US Melges 24 National Championship Registration Opens, Notice of Race Posted

July 7, 2022 - Pensacola, FL, USA - Get ready for exciting Melges 24 racing on Pensacola Bay this fall. The Pensacola Yacht Club and the US Melges 24 Class Association will bring on three fall regattas within two weeks of each other that offer M24 class one-design racing at its finest… 

Come to Pensacola for the new West Florida Open Regatta Challenge (WFOrc) “SpookFest” on Halloween weekend Oct 29-30 followed 10-days later by the 2022 US Melges 24 National Championship scheduled for Nov 10-13 on the club’s annual Bushwhacker Cup weekend.

Pensacola YC’s traditional Jubilee one-design class regatta on the weekend between the WFOrc and the Melges 24 Nationals may also feature Melges 24 racing based on class participation.

Registration is now open for the 2022 US Melges 24 National Championship. The Notice Of Race is posted directly at Yacht Scoring at https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eid=15385,

— and may also be accessed through links at 

 https://usmelges24.com/2022nationals, and https://pensacolayachtclub.org/Racing.

As a warm-up, bonus, pre-nationals regatta for the Melges 24 Class, the traditional WFORC fall regatta is being reformatted and moved to the last weekend in October, Halloween. The traditional offshore event will be expanded to include an inshore sportboat circle for Melges 24, VX One and Viper classes. This will be in addition to the usual PHRF racing and to another new inshore multihull circle. The new NOR is still a work in progress.

Boat storage for Melges 24’s before, between and after the regattas is available. Contact the Pensacola YC dockmaster Greg Spitzer to reserve your space— call 850-433-8804 ext. 108 or email dockmaster@pycfl.com with your request for storage.

The USM24CA noted

“The U.S. Melges 24 Class is really excited about the forthcoming Nationals at Pensacola Yacht Club this fall. It is a first-class venue with so much to offer in the way of great racing conditions, race management and shoreside activities. We always look forward to rounding out the racing season in Pensacola and this regatta will be no exception. It is the grand finale of our National Ranking Series and we anticipate crowning the overall and Corinthian 2022 Champions. Pensacola YC has always been the perfect partner in hosting Melges 24 Class events — they know we like to have a lot of fun on-the-water and off!

Pensacola Yacht Club has been home to the annual Melges 24 Bushwhacker Cup — including the Atlantic Coast and Gulf Coast regional class championships since 2019.

Race information for both the WFORC and the Bushwhacker Cup … NOR/SI’s, regatta entry, team lists and official notices… is all on respective Yacht Scoring web pages. Links to those pages are on Pensacola Yacht Club Racing. [https://pensacolayachtclub.org/Racing].

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PENSACOLA YACHT CLUB

1897 Cypress Street
Pensacola, FL 32502
https://pensacolayachtclub.org/Racing
Phone: (850)433-8804

REGATTA CHAIRMAN

Tom Pace, Jr. — PYC Commodore and Regatta Chairman
Mobile: 850-572-6727
Email: tomracechair@gmail.com

PRO & PYC FLEET CAPTAIN

Hal Smith— PYC Fleet Captain & PRO
Mobile: 864-275-6290
Email: hal_smith@mindspring.com

PYC REGATTA MARKETING & PUBLICITY

Talbot Wilson— PYC Regatta Marketing & Publicity
Mobile: 850-217-7138
Email: talbot@talbotwilson.com

SOUTHEAST DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Tony Stanley (USA-610, Hermes)
Email: tonystanley419@gmail.com

U.S. MELGES 24 CLASS ADMINISTRATOR

Joy Dunigan, U.S. Melges 24 Class Administrator/Communications/Marketing
Email: communications@usmelges24.com
Phone/Cell: (912) 398-5776

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2022 US Melges 24 Nationals - Notice of Race cover

Pensacola Yacht Club sits on 22 acres where Bayou Chico flows into Pensacola Bay. Small boats launch from the 250 foot beach. Plenty of trailer space is available for boat storage between regattas. Pensacola YC is known as the South's Finest yacht club.

Pensacola Yacht Club Race Area

Team Nefeli GER859 of Peter Karrie - Bushwhacker Cup 2021, Pensacola YC, FL, USA

Zingara CAN853 of Richard Reid Reid and his team of Rebecca Anderson, Richard Clarke, Bill Gooderham, Brian Kamilar and Goncalo Ribiero - Bushwhacker Cup 2021, Pensacola YC, FL, USA