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  • Brian Porter at the helm of Full Throttle won his 9th Melges 24 U.S National Championship on Pensacola Bay in Florida. From left to right: Brian Porter, Bri Porter, RJ Porter and Matt Woodworth.
  • 2022 Corinthian runner-up — Decorum. From left to right: PRO Hal Smith, Miro Kaffka, Nicholas Diephouse, Steve Liebel, Megan Ratliff and Hunter Ratliff.
  • Second overall, Laura Grondin's Dark Energy B Team. From left to right, PRO Hal Smith, Mike Buckley, Taylor Canfield, John Bowden and Scott Ewing.
  • From left to right, 2022 Corinthian Melges 24 U.S. National Champions Steve Burke, Steve Suddath, Shawn Burke and Dave Chapin.
  • Brian Porter at the helm of Full Throttle won his 9th Melges 24 U.S National Championship on Pensacola Bay in Florida. From left to right: Brian Porter, Bri Porter, RJ Porter and Matt Woodworth.
  • 2022 Melges 24 U.S. Nationals - Pensacola Yacht Club, FL; USA
  • Megan Ratliff's Decorum with crew Hunter Ratliff (skipper), Nicholas Diephouse, Miro Kaffka and Steve Liebel slipped back a position to finish the day second in the Corinthian division
  • 2019 Corinthian Melges 24 U.S. National Champion Steve Suddath aboard 3 1/2 Men came on strong on Day Two moving into the all-amateur division lead.
  • Peter Karrie's German Melges 24 Nefeli team enjoyed the final race win of today, helping him move up from tenth to eighth overall.
  • Richard Reid's Zingara (left) and Taylor Canfield driving Dark Energy B Team (right) both enjoyed race wins on Day Two.
  • Drew Freides' Pacific Yankee and crew members Charlie Smythe, Alec Anderson, Nic Asher and Mark Ivey moved up the leaderboard to finish the day in second overall.
  • U.S. Melges 24 Nationals 2022 - Pensacola Yacht Club, FL, USA
  • 2022 Corinthian Canadian National Champion Dan Berezin on Surprise punched it hard on Day One of racing in Pensacola to land third overall in the all-amateur division.
  • Megan Ratliff's Decorum is no stranger to victory in the Corinthian division, and Friday's performance proved she can win the all-amateur title
  • Bruce Ayres' Monsoon is currently seated second overall and trails Porter by 4 points.
  • Defending Melges 24 U.S. National Champion Brian Porter sailing Full Throttle reveled in the fresh breeze on Pensacola Bay to take the overall lead.
  • The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels electrify the sky over Pensacola Bay on opening day of the 2022 U.S. Melges 24 U.S. National Championship hosted by the Pensacola Yacht Club.jpeg
  • 2021 U.S. Melges 24 Corinthian - Third Place - RUSTLER Fred Rozelle, Curtis Rozelle, Steven Rozelle, Amy Rozelle/Bourne, Matthew Otenbaker
  • 2021 U.S. Melges 24 Corinthian - Second Place - BAD IDEA (Scot Zimmerman, Katy Zimmerman, Andy Girrell, Kevin Fisher)
  • 2021 U.S. Melges 24 Corinthian National Champions - FLYING TOASTER (Mike Dow, Bob Clark, James Olson and Gregg Diehl)
  • 2021 U.S. Melges 24 Nationals - Fourth Place - ZENDA EXPRESS - Harry Melges IV, Finn Burdick, Harry Melges III, Malcolm Lamphere, Ripley Shelley
  • 2021 U.S. Melges 24 Nationals - Third Place - SHAKA - KC Shannon, Ben Lynch, Elisabeth Whitener, Tommy Sawchuk, John Bowden
  • 2021 U.S. Melges 24 Nationals - Second Place - MONSOON - Bruce Ayres, Tomas Dietrich, Chelsea Simms, Edward Hackney, Jeremy Wilmot
  • 2021 U.S. Melges 24 National Champions - FULL THROTTLE  (Brian Porter, RJ Porter, Bri Porter, Matt Woodworth, Austin Colpaert)
  • Brian Porter's Full Throttle has his eye on a possible eighth National Championship trophy.
  • Scot Zimmerman's 'Bad Idea' knows it's always a good idea to race a Melges 24.
  • Intense competition awaits the Melges 24 fleet in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan for the 2021 U.S. National Championship, hosted by the Crescent Sail Yacht Club.
  • Twenty-six teams have signed up to race at the 2021 U.S. Melges 24 Class' National Championship. Three days of great competition on the water and fantastic shoreside activities are scheduled.
  • Quantum Sails is proud to continue offering resources and support to the Melges 24 Class as the Official Sailmaker of the 2021 U.S. National Championship happening September 16-19.
  • Jack Derry, Opportunity / Mudratz Racing
  • Bridgette Croke at the helm of Crazy Train
  • Michael Lenkeit’s Rapscallion battles around the offset with Tony Stanley’s Hermes
  • Megan Ratliff, Decorum- Defending Melges 24 Charleston Race Week Corinthian Champion
  • Travis Weisleder, Lucky Dog - Defending Melges 24 Charleston Race Week Champion
  • George Haynie USA687 Firewater
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