28 September 2001 28 SEPTEMBER 2001 What a week! Firstly a huge thank you to everyone who has contributed views, advice, opinions and offers of help over the last four days.
It's been another frantic day for everyone involved in the Melges 24 Worlds rescheduling which included a 7 way conference call for the IMCA Executive Committee.
We are aiming to keep you all updated as best we can on the state of play with the world championship. We will post news as often as possible here on the site and if you have any queries don't hesitate to e-mail me or post them on the discussion forum.
The International Melges 24 Class Association today announced that it is looking to reschedule the 2001 Melges 24 World Championship, planned for 8-18 November in Ft Lauderdale.
The 2001 Melges 24 European Championship closed with a very emotional prize giving in which Christina Zuccoli, widow of the late and great Giorgio, presented the new Georgio Zuccoli perpetual trophy to the overall winner Cedric Pouligny and his crew.
