The World Council of the International Melges 24 Class Association (IM24CA) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Bergen, Norway on November 9th.
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From Melges Performance Sailboats - We all know that a bad start can cost you the race, so why leave it up to chance? If you sail in a class that allows you to "ping" the starting line, then you have probably fallen into the trap of doing so incorrectly.
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Charleston, S.C. USA (25 November 2019) - The 2020 Melges 24 World Championship will take place on 1-9 May 2020, in Charleston, South Carolina.
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By Talbot Wilson/Pensacola Yacht Club - The three teams leading Pensacola Yacht Club’s Melges 24 Atlantic & Gulf Coast Championship (aka the Bushwhacker Cup) after Day 1 were confirmed as the three podium finishers on Day 2.
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By Talbot Wilson/Pensacola Yacht Club - Two teams, each with America's Cup challenger team members aboard, battled for the top two places after the first five races of Pensacola Yacht Club's inaugural Melges 24 Atlantic and Gulf Coast Championship.
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By Talbot Wilson/Pensacola Yacht Club - For Galveston girl Chandler Self, the Pensacola Yacht Club Bushwhacker Cup is her first Melges 24 regatta. She is new to the class and will be working the bow of Zane Yoder's lime green Melges< 24 Friday Night Gigolos. She is the only lady sailor on the five-person crew.
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Multiple Melges 24 Champs are all set to duke it out in a stellar fleet of challengers on Pensacola Bay this coming weekend (November 14-16) for the Atlantic and Gulf Coast Championships/Bushwhacker Cup hosted by the Pensacola Yacht Club.
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The 2020 St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta happens on February 14-16 and now is the time to get signed up. Hosted and organized by Sailing World Magazine, St. Pete’s has always served as a major Melges 24 racing hub.
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The 2020 Melges 24 Bacardi Winter Series kicks off in sunny, warm Miami, Florida on December 14-15, 2019. Take advantage of early registration by registering online today. Register Online.
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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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