The 2024 World Championship returns to SFYC for the first time since 2013. Five days of great racing and shoreside social activities are scheduled 20 - 24 August 2024. Twelve races are planned to determine the next world champion in sunny, windy, and challenging SF Bay race conditions.
Read MoreThe BCIR will consist of nine races spread across three days. The J/70, Melges 24, Snipe, Viper 640 and VX One classes are chomping at the bit to get on the water. Racing gets underway at 11:00 hrs on Thursday, March 7th.
Read MoreOn Friday, February 23, World Sailing approved the final 2024 changes to the Melges 24 Class Rules. It published a new edition along with the document of particular changes, which came into effect immediately.
Read MoreCharleston Race Week 2024 at Patriots Point is marked as North American Sailing Series event No. 4 on this year’s racing calendar. Event organizers recently distributed some important logistical changes for the event this year, in hopes that it will help you finalize your plans to attend.
Read MoreSteve and Catherine Boho's team on The 300 win the Midwinters and get berth to the BVI championship. They had some mild trepidations about racing on the final day of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in St. Petersburg. As they stepped out of their hotel and into the heavy rain and the brisk north wind in the morning, they knew the day was going to be fast and physical.
Read MoreThe U.S. Melges 24 Class is ready to race into the 2024 North American Sailing Series in St. Petersburg at the Helly Hansen Sailing World 2024 Regatta Series this weekend. The event has been designated as not only the circuit’s kick-off event, but also the Midwinter Championship. Thirteen teams have registered and it presents a fleet of diverse runners and riders.
Read MoreBy Dave Reed, February 14, 2024 - One such northerner is David Mierzwa, of Lake Placid, New York, who on Tuesday was behind the wheel and racing to get south of a big storm burying the mid-Atlantic and Northeast in snow and ice. Behind him was bitter cold, but ahead of him was warmth and the anticipation of his first Melges 24 Midwinter Championship at the regatta.
Read MoreRegistration is officially open for the 2024 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship set to take place in beautiful Santa Barbara, California and hosted by the historic Santa Barbara Yacht Club on July 12 through 14, 2024.
Read MoreThe U.S. Melges 24 Class in strong partnership with Quantum Sails is proud to announce the fifth edition of the vastly popular Great Lakes Cup Series. It consists of four, high-quality events that span the U.S. Midwest region, but also includes a new and exciting destination in Ontario, Canada.
Read MoreHosted by the Muskegon Yacht Club and home to the start of the 2024 Quantum Great Lakes Cup Series, the 2024 Spring Championship happens on May 18-19. Online registration is officially open!
Read MoreBetween April 18-21, hundreds of sailors from all corners of North America and beyond will descend on one of the finest sailboat racing destinations in the US – Charleston, South Carolina — for world-class racing and fun parties.
Read MoreThree days of exceptional sailing conditions on Biscayne Bay, January 26-28, made the Bacardi Winter Series 2 a dream event. Maintaining their overnight position, Bora Gulari’s Kingspoke topped the Melges 24 open leaderboard. In the all-amateur division, 2023 National Ranking Champion Dan Berezin racing Surprise won the Corinthian division.
Read MoreDay two of three at the Bacardi Winter Series Event 2 saw sailing mastery unleashed in spectacular sailing conditions on Biscayne Bay. Plenty of race track fluidity in the three races as the puffy breeze upped the tempo, with Bora Gulari emerging to take control of the leaderboard. Gulari’s Kingspoke maintained their scorecard of top-five finishes and advance to first overall.
Read MoreThe three-day Bacardi Winter Series Event 2 opened today, Friday, January 26, on the stunning waters of Biscayne Bay, Miami. Fifty-six teams have descended on Shake-A-Leg Miami for the three-day series. As well as boasting a record sized fleet, the boat park rocks a line-up of sailing legends, with numerous Olympians and World Champions adding to the competitive mix.
Read More2024 has only just begun and already, early entry deadlines for events on the Melges 24 North American Sailing Series are approaching fast. With these major events come very special opportunities to save big on entry fees. For Melges 24 teams racing on a budget, this is key! Pay attention to these deadlines because some can save you as much as $100.
Read MoreBacardi Winter Series 2 (BWS2) marks the second of a three-event series for the Melges 24, which culminates at the Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta (BCIR) in March 2024.
Read MoreA Happy New Year and welcome to 2024 message from Laura Grondin, Chairwoman of the International Melges 24 Class Association.
Read MoreHosted by the Lake Lanier Sailing Club and home to the USM24CA Collegiate Racing Program, the 2024 Southeast Inland Championship happens on April 6-7. It is marked as the third of ten events on the North American Sailing Series. Keep it sailing this spring by racing this good time regatta!
Read More2023 has been a remarkable year for the Melges 24, and the U.S. Class is grateful for all those that raced with us and celebrated our 30th anniversary. It has been filled with tons of memories, milestones packed solid with great victories and accomplishments for owners across the land. Congratulations to 2023 U.S. Melges 24 National Ranking Champion Dan Berezin racing Surprise!
Read MoreFrom our racing family to yours, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous Happy New Year!
— U.S. Melges 24 Class Association
