It was 2009 when a large Melges 24 fleet was sailing in Hyeres to fight for the European Championship, something that will happen again at the end of the upcoming summer (September 2nd to 9th), when the International Melges 24 specialists will cross the bows in the same waters to fight for the same title.
Read MoreTeams all over the world are preparing for this year’s highly anticipated Melges 24 Worlds in Miami, FL – including Travis Weisleder’s, Lucky Dog Racing. Quantum’s Director of Offshore One Design, Scott Nixon, describes what the Lucky Dog Racing team learned about matching leeches upwind and how that can be applied regardless of the boat you are racing.
Read MoreJaws Racing Team from Atlanta, GA was founded in 2010, when Roger and Melissa Counihan bought #125 and joined the friendly and active Lake Lanier Melges 24 fleet.
Read MoreThis weekend in the West Region, San Francisco Yacht Club hosted the Elite Keel Regatta. And as usual SF Bay is a great place for M24 sailing. Duane Yoslov on USA 855 Loopermanaged to put his boat in a podium position.
Read MoreKelowna now has 33 Melges 24 boats registered for the 2016 Land Rover Kelowna Melges 24 Canadian National Championship, including Richard Reid's Zingara to defend the 2015 title and some are coming from as far away as Wisconsin, Connecticut, California and Ontario. The Kelowna event is the first of a three-stage North American Melges 24 Tour.
Read MoreThe 2016 Midwest One Design Spring Championship is on May 14-15, hosted by the Muskegon Yacht Club with 25 boats already registered, one of which is the reigning champ Paul Hulsey on Hoodlum Racing. This event will be very exciting and tons of fun!
Read MoreMembership packets have been prepared and are in the mail. Some of you may have already received them, but if you haven’t, you should be receiving it shortly.
Read MoreThe top prize for the 2015-16 BLUESMITHS Melges 24 World Winter Series came down to the 10th and final race of the 4th and final Act – Sperry Charleston Race Week.
Read MoreThe entry deadline is quickly approaching!
The Land Rover Kelowna 2016 Melges 24 Canadian National Championship, the first stop in the North American Tour, is only eight weeks away. Our newest sponsors, Helly Hansen, Bluesmiths, and Hutchinson Sports have each contributed performance gear for a prize draw open to all skippers that have paid their entry fee by May 15th.
Read MoreLately, it’s seemed like the Melges 24 class, now over 20 years old, has been overshadowed by the sudden influx of new sport boat designs.
Read MoreFrom the organizers: "What a weekend! More breeze than any edition of Charleston Race Week in recent memory. Great sunshine.
Read More120 teams from 20 nations registered...and we still have 212 days to go to make this the biggest Melges 24 Worlds Ever!
Read MoreCertain boats seem to thrive in Charleston’s breezy, tide-wrought conditions, and Sperry Charleston Race Week 2016 provided the perfect weather.
Read MoreFriday’s wintery conditions were barely a memory after today’s picture-perfect Day 2 at Sperry Charleston Race Week, with 15-20 knots of wind inshore and over 20 outside the jetties. The conditions allowed for racing across all the courses at the spring’s premier event despite seas that ranged from ‘bumpy’ to ‘scary’ according to crews returning from the offshore race course.
Read MoreDowntown Charleston residents were treated to the sight of a harbor full of colorful sails on Thursday as a postcard-perfect day ushered in yet another year of Sperry Charleston Race Week.
Read MoreNot in Charleston? Too bad… But, you can catch all the racing at the virtually LIVE RACE TRACKING SITE.
Read MoreFour races were completed on the first day of racing at Sperry Charleston Race Week 2016 with long-time Melges 24 super racer Travis Weisleder on Lucky Dog/Gill Race Team seated in first overall. “Tricky, cold, wet, fun,” was the quote of the afternoon from Weisleder via text when asked how was the racing.
Read MoreThe big event is almost here! 2016 Sperry Charleston Race Week cranks up tomorrow with registration and weigh-in. Here are some gentle reminders and updates as the U.S. Melges 24 Class looks forward to welcoming you to beautiful Charleston, SC.
As the commencement of Sperry Charleston Race Week draws nearer, Melges 24 teams are in full on preparation mode. A very special thanks to everyone that has taken the time to support the class by activating your class membership.
Read MoreThe countdown is on — Sperry Charleston Race Weekcommences in about one week, so all Melges 24 teams need to be aware of the following items REQUIRED in order for your boat to race:
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