The Melges Performance Sailboats Trophy

The International Melges 24 World Championship is raced for the Melges Performance Sailboats Trophy. This trophy was presented in 1998 by the Melges family of Melges Boatworks, Zenda, USA to the International Melges 24 Class (IM24CA) as the World Championship Perpetual Trophy.  

In agreement with the Executive Committee of the IM24CA the Melges Performance Sailboats Trophy will be the perpetual trophy of the Melges 24 World Championship.

See the winners of the the Melges Performance Sailboats Trophy at the Hall of Fame and read here more about the World Championships.  

FULL LIST OF MELGES 24 WORLD CHAMPIONS as listed on the perpetual Trophy

This trophy has been created by noted modeler Kyle Metzloff in 1998 and has been fully restored by Italian Naval illustrator and model maker Luca Ferron in March 2022.

 

Year: 2024
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27.03.2024 Melges 24 Worlds Early Registration Closing on March 31
13.03.2024 2024 Melges 24 Worlds NoR Published and Online Registration Now Open
Year: 2023
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01.07.2023 Drew Freides Is the New Melges 24 World Champion, Ante Botica Claims Corinthian Title
30.06.2023 Melges 24 Worlds 2023 - Freides Leads but It’s All to Play For on the Final Day in Middelfart
29.06.2023 Strong Performance of the Corinthian Teams in Shifty Winds on Day Three of the Melges 24 Worlds 2023
28.06.2023 Melges 24 Worlds 2023 - Tricky Conditions for Day Two in Middelfart
27.06.2023 Sailing Called Off Because of Strong Winds in Middelfart Today
25.06.2023 Middelfart Welcomes 2023 Melges 24 World Championship fleet
24.06.2023 Middelfart in Denmark is welcoming Melges 24 fleet for the Worlds 2023
01.02.2023 2023 Melges 24 World Championship - Notice of Race Published and Online Entry Now Live
Year: 2022
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30.05.2022 North Sails: Peter Duncan and Team Crowned 2022 Melges 24 World Champions
15.05.2022 Raza Mixta and Taki 4 are the new Melges 24 World Champions
15.05.2022 Fleet Shuffles at Melges 24 World Championship 2022 - Peter Duncan’s Raza Mixta Takes the Lead
13.05.2022 Challenging day in Fort Lauderdale with Bora Gulari Leading the Pack
12.05.2022 Three Perfect Races at the Melges 24 World Championship in Fort Lauderdale
11.05.2022 Bora Gulari and New England Ropes Lead After First Day in Fort Lauderdale
10.05.2022 Star Studded Fleet Assembles in Fort Lauderdale for 2022 Melges 24 World Championship
08.05.2022 2022 Melges 24 World Championship - Corinthians, Champagne Worthy Melges 24 Competitors
08.05.2022 #ROADTOMELGES24WORLDS - Meet&Greet
06.05.2022 Legacy Owners Arrive Ready to Compete in Ft. Lauderdale for 2022 Worlds
03.05.2022 2022 Melges 24 World Championship - Ready for a Wonderful Event
22.03.2022 Join us for the 2022 Melges 24 World Championship!
05.02.2022 2022 Melges 24 Worlds in Fort Lauderdale Open for Entries; Early Entry Deadline is February 7
27.01.2022 Registration open for the 2022 Melges 24 Worlds
Year: 2021
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28.08.2021 IM24CA Announces the Venue and Dates of the Melges 24 Worlds 2022
05.03.2021 2021 Melges 24 Worlds Cancelled, Melges 24 Gold Cup Now Scheduled
05.02.2021 2021 Melges 24 World Championship will take place as scheduled in Charleston, SC
Year: 2020
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21.09.2020 2021 Melges 24 World Championship Dates - April 10-17
16.03.2020 CANCELLATION of the 2020 Melges 24 World Championship
10.02.2020 Melges 24s Top Sperry Charleston Race Week Attendance Ahead of 2020 Worlds, Early Entry Deadline is March 1st
03.02.2020 Register for 2020 World Championship in Charleston, Early Entry Fee Ends March 1
Year: 2019
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25.11.2019 Registration Open for Charleston Bound 2020 Melges 24 Worlds
14.11.2019 Melges 24 Worlds 2020 - Notice of Race published and registration open now
13.10.2019 Italy takes it all again : Maidollis and Taki 4 are the new Melges 24 World Champions
17.09.2019 Three Weeks Left to the Start of the Melges 24 World Championship 2019 in Villasimius, Italy
Year: 2018
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10.06.2018 Melges 24 World Championship 2018 - Final Day - Italian Altea and Canadian Full Circle victorious in Victoria
Year: 2017
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05.08.2017 2017 Melges 24 Worlds: Italian Power on the Fin(n)ish Line: Maidollis and Taki 4 Are the New Melges 24 World Champions
Year: 2016
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04.12.2016 Embarr and Taki 4 Crowned 2016 Melges 24 World Champions, in Overall and Corinthian division respectively
Year: 2015
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05.07.2015 Melges 24 Worlds 2015: Chris Rast’s EFG and Tõnu Tõniste’s Lenny are the new Melges 24 World Champions
Year: 2014
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02.02.2014 First Aussie Melges 24 world championship fair dinkum ripper
Year: 2013
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07.10.2013 Porter Snatches Elusive World Title After Last Race Decider At Sperry Top-Sider Melges 24 Worlds
Year: 2012
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05.08.2012 Gullisara Wins Melges 24 World Championship - Storm Capital Sail Racing Claims Third Corinthian World Title
Year: 2011
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22.05.2011 Bressani And Hamazaki Claim Victory At 2011 Melges 24 Worlds
Year: 2010
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12.08.2010 Lorenzo Bressani & Uka Uka Racing Win 2010 Marinepool Melges 24 World Championship, Oyvind Peder Jahre & Storm Capital Sail Racing Win Corinthian World Title
Year: 2009
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09.12.2009 Chris Larson Explains Exactly What It Took To Win The Sheehy Lexus Of Annapolis Melges 24 World Championship
03.11.2009 Sheehy Lexus Of Annapolis 2009 Melges 24 World Championship - Final Roundup Report
Year: 2008
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06.06.2008 Lorenzo Bressani and Uka Uka Racing Win Volvo Melges 24 Worlds
Year: 2007
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12.05.2007 Dave Ullman is 2007 Fullpower Melges 24 World Champion
Year: 2006
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01.09.2006 Team Bete and Nicola Celon Win 2006 Worlds
Year: 2005
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16.12.2005 ITALY’S LUNA ROSSA TEAM WINS CORUM MELGES 24 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Year: 2004
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13.08.2004 SEBASTIAN COL & PHILLIP LIGOT'S TEAM P&P WIN 2004 MELGES 24 WORLD TITLE
Year: 2003
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17.10.2003 SHARK BITES!
Year: 2002
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02.08.2002 FINALLY HARRY MELGES (USA 409 STAR) IS 2002 MELGES 24 WORLD CHAMPION!
25.01.2002 FLAVIO FAVINI AND FRANCO ROSSINI WIN MELGES 24 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Melges Performance Sailboats Trophy has been created by noted modeler Kyle Metzloff in 1998 and has been fully restored by Italian Naval illustrator and model maker Luca Ferron in March 2022.

Melges Performance Sailboats Trophy and The Challenge Henri Samuel Corinthian World Trophy

2022 Melges 24 World Champions on Raza Mixta of Peter Duncan, with Victor Diaz de Leon calling the tactics and Erik Shampain, Matt Pistay and Morgan Trubovich in the crew

2019 Melges 24 World Champion - Maidollis ITA854 of Gianluca Perego with Carlo Fracassoli at the helm and Enrico 'Chicco' Fonda, Stefano Lagi, Matteo Ramian as crew

2018 Melges 24 World Champion - Altea ITA722 of Andrea Racchelli with Filippo Togni, Gaudenzio Bomni, Matteo Ramian and Michele Gregoratto - Victoria, CAN

2017 Melges 24 World Championship podium - Maidollis ITA854, Monsoon USA851, Mikey USA835 - Helsinki, Finland

2016 Melges 24 World Champion - Embarr IRL829 of Conor Clarke, with Stuart McNay (USA), David Hughes (USA), Maurice O'Connell, Aoife English and coach Morgan Reeser with the Melges Performance Sailboats Trophy

Melges 24 World Champion 2015 - EFG SUI684 of Chris Rast with Udo Moser, Patrick Zaugg, Pavel Johannes Tolonen, Reneé Schenk and Dani Rast - Middelfart, Denmark

2014 Gill Melges 24 World Championship - Geelong, Australia - World Champion Blu Moon SUI825 - Flavio Favini, Gabriele Benussi, Giovanni Ferrari, Stefano Rizzi, Nicholas Dal Ferro, owner Franco Rossini 

2013 Melges 24 World Champion - Full Throttle USA749 - Brian Porter, Andy Burdick, Federico Michetti, Matt Woodworth - San Francisco, USA

2011 Melges 24 World Champions - Uka Uka Racing ITA817 - Lorenzo Bressani, Jonathan McKee (USA), Federico Michetti, Fabio Gridelli, Lorenzo Santini - Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Chris Larson, Richard Clarke (CAN), Mike Wolfs (CAN), Curtis Florence (CAN) - 2009 Melges 24 World Champions on West Marine / New England USA655 - Annapolis, USA

The Melges Performance Sailboats Trophy - perpetual trophy for the Melges 24 World Championship winner

The Melges Performance Sailboats Trophy - perpetual trophy for the Melges 24 World Championship winner