*Photo by Pierrick Contin / International Melges 24 Class*

Register For Worlds 2024 by June 1 AND Save $400

Just a reminder that this Saturday, 1 June is the final day for standard registration for the 2024 Worlds on San Francisco Bay. With 30 teams already committed, this regatta is a must attend world championship! Register now and save $400 before the Late Registration window opens. / REGISTER NOW

*Photo by Sharon Green, Ultimate Sailing / 2022 Melges 24 Worlds*

INFO ALERT: BOAT STORAGE AVAILABLE BETWEEN WEST COAST EVENTS

If you are racing in more than one event on the West Coast this year, you’ll need some storage options between the U.S. Nationals (July 12-14), the Pacific Coast Championship (August 3-4) and the World Championship (August 17-24). / READ MORE

*Photo by Hannah Lee Noll / US Melges 24 Class*

WEST COAST RAMP UP, MELGES 24S HEAD TO NATIONALS, PCCS AND WORLDS

Look out, California—here come the Melges 24s! With the Midwest One-Design Spring Championship now complete, all eyes and teams turn to the West Coast for three incredible Melges 24 regattas. First up is the 2024 U.S. National Championship, hosted by the Santa Barbara Yacht Club (SBYC) on July 12-14. / READ MORE

*Photo by Morgan Kinney / Melges Performance Sailboats*

QUANTUM MELGES 24 GREAT LAKES CUP SERIES GETS UNDERWAY, MAY 18-19

Title sponsor Quantum Sails and the U.S. Melges 24 Class Association are ready to usher in the 2024 Great Lakes Cup series for a fourth exciting year. This exclusive, 4-part Melges 24 regatta series is tailor-made for the iconic sportboat. It kicks off this weekend (May 18-19) in Muskegon, Michigan and continues over the next five months in various locations throughout the Midwest promising a multi adrenaline-pumping showcase of Melges 24 racing. / READ MORE

2024 Melges 24 North American Sailing Series Results

REGISTER ONLINE TO RACE THESE UPCOMING North American SAILING SERIES EVENTS:

Quantum Melges 24 Great Lakes Cup Muskegon

MORE MELGES 24 CLASS NEWS

SOMETHING TO SMILE AND WAVE ABOUT, THE NORTH AMERICAN SAILING SERIES RANKING

The Melges 24 North American Sailing Series is almost to the halfway mark in 2024. With four exhilarating events completed, the current frontrunner, Jaime Torres, commands the leaderboard racing the formidable Smile and Wave, just slightly ahead of Midwinter Champion Steve Boho, and Bacardi Winter Series Champion Bora Gulari. / READ MORE

'HOPE FOR THE BEST, PREPARE FOR THE WORST' AN INTERVIEW WITH ANTHONY KOTOUN

Anthony Kotoun, although a new Melges 24 owner and recently crowned 2024 Charleston Race Week Champion, is by no means a stranger to the Class. After acquiring boat number 619, he assembled a semi-experienced crew that had never sailed together and chose one of the most challenging venues to put the Stepping Razor team to the test. / READ MORE

Fierce by Nature Next Level Fun in the Melges 24 at Charleston Race Week

FIERCE BY NATURE, NEXT LEVEL FUN — MELGES 24s ROCKS CRW

Sailboat racers have been having a blast on the Melges 24 for over 30 years and the boat’s popularity is as hot as ever, as Peter McClennen, from Newport, RI, can attest. A relative newcomer to the Melges 24 since 2020, McClennen also races VX One, Melges 20, J70s, C&C 30 OD, and the IC37. However, he loves the challenge that the M24 brings to the party. / READ MORE

STEPPING RAZOR SLICES THROUGH COMPETITION: KOTOUN WINS CHARLESTON

The picturesque backdrop of Charleston, South Carolina, played host to the spectacle of Charleston Race Week 2024, where the salty breeze and the thrill of competition filled the air. The 180 boats in sixteen classes were vying for victory. A newcomer in the Melges 24 class emerged triumphant, etching his name into the annals of CRW history. / READ MORE