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• ANNUAL DIYC COMMODORE'S CUP REGATTA, JANUARY 5-6

  Dec 27 27 DECEMBER 2007 - From Tom Single - Are you tired of the holiday parties and ready to get out on the water for some good, warm competition? Or do you need a last chance to tune up before the Key West Race Week? Davis Island Yacht Club has just what you need, no matter what your excuse might be......

• NOR NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2008 MARDI GRAS REGATTA, FEBRUARY 8-10

  Dec 27 27 DECEMBER 2007 • Katie Triplett, a member of the New Orleans Yacht Club has circulated this notice about the 2008 Mardi Gras Regatta happening February 8-10. Read on further for more including the official NOR and additional contact info: Dear Melges 24 sailors, In an effort to generate...

• EARLY ENTRY DEADLINE FOR ACURA KEY WEST 2008 FAST APPROACHING: 14 DECEMBER

  Dec 10 11 DECEMBER 2007 • Acura Key West 2008 presented by Nautica is where speed meets competitive sailing in the winter-time, warm Florida sunshine. And, for 37 Melges 24s it will be that and much, much more! Already the largest fleet registered there is still time for the class to put on a few...

• ONLINE REGISTRATION & NOR NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2008 CHARLESTON RACE WEEK

  Dec 10 11 DECEMBER 2007 • From Randy Draftz, CORA Race Week Director • Registration is now open for Charleston Race Week 2008. The Notice of Race is posted and you can register with ease online. More than 150 entries are expected for the event dated April 17-20, 2008. A bevy of prizes are...

• Kasberg's 'Flygfisk' Wins Key Largo Regatta

  Dec 10 10 DECEMBER 2007 • From Regatta Chair, Jerry Creasman • Well the weekend came and went - the weather could not have been any more perfect! Seven races and nine Melges 24s challenged the title with Tom Kassberg from San Francisco, California on 'USA-525 Flygfisk' taking the title, just...

• RICK GREYSON 2008 PHOTO CALENDARS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!

  Dec 7 07 DECEMBER 2007 • Professional photographer Rick Greyson now has 2008 Melges 24 Calendars available for purchase! These will make great holiday gifts! For those that remember the beautiful shots seen from Melges 24 events like Melbourne Race Week, Nationals, Gold Cup and Jacksonville's King's...

• Melges 24 Fleet Warms Up For The Key Largo Regatta

  Dec 5 The Melges 24 fleet in the Southeast Region is getting ready, most certainly excited as the 2007 Key Largo Regatta happens this upcoming weekend, December 8-9. As many as twenty team are expected to attend, making this one of the premiere events on the Southeast racing schedule.Among those...

• TEAM BLUR CAPTURES MELGES 24 SOUTHEAST CHAMPIONSHIP & WINS A NEW QUANTUM JIB

  Dec 5 05 DECEMBER 2007 • Courtesy of Anna Hofford - With just sixteen months of racing under their belt, Team Blur captured the 10th annual Melges 24 Southeast Championship, finishing ahead of more than eighty circuit competitors to win the highly coveted 2008 Quantum FUSION M Melges 24 Class Kevlar...

• WORLDS BEST HEADING TO KEY WEST

  Dec 5 05 DECEMBER 2007 • As published by Premiere-Racing • January Race Week Draws US and International Champions • With weeks to go before the final entry deadline, the entry list for Acura Key West 2008, presented by Nautica is already long on talent and strong on international and...

• BUDDY MELGES INDUCTED INTO THE WISCONSIN ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

  Nov 30 30 NOVEMBER 2007 - A renowned group of six men with remarkable stories and accomplishments entered the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame on November 10th. One is a world-class sailor - none other than our very own Buddy Melges. Gary Jobson presented the award at the Midwest Express Center last Friday...

• GET READY! KEY LARGO REGATTA UPDATE

  Nov 28 28 NOVEMBER 2007 • Article from Jerry Creasman, Regatta Chair • Didn't get your fix of racing in Jacksonville? Getting a little cold up north? We have the solution! Current conditions are 80 degrees, winds out of the east at 10-15, surf temperature a very pleasant 79 degrees. Wish you...

• KOPF BLURS THE 2007 SOUTHEAST DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE

  Nov 23 23 NOVEMBER 2007 • Article From Reid Collins, USMCA Southeast District Governor - Congratulations to Steve Kopf and his team on Blur who won the 2007 Melges 24 Southeast Circuit title this past weekend in Jacksonville, Florida at the King's Day Regatta|Atlantic Coast Championship. With...

• GULARI/HOLZMAN TEAM TRIUMPH OVER KING'S DAY REGATTA | M24 ATLANTIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIP

  Nov 18 18 NOVEMBER 2007 • Bora Gulari at the helm for Chuck Holzman on Flyer played his trumph card today as they took the Melges 24 King's Day | Atlantic Coast Championship title by one point. "This is great," said Holzman. "We come down here every year and we have such a great time, we really enjoy...

• PREPARATION. REGISTRATION. MELGES 24 ATLANTIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIP SENSATION!

  Nov 16 16 NOVEMBER 2007 • The Melges 24 fleet has fun, no matter where they go. This great group of sailors makes it a point to have a great time on the course and off — yes, that includes weigh-in too! Forty-one Melges 24 teams have signed up to race, are registered and ready to go. The first...

• SHOWDOWN IN JACKSONVILLE AT FLORIDA YACHT CLUB'S FAMOUS KING'S DAY REGATTA

  Nov 15 15 NOVEMBER 2007 • More than forty Melges 24s are scheduled to compete at the 2007 Florida Yacht Club's King's Day Regatta making this the ultimate regatta showdown! Year-after-year it lives up to and exceeds expectations. This is also the Atlantic Coast Championship for the U.S. Melges 24...

• SOUTHEAST DISTRICT MELGES 24 MEASURER TOMMY CLOUGH SLATED TO BE IN JACKSONVILLE FOR BOAT MEASUREMENT

  Nov 13 13 NOVEMBER 2007 • Southeast District Measurer, Tommy Clough will be in Jacksonville, Florida prior to the King's Day | ACC event to measure boats. Do you need to have your boat measured? Do you currently have a valid measurement certificate (MC)? A MC is something you should have with you at...

• HERE WE GO... 2007 KING'S DAY REGATTA | MELGES 24 ATLANTIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIP

  Nov 13 13 NOVEMBER 2007 • Florida Yacht Club; Jacksonville, Florida - If there is any one event that the U.S. Melges 24 Class looks forward to each year it has to be the Florida Yacht Club's world-famous King's Day Regatta. And for the M24s, it's deemed the highly coveted Atlantic Coast Championship...

• FRANCO RAO, PRESIDENT OF ITALIAN MELGES 24 CLASS PASSES

  Nov 12 12 NOVEMBER 2007 • It is with great sadness to report that Franco Rao, president of the Italian Melges 24 Class passed away suddenly on Saturday while sailing in Anzio at a Finn Regatta.Franco was a great facilitator in the Italian Class as well as internationally. Over the last few years, the...

• KEY LARGO REGATTA REMINDER, DECEMBER 8-9

  Nov 9 09 NOVEMBER 2007 • From Regatta Chair, Jerry Creasman • Getting cold up North? It’s not too late to plan to bask in the warm Florida Keys sunshine in December. Early registration discounts are still available. For your friends and family, we have arranged with Quicksilver, a sailing...

• WINTER STAYS HOT WITH MULTI-CLASS ONE-DESIGN REGATTA IN ST. PETERSBURG, FL; JANUARY 12-13

  Nov 7 07 NOVEMBER 2007 • The St. Petersburg Yacht Club invites all Melges 24 sailors to participate in the Multi-Class One-Design Regatta January 12-13, 2008. Come and brush the dust off the boats after the holidays and tune up for Key West Race Week. This is a great opportunity to get an early sail...

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