It’s Back. Last year the combined Melges 24 Gulf Coast and Atlantic Coast Championships were sailed on Mobile Bay because the Pensacola YC marina had been damaged by Hurricane Sally. The Annual Bushwhacker Cup is back on track for November 2021… The Race is On!
Read MoreAll competing teams and crew are strongly encouraged to take note and action on the following items regarding entry to the forthcoming Melges 24 U.S. National Championship. It’s a checklist: early entry, corinthian competition, membership, gear and crew lists.
Read MoreIf there is one regatta that Melges 24 teams look forward to most every year it’s the National Championship. In 2021, hosted by the Crescent Sail Yacht Club in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, the U.S. Melges 24 Class is really excited to have the event taking place in the heart of its largest fleet district, the Midwest.
Read MoreThe Melges 24 Canadian Class is thrilled to announce the 2021 National Championship will take place, hosted by the Royal Victoria Yacht Club on October 1-3.
Read MoreAfter two years hiatus in the schedule of the Melges 24 World Championships, the International Class is hopeful to welcome Melges 24s for the 2022 Worlds to be hosted by the Lauderdale Yacht Club in co-operation with U.S. Melges 24 Class on May 9-15.
Read MoreThis past weekend the Grand Traverse Yacht Club, in Traverse City, Michigan, was pleased to once again host the Melges 24 Class at its long standing Invitational Regatta.
Read MoreGrand Traverse Invitational, scheduled for this weekend, August 21 and 22, is pleased to announce 21 entries as of end of day Monday, August 16.
Read MoreSailing is where it is at when it comes to family. This past weekend, U.S. Class member Joe Quarantillo along with his wife Heather and sons Joss and Bridger aboard Cannonball, competed together at the the Dillon Open Regatta.
Read MoreThe Columbia Gorge Racing Association and Melges 24 Pacific Northwest District hosted the annual CGOD regatta on the weekend of July 31-Aug 1.
Read MoreSanta Barbara Yacht Club hosted the first regatta of the 2021 Melges 24 West Coast Championship Series in conjunction with its annual Fiesta Cup on the weekend of July 23-25, 2021. Racing was held on the idyllic coastal waters of the American Riviera.
Read MoreThe Notice of Race for the Pensacola Yacht Club’s 2nd ‘annual’ Bushwhacker Cup [delayed one year by the pandemic and Hurricane Sally] has been posted and entries are now open. The regatta, which serves as the Atlantic Coast Championships, is scheduled for November 12-14, 2021.
Read MoreThe IM24CA AGM will take place on November 6, 2021. In preparation, the U.S. Class is reaching out to its current membership for any submissions regarding the Class constitution, future events, class rules, technical issues, regatta regulations and general policies.
Read MoreA massive congrats to Laura Grondin aboard her Melges 24 Dark Energy as she and her team of tactician Taylor Canfield, Cole Brauer, Richard Peale and Matthew Ray had a banner week of fun and fantastic sailing at Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville 2021.
Read MoreThe Santa Barbara Yacht Club is pleased to host the 14th annual Fiesta Cup in gorgeous Santa Barbara, California on July 23-25, 2021, and the Melges 24 is invited! The Fiesta Cup is also earmarked as 2021 U.S. Melges 24 National Ranking Event No. 5.
Read MoreYou are cordially invited to the first event of the Herreshoff Marine Museum & America’s Cup Hall of Fame Golden Jubilee — a celebration of Herreshoff New York Yacht Club One Designs.
Read MoreRegistration is now open for the 2021 Columbia Gorge One Design Regatta, hosted by Columbia Gorge Racing Association (CGRA), happening on July 30-August 1. The Melges 24 just loves this venue. Now is the time to fire up the teams and go racing again!
Read MoreRegistration is now open for the fantastic Newport Regatta, hosted by Sail Newport in beautiful Newport, RI on July 11-12. This is the ultimate summer regatta!
Read MoreThe Red Eight Regatta will take place on June 12, 2021, hosted by the Grand Traverse Yacht Club in Traverse City, MI. Registration is now open and online at Yachtscoring. Several Melges 24 teams are already signed up to race this grass roots event.
Read MoreThe Quantum Melges 24 Great Lakes Cup officially kicked off this past weekend. Hosted by the Muskegon Yacht Club, 22 teams went head-to-head as the Spring Championship not only marked the first of four Cup Series events, it is also the official start of the Melges 24 Midwest racing season.
Read MoreThe U.S. Melges 24 National Championship will take place on September 17-19, 2021, hosted by the Crescent Sail Yacht Club in Detroit, MI (Grosse Pointe Farms, MI). Registration is now open and online at Yachtscoring. Teams planing to attend are encouraged to go ahead and register. More details will be released shortly.
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