Online registration is now available for the 2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg taking place on February 17-19.
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The next best thing to the amazing racing experienced at the Worlds earlier this month is Miami in March — big breeze, flat water and enough runway to light up a downwind leg like a Christmas Tree!
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As a result of an amazing Championship, with all placements of the series - apart from one - within the fifth position of the ranking, the Irish team of Embarr IRL829 (2-75/DNS) has been crowned at the 2016 Melges 24 World Championship.
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The trickier conditions of today, with a light breeze from 040° that filled in only in the afternoon, forced the Race Committee to raise AP flag until 2.50pm, the moment when the fleet was eventually given the preparatory signal and allowed to sail the first and only race of the day.
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December has started with another sparkling day of sailing for the Melges 24 fleet, competing in Miami for the 2016 Melges 24 World Championship. A day of lighter breeze same way allowed to add three more races to the series and brought about major changes to the overall ranking.
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It is going to be a day of steady, South-Easterly breeze, blowing around 18-20 knots, that hopefully will allow us to complete three races in this first day of regatta of the event, since in the next days wind is expected to decrease and to get trickier," declared this morning Anderson Reggio, PRO of the 2016 Melges 24 World Championship currently taking place in Miami.
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There has been a continuous coming and going during last three days at the registration desk of the Island Gardens Marina of Miami, where most of the 74 crews from 14 nations participating at the 2016 Melges 24 World Championship have completed their registration.
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November 24th, 2016 - Miami, FL, U.S. - Melges 24 driven enthusiasm and passion to this boat will bring a great fleet of Melges 24 sailors to sail in one of the most desired sailing venues in US - Miami - for the title of the 2016 Melges 24 World Championship.
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Will this be the year Bora Gulari takes the title? The Melges 24 stalwart is a two time Moth World Champion (2009, 2013) and 2009 Rolex Yachtsman of the year.
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The biggest event in the Melges 24 Class, complete with a long list of professional and amatuer bad ass sailors representing at least 15 countries, its World Championship (Nov. 29-Dec. 3) is destined for Miami in less than two weeks and scheduled to be one of the largest it’s ever hosted on North American soil (the last really successful Worlds took place in 2005 at Key Largo, FL with 98 set-up on a starting line ¾-quarter mile long).
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The 2016 Melges 24 World Championship, starting in Miami next Saturday November 26th, is forecasted to be the biggest one with the highest number of participants ever hosted in North America and also one of the biggest in Melges 24 class history.
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In the dark of winter, a crazy idea was hatched: six kids, one boat, and a world championship.
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The strong contingent of female sailors at the recent Line Honors Melges 24 US National Championship, held at Lake Geneva Yacht Club, holds well for the future of women in the class. Finding them also at the entry list of the approaching 2016 Melges 24 World Championship is a great time to meet and greet them.
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The U.S. Melges 24 Class Association is delighted to announce the name sponsor for the Melges 24 World Winter Series - QUANTUM and to name the series Melges 24 Quantum World Winter Series.
Read MoreWith the 2016 Melges 24 World Championship in Miami Florida fast approaching, and around 35 of the 100+ participants arriving from outside the USA, the big question for the overseas teams is: How do you compete on another continent? At first glance, the costs can seem astronomical, but there are many ways of doing it.
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With three weeks to go to the 2016 Melges 24 World Championship in Miami it's a great time to present some of the teams and people passionate about the Melges 24 boat. The majority of the Melges 24 class is a Corinthian fleet of all amateur crews who race within the open competition but are also scored separately. However, the boat tends to attract many top level sailors including Olympians who want to get into high level racing without compromise.
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Time to get back in the water has almost come for the International Melges 24 Fleet. The teams that are preparing to compete for the 2016 Melges 24 World Championship, taking place in Miami, Florida from November 26th to December 3rd, have just 30 days left to make sure their boats and crews are in perfect shape for the start of the event.
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The International Melges 24 Class Association (IM24CA) and the U.S. Melges 24 Class Association (USMCA) are thrilled to be welcoming you all to Miami in almost one month’s time.
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By Brian Hutchinson - With sunny skies, fresh breeze and explosive Fall colors Lake Geneva served up a wide range of vintage lake sailing conditions for Stage 2 of the 2016 Melges 24 North American Tour - the 2016 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship.
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The Line Honors 2016 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship concluded today, hosted by the Lake Geneva Yacht Club (LGYC) Forty seven teams traveled to participate from all across North America and around the world to race the U.S. Melges 24 Class Association’s (USMCA) biggest event.
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