The Bacardi Winter Series and Bacardi Invitational Regatta are once again returning to Miami, USA, for the 2023-2024 racing season. Registration opens on September 1, 2023.
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Last weekend, on May 19-21, the Italian Melges 24 Tour 2023 made its debut in Malcesine, a world-famous location as the venue for the main regattas involving the fastest and most performing boats: Melges24, Moth, 69F etc. Regatta in Malcesine was valid also for the ranking of the Melges 24 European Sailing Series 2023.
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It is with profound sadness that the U.S. Melges 24 Class says goodbye to a legend — Buddy Melges, 1930-2023. Godspeed Buddy. We love you. We thank you. Our most heartfelt sympathies and condolences are with the Melges family.
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The U.S. Melges 24 Class is thrilled for the start of the 2023 Quantum Sails Great Lakes Cup, a four-part regatta series that officially gets underway on May 20-21. The 2023 Midwest One-Design Spring Championship is the first event of the Series, hosted by the Muskegon Yacht Club. In 2023, participation is big as almost 30 teams are registered to race the two-day event.
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Skippering Travis Weisleder’s Melges 24 this week, Laura Grondin made good on her promise to keep Lucky Dog/Dark Energy’s winning streak alive. Sailing in the Corinthian division, the Melges 24 Wombmates Racing owned and sailed by John and Gretchen Shockey took first in class with a solid five-point lead over second place Surprise, helmed by Dan Berezin.
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For the Melges 24 Class, Charleston is the third event on the National Ranking Series (NRS) with 13 entries. Travis Weisleder’s Lucky Dog is back to make an attempt at a 4th consecutive championship trophy, while several teams will qualify for the hotly contested Corinthian division title.
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The World Council of the International Melges 24 Class Association (IM24CA) at its Extraordinary General Meeting held on April 12, voted to hold the 2024 Melges 24 European Championship in Split, Croatia in early October and to hold the 2025 Melges 24 World Championship in Hyeres, France in mid-September.
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In 1992 on a cold December day, in the snow on Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, a new breed of sailboat was born. It would introduce a new style of racing inspired by the success of Buddy Melges and his legendary America’s Cup victory. With pride and prowess, Melges Performance Sailboats took one design racing to the next level with the creation of the Melges 24.
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With the conclusion of the Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta, the 2022-23 Melges 24 Winter Series is officially complete. In the end, three events played out delivering a total of 22 races with Drew Freides’ Pacific Yankee taking the overall Championship title. Chuck Lamphere’s Entente came out on top to be crowned 2022-23 Melges 24 Corinthian Winter Series Champion.
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The never-ending pursuit of excellence was all apparent on the final day of racing at the 96th Bacardi Cup and Bacardi Invitational Regatta. Biscayne Bay delivered another stunning day, with an offshore breeze changing the race track strategy.
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Another massive day of energy and perfect sailing on a sunny Biscayne Bay for teams racing at the 96th Bacardi Cup and Bacardi Invitational Regatta. The usual shifty breeze was around 10-12 knots from the south east, with plenty of race track nuances.
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A stunning fleet of one hundred and seventy-one boats were out on Biscayne Bay as the 96th Bacardi Cup entered its fourth day and the Bacardi Invitational Regatta kicked off.
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After four years of hiatus, the Melges 24 North American Championship will be sailed again! The International Melges 24 Class Association along with the Canadian Melges 24 Class Association are delighted to announce that entry is open for the 2023 Melges 24 North American Championship to be hosted by the National Yacht Club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 14 to 17 September.
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Starting on Thursday, March 9, up to nine races across three race days are scheduled for the Melges 24 Class. This will be the finale event of the 2022/2023 Bacardi Winter Series (BWS). Who will nurture the winning formula to take home the 2023 titles is too close to predict.
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The Wizard of Zenda, a film about the life of sailing legend Buddy Melges, will have its first premiere at the 2023 Annapolis Film Festival on March 25. Wizard of Zenda takes the viewer on a wild ride through the career of one of the greatest sailors in the history of the sport.
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IG @john.a.glynn: 2023 is the 30th Anniversary of the advent of the MELGES 24 sailboat. Twenty nine years ago, 29 Melges 24 teams gathered at Key West Race Week for their very first class Midwinter Championships.
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Congratulations go out to two Melges 24 owners: Steve Boho (also a past Class President) racing The 300 is the overall Midwinter Champion, and John Poulson sailing Longshot is the 2023 Melges 24 Corinthian Champion.
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Skippers and crews on nearly 275 race boats will compete in the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in the waters off downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, from February 17 to 19 as the first event of the celebrated national sailing series steps off on Tampa Bay. It also serves as the first event on the 2023 U.S. Melges 24 National Ranking Series and deemed the Class’ Midwinter Championship.
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GoSail Middelfart and the International Melges 24 Class Association (IM24CA) announce the publication of the Notice of Race for the 2023 Melges 24 World Championship powered by Bunker One to be hosted in Middelfart from 24 June to 1 July 2023. Online Registration for the regatta is now open at the event website.
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Congratulations to Drew Freides’ Pacific Yankee — 2023 Bacardi Winter Series Event No. 2 Champion. Chuck Lamphere’s Entente captured the Corinthian Champion trophy. Three days in a row of perfect sailing conditions on Biscayne Bay, January 27-29, 2023, and a dream event for all, with fantastic breeze, sun and shoreside Bacardi bonhomie at Bacardi Winter Series Event 2.
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