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The fourth day of racing in Key West was spectacular as the teams headed out to the course under clear blue skies, plentiful sunshine and moderate breezes. The tempatures were a little cooler than they have been but none-the-less enjoyable as we set out to for two incredible races.

Day two was a carbon copy of Mondays exciting Melges 24 racing action! The teams were greeted with 20 to 25 knots of wind, beautiful blue skies and plenty of sunshine as they kicked off the second day of racing looking forward to two races.

The fifty-nine Melges 24 teams were all set to go racing today with a batch of early postponements preventing them from heading out the race course as previously scheduled.

After two days of intense Melges 24 racing action, Brian Porter and his crew comprised of his brother John Porter, Andy Burdick and Dave Navin won the 2004 Ocean Reef Regatta in Key Largo, Florida. In second place was John Bertrand and Bruce Ayres in third.

From Scott Gregory - Congratulations to When Pigs Fly for winning the 2004 Melges 24 SE Championship. Skipper Ryan Hamm, along with trimmer and partner L.S. Carper, tactician Mike Miller and crew Marielle Mar Charette had a fantastic year and ended the season with a commanding lead.

At last the results are in! Over two hundred surveys were completed and submitted for the very first ever International Melges 24 Class Association Online Survey.