The USM24CA is thrilled to announce that the 2020 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship will be hosted by the Tred Avon Yacht Club in Oxford, Maryland on October 15-18.
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On 14-15 December 2019, the three-part Melges 24 Bacardi Winter Series kicks off in tremendous Miami warmth and sunshine style.
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The 2019 Melges 24 Atlantic and Gulf Coast Championship for the Bushwacker Cup is charting a course for success with twenty teams already signed up for the inaugural regatta. Hosted by the Pensacola Yacht Club in Pensacola, Florida it is the perfect feeder event into the next Bacardi Miami Winter Series.
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It will be a big year for the Melges 24s too! Sperry Charleston Race Week will act as a warm-up to the 2020 World Championship happening on May 1-9.
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On Friday afternoon Nov 15, Zane Yoder will host a Melges 24 Racing Clinic following Practice Racing on Pensacola Bay for the inaugural 'Bushwhacker Cup' (the Atlantic and Gulf Coast Championship). The clinic, hosted by Quantum Sails, is the kickoff for a great weekend of racing out of Pensacola Yacht Club Nov 16-17.
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October 12, 2019 - Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy - The history of the Melges 24 Class repeats itself: after the successful World Championship of Helsinki in 2017, the Italian crews onboard Maidollis and Taki 4 (Corinthian) are again the Melges 24 World Champions.
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October 11, 2019 - Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy - The weather conditions on the race course of Villasimius continue to change and, with a light breeze and a well-formed wave, the Melges 24 fleet completes two other races that contribute to define the ranking for tomorrow's grand finale.
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October 10, 2019 - Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy - The race course of Villasimius changes shape again and, after the no race of yesterday, today it welcomes the sailors with steady and increasing Southerly breeze that reached gusts of over 20 knots, very close to the maximum limit of the Melges 24 Class.
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October 09, 2019 - Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy - The lack of breeze doesn't allow to complete any race in Villasimius today, so the situation of the Melges 24 World Championship 2019 is crystallized with the standings that were defined by the three regattas completed yesterday.
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October 08, 2019 - Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy - The Mistral suddenly abandons Villasimius and, against all odds, the Melges 24 World Championship 2019 begins under the sign of a medium-light breeze from the northern quadrants, which still allows three races to be performed, the maximum allowed by notice of race for each day of regattas.
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Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy - Only one day to go, with the Opening Ceremony and practice race taking place tomorrow, and then the games will start for the most challenging, amazing and competitive regatta of the 2019 Melges 24 season, the World Championship of Villasimius.
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Congratulations are in full order for current U.S. Melges 24 Class President and long-time owner Roger Counihan at the helm of JAWS, with crew Todd Wilson, Tiffany Wilson and Travis Maier — they are 2019 Canadian National Champs!
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2019 PRE-WORLDS: "Since the very first day of training here in Villasimius, the feeling with the race course and the boat has been positive. This positive wake has continued even in the following days of racing, which have allowed us to climb on the highest step of the podium in an event that, above all on the psychological level and on the motivation of the crew, has a fundamental role in view of the great seasonal goal, the World Championship of October" - these are the words by Andrea Pozzi, owner of Bombarda ITA860, returning to the dock in Villasimius.
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2019 PRE-WORLDS: Second day of racing in Villasimius for the eve event of the Melges 24 World Championship 2019: the fleet completes three more races, which are added to those disputed yesterday, bringing to six the total of the series up to this moment and taking into play the discard of the worst result for all the crews.
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2019 PRE-WORLDS: The race course of Villasimius could not welcome any better the Melges 24 fleet that, starting today, is engaged in a three-days of racing valid as a rehearsal for the main event of the season, the Melges 24 World Championship 2019 that will start on October 8th.
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The International Melges 24 Class Association (IM24CA) AGM (Annual General Meeting) will be taking place on November 9 in Bergen, Norway. Submissions can be made about Constitution, future events, class rules, technical issues, regatta regulations, general policies, nominations of Executive Committee members and bids for future events.
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Online registration is open for the Atlantic Coast/Gulf Coast Championship, hosted by the Pensacola Yacht Club on November 16-17.
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The U.S. Melges 24 Class Association (USM24CA) proud to announce that Melges 24 Decorum owner Megan Ratliff has been elected as President of the Class for the 2020-2022 Executive Committee term.
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The legendary Fall Championship takes place on October 4-6 in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin — the home of the Melges 24!
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