Helly Hansen’s Sailing World Regatta in St. Petersburg, Florida happening February 16-18 is designated as the 2024 Melges 24 Midwinter Championship — and marks the first stop on the North American Ranking Series! It’s a great way to kick off the sailing year with top-notch Corinthian style Melges 24 racing and free-flowing Mount Gay rum all weekend long… It’s time to register early!
Read MoreThe Class had a great Melges 24 racing event this last Saturday at Lake Lanier Sailing Club (LLSC) with the collegiate sailors crewing on our local Melges 24 sportboats. Five racing teams competed from each of these top colleges: University of South Florida (USF), Florida Tech (FT), North Carolina State (NC State), College of Charleston (CofC) and Georgia Tech (GT).
Read MoreRegistration is officially open for Charleston Race Week 2024 at Patriots Point on April 18-21. Now is the time to sign-up as early entry fee pricing is in effect through January 31. Charleston Harbor brings out the biggest and best in one-design sportboat racing!
Read MoreIn celebration of the Melges 24’s 30th Anniversary, the U.S. Melges 24 Class is proud to present the Melges 24 as it raced its 30th U.S National Championship at the Lake Geneva Yacht Club on Geneva Lake, Wisconsin — the birthplace of the Melges 24. It's the boat that started it all!
Read MoreThe U.S. Melges 24 Class in the Southeast District is ready to welcome seven 7 SAISA Colleges to the Lake Lanier Sailing Club just north of Atlanta, GA on Lake Lanier. These teams are ready to race!
Read MoreGreat. Affordable. Fast and Fun Melges 24 racing— that is the Bushwhacker Cup hosted by the Pensacola Yacht Club in Pensacola, Florida! The early entry fee has been extended…
Read MoreIt's time to REGISTER for the upcoming Bacardi sailing events. If you haven't registered yet, now is the perfect time. Take advantage of the early discounted registration fee.
Read MoreThe U.S. Melges 24 Class Association (USM24CA) is now accepting nominations for electing Executive Committee members for the 2024-2026 term. The nomination period is officially open and will close on Monday, October 30 at midnight EDT.
Read MoreAttention Melges 24 sailors and those of you who are revving up to race at Bacardi! It's time to plan your stay in Miami for the upcoming Bacardi sailing events. The Bacardi organizers have secured special discounted room rates at three premier hotels.
Read MoreOnline entry is now officially open for the highly anticipated 2023/2024 Bacardi Winter Series, leading into the world-famous Bacardi Cup and Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta from March 3-9, 2024, on Biscayne Bay, Miami, FL.
Read MoreCongratulations to Brian Porter at the helm of Full Throttle with his ‘boys’: Bri Porter, RJ Porter and Matt Woodworth as crew. After three days and 8 races in a variety of conditions, Porter captured an unprecedented 10th Melges 24 U.S. National Championship, making him the champ for a third time in a row. Congratulations also to Dan Berezin racing Surprise, with crew consisting of Michael Berezin, his son; Alex Kapustin, Mykhaylo Mayevskyy and Valerie Sushko are 2023 Corinthian National Champions.
Read MoreTeams awoke to cool temps, plentiful sunshine and very windy conditions on Day 2 of the 2023 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship on Lake Geneva in Wisconsin. The Melges 24 celebrates her 30th Anniversary this weekend and the cool, breezy conditions certainly put the icing on the birthday cake. Three short-track races were conducted setting up the fleet nicely for a proper Sunday showdown.
Read MoreIt was a wild and windy day for the 2023 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship fleet in Fontana, Wisconsin. After three races, two-time U.S. Melges 24 National Champion Bora Gulari sailing Knocky Knocky leads the regatta. Brent McKenzie on Ex-Kahn leads the Corinthian division.
Read MoreIt’s time to get the 30th Anniversary Regatta party started! The 2023 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship, hosted by none other than the Lake Geneva Yacht Club (LGYC), happens this weekend — October 6th-8th. As we speak, 29 of the best Melges 24 teams from all across America and Canada are converging on the sacred waters of Geneva Lake where it sailed for the very first time back in 1993.
Read MoreAttention Melges 24 teams — the Bacardi Organizing Committee is delighted to invite you to race at the 2023/2024 Bacardi Winter Series 1 and 2, and the 2024 Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta on Biscayne Bay, Miami, USA. As always, the regatta series promises world-class racing on the water and unmatched Bacardi style onshore.
Read More2023 U.S. Melges 24 National Championship sponsor Quantum Sails will be hosting daily weather briefings on Zoom. Each day, Shea Gibson from Sailflow Weather will lead interactive forecasts. He will be joined by Andy Burdick from Melges, with Scott Nixon and Dave Gerber from Quantum Sails for local knowledge and expert tips. Ask your questions and prepare for your day!
Read MoreThe U.S. Class is in the process of finalizing the 2024 National Ranking Series (NRS) racing calendar. But first, we would love to have some feedback regarding the preliminary 2024 NRS schedule of events.
Read MoreRichard Reid’s Melges 24 Zingara with tactician Brian Kamilar along with crew members Ian Sloan, Bill Gooderham and Serena Vilage won the highly-coveted International Class title by two points. Top Corinthian teams Dan Berezin on Surprise and Megan Ratliff’s Decorum brought out the best in heavy competition finishing the event in second and third respectively.
Read MoreThe U.S. Melges 24 Class has been working hard on a brand new initiative — a Collegiate Member Racing program. The purpose of the program works two fold. First, it introduces the Melges 24 to young, aspiring college sailors or those who have just graduated. It also works to build a highly-qualified list of sailors for current Owners looking for crew to race at events making more boats able to participate and remain competitive.
Read MoreThe time has arrived and anticipation is high before tomorrow’s start of the 2023 Melges 24 North American Championship, which after four years of hiatus will be sailed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada this upcoming weekend! Hosted by the National Yacht Club (TheNYC) by a delegation of the Canadian Melges 24 Class Association (CanM24CA) under the authority of the International Melges 24 Class Association (IM24CA), the event will be held from 15 to 17 September.
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