Official Melges 32 Blog

The Notice of Race and Entry Form for the 2010 Melges 32 European Championship taking place on May 13-16, in Cagliari, Italy is now available. Be sure to submit your entry right away as the deadline for submissions is next Friday, May 7. Crew Declarations are due for this major intercontinental event on Thursday, April 29.

Special thanks to all teams that have submitted their Crew Declarations. Your timeliness is much appreciated. For those of you who still need to submit, COMPLETE AN ONLINE CREW DECLARATION now.

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The second stage of the 2010 Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series takes place this weekend, April 30 – May 2 on the western coast of Italy hosted by Club Nautico Scarlino. Assembled and standing in order for yet another spectacular showdown are 18 phenomenal teams comprised of some of the worlds greatest sailors.

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Melges Europe deliveries of Melges sportboats are HOT HOT HOT! Here are some photos of Alessandro Rinaldi on CC Aniene chartering a beautiful Melges 32.

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Nothing says speed, fun, competitive, performance sailing like the Melges 32. From Porto Cervo, beautiful photos from Carlo Borlenghi, Stefano Gattini, Guido Trombetta, Max Ranchi and Fabio Taccola are delivered daily. CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING GALLERIES!

CALLING ALL CHARTERS: The Melges 32 is in high demand and due to its immense popularity, the class would like to encourage all owners interested in chartering their boats in the USA as well as Europe to post availability on the class site as soon as possible.

Currently the class has been bombarded with charter requests for the upcoming Gold Cup Regatta on December 4-6 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., 2010 Key West Race Week on January 18-22 and Miami Grand Prix on March 4-7. Most especially, charters are needed for the 2010 World Championship happening September 22-25 in San Francisco, Calif. USA.

Please proceed to this link to POST AND VIEW ALL AVAILABLE CHARTERS.

NEW BOATS
Acquiring a new boat is limited. Please contact the Melges company closest to you:

MELGES USA
Contact: ANDY BURDICK | HARRY MELGES
+1 (262) 275-1110

MELGES EUROPE
Contact: FEDERICO MICHETTI
+39 02 94435078

A Melges 32 Owner Meeting will take place in Porto Cervo at Yacht Club Costa Smeralda on Monday, September 21 at 6:30 p.m. Among topics slated for discussion is the forthcoming 2010 Audi Sailing Series circuit and the U.S.A. Sailing Series, also Worlds. All owners are cordially invited to attend.

The 2009 Melges 32 North American Championship is officially underway. Today, all seven teams weighed in and have completed registration. Right now they are out practicing, trying to get a real feel for the conditions that await competition on Sunday – the first day of racing. Check out these cool shots of fleet newcomer Rougarou with Andy Lovell on the helm, brother Johnny Lovell calling tactics. Practice Day Photos.

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Preparations are in full swing for the Audi Melges 32 World Championship scheduled for September 20-27 in Porto Cervo, Italy hosted by the prestigous Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. Crew declarations are due to the International Melges 32 Class by Friday, August 14. Read Full Article…

Carlo Alberini on ITA-186 Calvi Network with Gabriele Benussi as tactician, Lorenzo Bodoni, Gaetano Di Granara, Alessandro Frizzarin, Sergio Blosi, Irene Bezzi and Fabio Gasperoni are Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series Champions!

Alberini has been holding the lead flag since Lerici. He signed on early in the season for success with seven impressive victories of the 23 total starts. This alone proves with measurable value that Alberini and tactician Benussi are an incredible force to reckon with on a Melges 32.

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Photos are now available from Max Ranchi!