The Lauderdale Yacht Club will host the 2022 Melges 24 World Championships, Commodore Stephanie Toothaker announced today. In addition, the website is now LIVE and teams can register immediately!“We are very excited to have a World Championship for the first time since 2019,” says IM24CA Chair Laura Grondin. “SailTi is our digital platform which will offer us world class communications and tracking of our event.”
Read MoreThe Melges 24 fleet was the largest of the five classes. Today’s finale was a who-beats-who between Peter Duncan’s Raza Mixta and Laura Grondin’s Dark Energy, with Grondin’s team falling hard with a 17th, dropping to third behind Drew Freides’ Pacific Yankee.
Read MoreFor a limited time, the USM24CA is running its annual Full Membership discount program starting right now. This limited time offer expires on Sunday, February 28, 2022. After this date the Full Owner Membership fee reverts back to its regular $275 rate.
Read MoreThe Notice of Race for the 2022 Quantum Melges 24 Great Lakes Cup has been issued.
Read MoreThe tight racing which headlined on Saturday eased, as teams focused on negotiating the tricky light breeze and current. A central strategy for success, the impact of the current escalated through the lower half of the downwind legs, playing a major influence on lay lines and gybing angles.
Read MoreRacing got underway to schedule on day one at the Bacardi Winter series 1 in Miami on Saturday 18 December 2021.
Read MoreThe Bacardi Winter Series 1 will host around 40 teams in Miami this weekend. The regatta will be comprised of the J70 and the Melges 24 fleets, racing out of Shake-A-Leg on Biscayne Bay. Packed with talent, the J70 and Melges 24 are each scheduled to contest a six race series across two days, the 18th and 19th of December.
Read MoreThe U.S. Melges 24 Class Association (USM24CA) is proud to present its National Ranking Series schedule for 2022. The nine-part Series includes events all across America featuring a wide variety of racing opportunities, from multi-class events to dedicated Melges 24 regattas.
Read More2021 has been nothing but a vast improvement in racing opportunities for the U.S. Melges 24 fleet. Ten events were on the calendar, eight were completed with a total of 73 teams competing.
Read MoreYes, the travel was worth the trouble. Canadian Richard Reid’s 'Zingara' came all the way from Port Credit, Ont, to Northwest Florida to win first place overall in the 2021 Bushwhacker Cup hosted by Pensacola Yacht Club.
Read MoreThe World Council of the International Melges 24 Class Association (IM24CA), which consists of the National Class Association chairs and the IM24CA Executive Committee members from all around the world met virtually on November 6 for the Annual General Meeting to discuss the past Melges 24 season and what lies ahead in 2022 and beyond.
Read MoreSail22 and Quantum Sails are teaming up to provide on-site coaching, training, debriefs, and regatta support at the Bacardi Winter Series 1 & 2 and Bacardi Invitational Regatta to help you make the most of your upcoming season.
Read MoreWelcome to the countdown to the Pensacola Yacht Club's Melges 24 Bushwhacker Cup. Practice races, final registration, a North Sails clinic, the competitors briefing and a party will kick it off Friday (Nov 12). A full slate of racing is on tap for Saturday and Sunday.
Read MoreThe Melges 24 Bushwhacker Cup is living up to its reputation as a competitive, fun regatta. With one month to the first warning, entries are equal to the numbers in the previous Pensacola event.
Read MoreThe U.S. Melges 24 Class Association (USM24CA) is now accepting nominations for electing Executive Committee members for the 2022-2024 term. The nomination period is officially open and will close on Friday, October 29 at midnight EDT.
Read MoreThe U.S. Melges 24 Class is actively seeking any used boats that are available for charter or for sale, in particular for the forthcoming 2022 Melges 24 World Championship taking place May 9-15 in Fort Lauderdale, FL, hosted by the Lauderdale Yacht Club.
Read MoreThe Bacardi Invitational Regatta Series are scheduled to take place in Miami, USA. All events will be conducted in compliance with all Covid-19 protocols in place at the time of each event based on current state and Miami-Dade County information.
Read MoreIt’s good news for Pensacola and the south’s Finest Yacht Club— Lagniappe… an extra bonus. The U.S. Melges 24 Class Association (USM24CA) has selected Pensacola Yacht Club to host the 2022 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship.
Read MoreSanta Cruz once again delivered the conditions and homespun hospitality that it is known for and that keep the West Coast Championship Series coming back year after year. Enduring modestly chilly temperatures was a small sacrifice to make for the idyllic 15-20 knot breezes each day. The regatta was a two-day affair the weekend of September 11-12.
Read MoreIt’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!
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