News

Thanks to the efforts of Carlo Vroon of NED122 the Melges 24 Class has been invited to race at one of the Netherland's major sportsboat regattas for the first time. The Breskens Sportboat Races will take place in Breskens on 28 & 29 August 2004 and all Melges 24 teams are invited to compete.

** PLEASE NOTE: In recent months, Melges 24 Class owners that have placed ads on this site, have been solicited with scams that include cheque forgeries, hoax buying agreements and suspicious behavior, i.e. refusing to make contact by phone, unusual ways of transferring and receiving monies.

From Gunter Tzeschlock - Dear Melges24-Sailors, please do not forget to enter in time for the German Open 2004 which will be sailed from 29 to 31 July 2004 at Travemnde where we had a fantastic World Championship in 2002.

Press Release - With ten of the nineteen events now completed Britains John Pollard leads the 2004 International Melges 24 World Ranking Series, with Tim Hawkins (USA) and Claes Rojning (SWE) hard on his heels.

Congratulations to Stuart Simpson, Rob Smith and the Team Barbarians crew on winning the 2004 WKD Melges 24 UK Nationals which took place last weekend in Torquay. For a full report, results and photos visit www.melges24.co.uk

From Beppe Zavanone of the Italian Melges 24 Class - The weather has not been exactly what one would expect in June in Rimini, with chilly northern winds and strong gusts blowing over the 3rd Volvo Cup Regatta, part of the Blu Rimini event, along with Grade II Match Race, Ufo 22, Fun, Mini-IMS natio