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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
INFO ALERT: BOAT STORAGE AVAILABLE BETWEEN WEST COAST EVENTS
If you are racing in more than one event on the West Coast this year, youโll 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
WEST COAST RAMP UP, MELGES 24S HEAD TO NATIONALS, PCCS AND WORLDS
Look out, Californiaโhere 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
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
REGISTER ONLINE TO RACE THESE UPCOMING North American SAILING SERIES EVENTS:
QGLC #2
SARNIA YACHT CLUB
REGATTA
JUNE 22-23
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Hosted by Sarnia Yacht Club
NA SAILING SERIES #6
U.S. National
CHAMPIONSHIP
JULY 12-14
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Hosted by Santa Barbara Yacht Club
NA SAILING SERIES #7
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
AUGUST 17-24
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Hosted by The San Francisco Yacht Club
NA SAILING SERIES #8 / QGLC #3
GUARDIANS OF THE GREAT
LAKES REGATTA
AUGUST 17-18
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Hosted by Grand Traverse Yacht Club
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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 โ MELGES 24s ROCKS CRW
Sailboat racers have been having a blast on the Melges 24 for over 30 years and the boatโs 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
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