Online entry is now officially open for the highly anticipated 2023/2024 Bacardi Winter Series, leading into the world-famous Bacardi Cup and Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta from March 3-9, 2024, on Biscayne Bay, Miami, FL.
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Congratulations to Brian Porter at the helm of Full Throttle with his ‘boys’: Bri Porter, RJ Porter and Matt Woodworth as crew. After three days and 8 races in a variety of conditions, Porter captured an unprecedented 10th Melges 24 U.S. National Championship, making him the champ for a third time in a row. Congratulations also to Dan Berezin racing Surprise, with crew consisting of Michael Berezin, his son; Alex Kapustin, Mykhaylo Mayevskyy and Valerie Sushko are 2023 Corinthian National Champions.
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Teams awoke to cool temps, plentiful sunshine and very windy conditions on Day 2 of the 2023 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship on Lake Geneva in Wisconsin. The Melges 24 celebrates her 30th Anniversary this weekend and the cool, breezy conditions certainly put the icing on the birthday cake. Three short-track races were conducted setting up the fleet nicely for a proper Sunday showdown.
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It was a wild and windy day for the 2023 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship fleet in Fontana, Wisconsin. After three races, two-time U.S. Melges 24 National Champion Bora Gulari sailing Knocky Knocky leads the regatta. Brent McKenzie on Ex-Kahn leads the Corinthian division.
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It’s time to get the 30th Anniversary Regatta party started! The 2023 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship, hosted by none other than the Lake Geneva Yacht Club (LGYC), happens this weekend — October 6th-8th. As we speak, 29 of the best Melges 24 teams from all across America and Canada are converging on the sacred waters of Geneva Lake where it sailed for the very first time back in 1993.
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Richard Reid’s Melges 24 Zingara with tactician Brian Kamilar along with crew members Ian Sloan, Bill Gooderham and Serena Vilage won the highly-coveted International Class title by two points. Top Corinthian teams Dan Berezin on Surprise and Megan Ratliff’s Decorum brought out the best in heavy competition finishing the event in second and third respectively.
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The U.S. Melges 24 Class has been working hard on a brand new initiative — a Collegiate Member Racing program. The purpose of the program works two fold. First, it introduces the Melges 24 to young, aspiring college sailors or those who have just graduated. It also works to build a highly-qualified list of sailors for current Owners looking for crew to race at events making more boats able to participate and remain competitive.
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The time has arrived and anticipation is high before tomorrow’s start of the 2023 Melges 24 North American Championship, which after four years of hiatus will be sailed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada this upcoming weekend! Hosted by the National Yacht Club (TheNYC) by a delegation of the Canadian Melges 24 Class Association (CanM24CA) under the authority of the International Melges 24 Class Association (IM24CA), the event will be held from 15 to 17 September.
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Per the Notice of Race, item No.3, Eligibility and Entry, each Melges 24 needs to provide a valid measurement certificate for competition at the U.S. National Championship. In order for a measurement certificate to be valid, it needs to be in the name of the current owner + be stamped and signed by the USM24CA.
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Calling all Melges 24 teams competing at the 2023 U.S. Nationals on Geneva Lake! Is your team a perfect fit for the all-amateur Corinthian Division? Here is what you need to do to make sure your team is confirmed. The deadline for Corinthian competition is Friday, September 22nd.
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It was an awesome weekend filled with great fun and lots of Melges 24 racing at the Grand Traverse Yacht Club for the Guardians of the Great Lakes Regatta (formerly the Grand Traverse Invite) on August 26-27. Finishing no worse than third, Canada’s Richard Reid on Zingara edged out Eddie Cox’s Zenda Express and Cuyler Morris’ Dark Horse by three points to win the second event of the Quantum Great Lakes Cup Series (QGLC).
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The 2023 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship is all set to take place on October 6-8, hosted by the Lake Geneva Yacht Club (LGYC) in Fontana, Wisconsin — the birthplace of the Melges 24. As the Melges 24 continues celebrating its 30th anniversary, the U.S. Class anticipates this will be one of the most memorable regattas in Class history. With 26 teams already committed to race, a robust fleet of 35-40 are anticipated by the close of registration.
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The U.S. Melges 24 National Championship is just a little bit less than two months away, and there is no better time to prepare for competition than now, especially if you need bow numbers placed on your boat or need replacements.
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The U.S. Melges 24 Class Association (USM24CA) is now accepting nominations for electing Executive Committee members for the 2022-2024 term. The nomination period is officially open and will close on Friday, October 29 at midnight EDT.
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The Quantum Melges 24 Great Lakes Cup officially kicked off this past weekend. Hosted by the Muskegon Yacht Club, 22 teams went head-to-head as the Spring Championship not only marked the first of four Cup Series events, it is also the official start of the Melges 24 Midwest racing season.
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The U.S. Melges 24 National Championship will take place on September 17-19, 2021, hosted by the Crescent Sail Yacht Club in Detroit, MI (Grosse Pointe Farms, MI). Registration is now open and online at Yachtscoring. Teams planing to attend are encouraged to go ahead and register. More details will be released shortly.
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The Quantum Melges 24 Great Lakes Cup consists of four high-calibre events across the Midwest District of the U.S. Melges 24 Class Association. The Notice of Race has been released and teams are getting ready to make 2021 the best year of racing the Melges 24 in the Midwest EVER!
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Three solid days of absolutely beautiful racing in Charleston for the Gold Cup Regatta produced a youthful result. Harry Melges IV on Zenda Express conquered the Open Division, while James Hannah of ONE15 Brooklyn Sail Club on Pipeline topped the Corinthian division.
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After his big win at the 2021 Charleston Race Week Regatta, Travis Weisleder and his Lucky Dog team are atop the U.S. Melges 24 National Ranking Series leaderboard after two events.
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Weisleder and his talented team on Lucky Dog led wire-to-wire in winning Melges 24 class, largest of the regatta with 33 boats. Veteran professional Mark Mendelblatt was aboard as tactician, while John Bowden trimmed the headsails and Collin Leon handled the bow.
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