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• Top American Teams on Top of Helsinki Worlds

  Aug 1 Check it out — the fantastic team of Bruce Ayres' Monsoon leads the World Championship taking place this week in Helsinki, Finland. Kevin Welch's Mikey (fourth), Michael Goldfarb's WarCanoe (twelfth) and Travis Weisleder's Lucky Dog/Gill Racing (eighteenth) are holding their own within the...

• 2017 Melges 24 North Americans - The Gorge Delivers

  Jul 31 July 22, Cascade Locks, OR, USA – It was all smiles (and adrenaline) at the 2017 Diversified Melges 24 NorAm (North American) Championship. Mother nature generously delivered a banner week of warm and sunny planing conditions to an international fleet...

• Call for Nominations: U.S. Melges 24 Class Association Executive Committee 2017-19, Proposed Rule Change Submissions

  Jul 19 The U.S. Melges 24 Class Association (USMCA) is now seeking nominations for the positions for President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. The next two-year term begins on January 1, 2018. The Call for Nominations will close on Monday, July 31, 2017 at 5 o’clock PM PAC (8 P.M. EDT | 7...

• Fogh Marine Joins 2017 Canadian Nationals as Sponsor, September 21-24

  Jul 17 "Established in 1982 as Laser Sailing Products, it was renamed Fogh Marine in 1985 and that began the move towards a chandlery store along with the small sailboats. Today, Fogh Marine is one of Canada’s largest marine stores with an on-line store to service the whole country. We continue to...

• Register Today to Race — 2017 CanAm Challenge, July 28-30

  Jul 15 Register online today to race the 2017 Melges 24 CanAm Challenge, hosted by the Youngstown Yacht Club in Youngstown, NY on July 28-30. Several boats have signed up to participate, so there is not better time than now to put your boat on the line.  Three days of great racing are scheduled with...

• Traverse City Invitational, August 19-20 - Register Online

  Jul 14 Register online today to race the 2017 Traverse City Invitational Regatta, hosted by the Grand Traverse Yacht Club in Traverse City, MI on August 19-20. This event always packs a fun punch, so there is not better time than now to put your boat on the line.  Two days of great racing are...

• Sean Scarborough Wins Leukemia Cup in Ocean City, NJ

  Jul 14 An amazing cause that always inspires amazing racing — this was the theme of this weekend's Leukemia Cup hosted by the Ocean City Yacht Club on July 15-17.

• Register Online Today to Race the Red Fox Regatta, September 2-3

  Jul 13 Register online today to race the 2017 Red Fox Regatta, hosted by the Charlevoix Yacht Club in Charlevoix, MI on September 2-3. This event is always great fun with fantastic shore-side activities, so there is not better time than now to put your boat on the line.  Two days of great racing are...

• Great Summertime Racing In Play For Melges 24 Fleet

  Jul 12 It's summertime, and there is no better time to be racing your Melges 24. With a ton of incredible events happening all across the USA and Canada, pick one or pick them all... Sailing the Melges 24 is guaranteed fun! Check out the below list of upcoming events and hotlinks to registration... see...

• 2017 Melges 24 NorAm Championship (North Americans), July 19-22 Cascade Locks, Oregon

  Jun 3 Article by Brian Hutchinson, Melges 24 USA-201 - In less than two months, the Melges 24 class will be rolling into Cascade Locks, Oregon for Stage 2 of the NorAm Tour- the 2017 MELGES24 NorAm Championship (the North Americans). The breathtaking scenery, and warm solid breeze of the Columbia...

• 2017 Melges 24 SE Inland Lakes Championship May 6-7 registration open!

  Jun 2 Registration is officially open! Melges 24 teams are sure to enjoy the sailing conditions on beautiful Lake Lanier in Flowery Branch, GA and the amenities provided by Lake Lanier Sailing Club. We will enjoy a BBQ and BYOB on Saturday after racing sponsored by Fairway Independent Mortgage. The 12...

• Slingshot Powershot - Whitmyer Wins Melges 24 Sperry Charleston Race Week 2017

  Jun 1 Congratulations are in full order for a relatively new fleet member — Wes Whitmyer aboard SlingSHOT hailing from Stamford, CT is the Melges 24 overall division winner at 2017 Sperry Charleston Race Week. Travis Weisleder's Lucky Dog/Gill Race Team posed as Whitmyer's closest and toughest...

• Bayview One Design Detroit — 2017

  Jun 1 Calling all Melges 24s! The U.S. Melges 24 Class would love to have as many teams as possible race the 2017 Bayview One Design Detroit Regatta happening on June 1-4. It is always great time and a competitive event. Register Online today to race this great event. If anyone needs any more...

• COMPETITOR ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 2 : 2017 Sperry Charleston Race Week

  May 31 The originally planned weigh-in for Sperry Charleston Race Week 2017 has been canceled, however all teams are reminded that IM24CA Rules are very much still in effect despite no weigh-in in advance of the racing this weekend

• CA NO. 1 : 2017 Sperry Charleston Race Week

  May 30 Sperry Charleston Race Week, the third and final act of the 2016-17 Quantum World Winter Series is days away, so to fully prepare for registration on Thursday, April 20 — please see the following U.S. Melges 24 Class items.

• McKenzie Crowned 2017 Melges 24 SE Inland Championship

  May 15 Thirteen Melges 24 teams participated at the 2017 SE Inland Championship hosted by the Lake Lanier Sailing Club (LLSC) on May 6-7. LLSC member Brent McKenzie on EX-KAHN found a perfect Melges 24 ground-roots groove to win the event by a substantial margin. The big battles however were for second...

• Porter Wins 2016-17 Melges 24 Quantum World Winter Series

  May 15 The Melges 24 stole the show by planing throughout Sperry Charleston Race Week, the third and final Act of the 2016-17 Melges 24 Quantum World Winter Series (M24QWWS).

• Quantum Sails Is Official Sailmaker for the 2017 Canadian National Championship, Stage 3 of the NorAm Tour

  May 7 Toronto, Ontario, April 30, 2017 – Quantum Sails has committed to supporting the Canadian Melges 24 Class Association’s 2017 Melges 24 Canadian National Championship event hosted at the National Yacht Club in Toronto, Canada September 21-24. As the exclusive Official Sailmaker sponsor...

• Lucky No. 7

  Apr 9 Charleston, SC (Apr. 9, 2017) - The final day at of the 2017 US Melges 24 National Championship hosted by the Charleston Yacht Club (ChYC) commenced as originally forecasted — light to almost no breeze. Plenty of sunshine and warmth prevailed, but very little on the wind horizon resulting in...

• Crushin’ It

  Apr 9 Charleston, SC (Apr. 8, 2017) - Wow, what a difference a day can make - this was the theme of Day Two of the 2017 US Melges 24 National Championship hosted by the Charleston Yacht Club (ChYC). More sunshine, cool temps, and a lot less breeze settled the fleet in well for round two of Melges 24...

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