Sailboat racers have been having a blast on the Melges 24 for over 30 years and the boat’s popularity is as hot as ever, as Peter McClennen, from Newport, RI, can attest. A relative newcomer to the Melges 24 since 2020, McClennen also races VX One, Melges 20, J70s, C&C 30 OD, and the IC37. However, he loves the challenge that the M24 brings to the party.
Read MorePlans are underway for the 2024 Melges 24 World Championshipon the beautiful San Francisco Bay, hosted by The San Francisco Yacht Club . This Sunday, March 31, is the deadline to take advantage of the $100 early registration discount.
Read MoreThe International Melges 24 Class Association, in partnership with The San Francisco Yacht Club and the U.S. Melges 24 Class Association, is excited to announce the opening of registration for the 2024 World Championship, which will take place August 17-24 in beautiful California, USA!
Read MoreBora Gulari at the helm of Kingspoke emerged triumphant ahead of overnight regatta leader Peter-David Karrie racing Nefeli. Congratulations to Jan Frederik Dyvi, Jan Borø, Herman Horn-Johannessen, Stian Ness Rørvik and Malin Rørvik-Sundelin as they are the 2024 Corinthian Melges 24 Bacardi Invitational Regatta champions. This is their 3rd consecutive Bacardi Invitational Regatta all-amateur win. He placed 8th overall.
Read MoreIt was another intense day of racing in fantastic conditions on Biscayne Bay at the 97th Bacardi Cup and Bacardi Invitational Regatta. The usual shifty breeze was around 8-10 knots with plenty of race track nuances. All changed on Day Two with Peter Karrie’s Nefeli topping the Melges 24 fleet.
Read MoreRacing got underway on March 7th for the five one-design fleets competing in the Bacardi Invitational Regatta, with two hundred and seven teams and well over six hundred sailors delivering a stunning spectacle on Biscayne Bay.
Read MoreThe 2024 World Championship returns to SFYC for the first time since 2013. Five days of great racing and shoreside social activities are scheduled 20 - 24 August 2024. Twelve races are planned to determine the next world champion in sunny, windy, and challenging SF Bay race conditions.
Read MoreOn Friday, February 23, World Sailing approved the final 2024 changes to the Melges 24 Class Rules. It published a new edition along with the document of particular changes, which came into effect immediately.
Read MoreCharleston Race Week 2024 at Patriots Point is marked as North American Sailing Series event No. 4 on this year’s racing calendar. Event organizers recently distributed some important logistical changes for the event this year, in hopes that it will help you finalize your plans to attend.
Read MoreSteve and Catherine Boho's team on The 300 win the Midwinters and get berth to the BVI championship. They had some mild trepidations about racing on the final day of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in St. Petersburg. As they stepped out of their hotel and into the heavy rain and the brisk north wind in the morning, they knew the day was going to be fast and physical.
Read MoreThe U.S. Melges 24 Class is ready to race into the 2024 North American Sailing Series in St. Petersburg at the Helly Hansen Sailing World 2024 Regatta Series this weekend. The event has been designated as not only the circuit’s kick-off event, but also the Midwinter Championship. Thirteen teams have registered and it presents a fleet of diverse runners and riders.
Read MoreBy Dave Reed, February 14, 2024 - One such northerner is David Mierzwa, of Lake Placid, New York, who on Tuesday was behind the wheel and racing to get south of a big storm burying the mid-Atlantic and Northeast in snow and ice. Behind him was bitter cold, but ahead of him was warmth and the anticipation of his first Melges 24 Midwinter Championship at the regatta.
Read MoreRegistration is officially open for the 2024 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship set to take place in beautiful Santa Barbara, California and hosted by the historic Santa Barbara Yacht Club on July 12 through 14, 2024.
Read MoreThree days of exceptional sailing conditions on Biscayne Bay, January 26-28, made the Bacardi Winter Series 2 a dream event. Maintaining their overnight position, Bora Gulari’s Kingspoke topped the Melges 24 open leaderboard. In the all-amateur division, 2023 National Ranking Champion Dan Berezin racing Surprise won the Corinthian division.
Read MoreDay two of three at the Bacardi Winter Series Event 2 saw sailing mastery unleashed in spectacular sailing conditions on Biscayne Bay. Plenty of race track fluidity in the three races as the puffy breeze upped the tempo, with Bora Gulari emerging to take control of the leaderboard. Gulari’s Kingspoke maintained their scorecard of top-five finishes and advance to first overall.
Read MoreThe three-day Bacardi Winter Series Event 2 opened today, Friday, January 26, on the stunning waters of Biscayne Bay, Miami. Fifty-six teams have descended on Shake-A-Leg Miami for the three-day series. As well as boasting a record sized fleet, the boat park rocks a line-up of sailing legends, with numerous Olympians and World Champions adding to the competitive mix.
Read MoreBacardi Winter Series 2 (BWS2) marks the second of a three-event series for the Melges 24, which culminates at the Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta (BCIR) in March 2024.
Read MoreFrom our racing family to yours, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous Happy New Year!
— U.S. Melges 24 Class Association
A riveting single race on Sunday, December 17, awarded Andrea Pozzi’s Bombarda with top honors at Bacardi’s first Winter Series event of 2024. Congratulations to Andrea and his team which included Filippo Amonti, Matteo Ivaldi, Stefano Ciampalini and Carlo Zermini.
Read MoreDecember 16, 2023 - Miami, USA - The highly anticipated opening day at Bacardi Winter Series 2023/2024, Event No. 1 was called off due to high wind and severe gale warnings. Three races are scheduled on Sunday, December 17.
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