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The second and final day of the Volvo Melges 24 Pre-World Championship Regatta at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Porto Cervo brought respite from yesterdays storms and two outstanding races in sparkling Costa Smeralda sunshine with a breeze that built steadily from 12 to around 20 knots.

Justin Chisholm, crew aboard GBR691 Team Barbarians and editor of WWW.OFFSHORERULES.COM, will be posting daily reports from the Volvo Melges 24 Worlds. His "from the fleet" comentary is always worth reading so CLICK HERE TO READ HIS FIRST REPORT

Volvo Cars Italy, the sponsor of the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship 2008 currently underway at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo, Sardinia, is not only generously supporting the event through direct financial sponsorship but are also providing a fleet of 20 Volvo courtesy cars with driv

IMCA Official Photographer Paul Todd has already been hard at work here in Porto Cervo capturing images of registration and the first day of the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship Pre-Worlds Regatta.

IMCA Press Release - At the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Porto Cervo, Sardinia the teams competing for the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship 2008 experienced atypical Sardinian weather conditions as rain lashed the area on day one of the two day Pre-World Championship Regatta.

IMCA Press Release - With an entry list of 117 teams from a record 16 nations the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship 2008, being hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda from 1-6 June, is all set to be one of the most hotly contested events of the year.