News

With one more day of racing to go three boats are tied for the lead in the North Sails UK Gold Cup. - From the UK Class - The first Melges 24 North Sails Gold Cup is being hosted by the Royal Torbay Yacht Club and, it is hoped, will become an annual event.

From The Norwegian Class - Three days of absolutely no wind! This was the situation in the Oslo fjord last week end. No races, not even a start attempt for the 21 boats that were waiting and waiting in Asker outside Oslo. Friday afternoon we had the AGM for Melges Norway.

Please note that the closing date for standard price entries to the Europeans is this saturday so please visit the Euros web site and get your entry in now to avoid penatly payments.

From the German Class - The LIROS German Ranking again showed more boats than in the years before - this confirms the steady growth of the Melges24 class in the German speaking countries.

From Tomi Hakola in Finland - What a weekend! The Finnish Open Championships in Vaasa offered the fleet everything possible - from light winds under blue skies to strong winds with gusts over 15 m/s in pouring rain.

From Team Gill - It has been clear since the 2003 Melges24 World Championship in San Francisco that the hot new national class is emerging in Italy.