The 2020 Melges 24 Charleston Open is scheduled to take place on October 23-25 in Charleston, SC.
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With registration scheduled to open in September for the Bacardi Winter Series, the USM24CA is optimistic that it is THE light at the end of the 2020 tunnel. Here is the latest update from Bacardi.
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Two staple Melges 24 Midwest Regattas are just around the corner — the Annual Hound Dog Regatta (August 7-8, 17 entries), and the Invitational Regatta (August 15-16, 20 entries), both hosted by the Grand Traverse Yacht Club is all set and ready to go!
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It is with great disappointment that the difficult decision has been made to cancel the 2020 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship originally scheduled for October 15-18 at Tred Avon Yacht Club.
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Thank you to everyone in advance who took the time to participate in our 2021 World Championship Survey. Your input and thoughtful feedback is invaluable in making critical decisions regarding the Worlds next year.
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The U.S. Melges 24 Class Association’s (USM24CA) call for submissions is officially open to the current membership for proposed changes to the constitution, future events, class rules, technical issues, regatta regulations and general policies.
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An amendment to the 2020 Quantum Melges 24 Great Lakes Cup Series has been issued.
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Attention Melges 24 teams, the Melges 24 Class needs your help — your valuable feedback regarding the upcoming World Championship now rescheduled for April 2021.
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This spring we watched racing come to an abrupt halt. Large events including our World Championship were cancelled amid COVID-19 outbreak.
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The Notice of Race for the Pensacola Yacht Club’s 2nd annual Bushwhacker Cup has been posted and entries are now open. The regatta, which serves as the Atlantic & Gulf Coast Regional Championships, is scheduled for November 13-15, 2020.
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The One-Design Regatta, originally scheduled for August 22 and 23, will be merged with the Annual Regatta, allowing smaller keelboat classes to take part in North America's oldest annual sailing competition.
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The Grand Traverse Yacht Club fired the starting gun on its annual Melges 24 Red Eight Regatta this past Saturday, June 13th, marking a return to racing in the region.
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Slowly but surely, the Midwest racing season is cranking up — and it all starts with the Red 8 Regatta, hosted by the Grand Traverse Yacht Club on Saturday, June 13.
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Like so many things, the 2020 U.S. Melges 24 West Coast Championship racing series has been effected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Please see the following updates regarding the three-part regatta series on the West Coast.
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The World Council of the International Melges 24 Class Association (IM24CA), which consists of the National Class Association chairs and the IM24CA Executive Committee, voted to move the schedule of the title championship events out one year.
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Andy Burdick, President of Melges Performance Sailboats recently conducted an interview with David Schmidt at Sail-World that speaks about how “the Melges 24 — is the one boat that jumps out.”
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On April 20 at 9 pm CET (Central Europe Time) / 3 pm EST (Eastern Time US) International Melges 24 Class Association together with Zerogradinord will host an online talk show focused on the Starting Strategies – Starboard Tack, Port Tack, Starting Strategies – via Melges 24 Facebook page.
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After much thoughtful consideration and deliberation, event director Randy Draftz has announced that Sperry Charleston Race Week 2020 has been cancelled.
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In light of the current global situation and feedback from local officials, the Executive Committee of the IM24CA along with Randy Draftz, our event organizer; and in consultation with Megan Ratliff, Chair of the US Melges 24 Class, reached the difficult decision to cancel the World Championship scheduled for the beginning of May.
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The Bacardi Cup marked the last event on the 2019/2020 Winter Series for the fleet, but it also marked the beginning of the 2020 National Ranking Series.
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