Melges 24 vs. Viper Redo Friday, April 17, 2009
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The M24 seemed to loose the heat for the most boats participating in Charleston Race Week. Not so fast. On Day 1, 30 Melges 24s actually raced vs. only 29 for the Viper class.
Vipers vs. M24s Thursday, April 16, 2009
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It will be interesting to check the final stratch sheet and initial results. Right now, the Viper 640 class has almost every active boat in North America racing in CRW. They have a total of 35 boats. The M24 class has a pretty deep field of talent, but after appearing to be beating the Viper for total numbers, it has slipped to just 31 boats on the online preliminary scratch sheet. Racing 31 boats one design in Charleston Harbor is a blast, but it’s a little surprising that the M24 class didn’t attract 40+ boats. Class stalwarts like Simon Strauss, Travis Weisleder and Scott Nixon know that Charleston is a great place to sail Melges 24.
John Pollard Thursday, April 16, 2009
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I saw John Pollard, famous for his Xcellent Melges 24 program from the UK, on A Dock at Patriots Point today. But I don’t see him on the scratch sheet. Is he racing under someone else’s name or is he a late entry in the M24 class?
178 Boats are Registered for Charleston Race Week Sunday, March 29, 2009
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The Melges 24 class is expecting 35 to 40 boats.
Charleston Race Week Regstrations Still Climbing Thursday, March 5, 2009
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As of a few minutes again, 165 boats have registered for Charleston Race Week. The Melges 24 class has nudged in front of Viper 640s for the class with the most boats. The two classes have 35 and 34 boats registered.
Several other sportboats, including Melges 20s and Ultimate 20s, will have respectable numbers as well.
Charleston and SC Entries in Melges 24 Nationals Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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- Steve Kopf, ‘Blur’ USA 489, will be racing with former US Sailing Team member Michael Miller.
- John Lucas, ‘Spray’ USA 450, and his partner Marc Durlach IV are expected to be racing with Jay Miles, an All American at the College of Charleston in 1994, as well as Nancy Lucas.
- Ken King, ‘Guided Missile’ USA 292, is the newest member of the Charleston Melges 24 fleet. He has been working really hard since December, learning a bunch and getting faster and faster.
- Reggie Fairchild, ‘Wireless’ USA 626, the Co-Chair for the regatta and Charleston Fleet Captain will be racing with Ned Goss, a former member of the US Sailing Team in the 49er and a 5-time National Champ in the Fireball; David Dabney an All American at the College of Charleston in 1999; Anne Bowen, an Honorable Mention All American at the College of Charleston in 2005; and Tracy Pleimann, who learned to sail about 5 years ago and has raced everything from J-35s to E Scows to Melges 24s.
- Guy Mossman, ‘Riot Act’ USA 245 (not registered yet) – is also expected to take the field with a stellar crew.
- Robbie Wilkins ‘Vamoose’ USA 725 — hails from Lexington, S.C. and often races E Scows with great results.
40 Melges 24s are registered for the Melges 24 Nationals Monday, August 18, 2008
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The confirmed field of competitors stands at 40 boats. Charleston has the potential to attract 50 to 60 boats.
In 2007, the class held it’s U.S. Nationals in Detroit, where 55 registered boats and 53 competed. Detroit was the largest Nationals ever. Charleston and the the USMCA are hoping to break the attendance record.
Sign up today at M24Charleston.com. The deadline for registration is September 4!
Compete against the best:
• Steve Kopf on ‘USA-489 Blur’ will be racing with past USA Sailing Team Member Michael Miller.
• Kristen Lane and husband Peter Lane will race their Melges 24s as the ‘Brick House Team’. Sailing the Nationals in Charleston is part of their campaign leading to the North American Championship in Annapolis in ‘08 and the Worlds in ‘09.
• Shawn Grisham usually has former America’s Cup Trimmer Kelly Gough at the helm of ‘USA-674 Bulls-Eye’.
• ‘USA-679 Gannet’ is helmed by owner Othmar Mueller Von Bluemencron – 2007 Corinthian Melges 24 World Champion. Othmar is also a past Olympian.
• Argyle Campbell on ‘USA-630 Rock n’ Roll’ is 2004 Melges 24 North American Champion and one of four boats registered from California.
• Simon Strauss on ‘USA-757 Simplicity’ recently competed at the World Championship in Sardinia, Italy finishing 15th out of 114 competitors. While in Italy Strauss employed the talents of Bill Hardesty. Hardesty-USA (1999, 2007) is one of three individuals in the world who can claim double World Champion success in the Melges 24. The other two are Federico Michetti-ITA ( 2000, 2008 ) and Vince Brun-USA (1998, 1999).
• Alan Field on ‘USA-587 WTF’ helms the boat while 2008 Etchell’s World Champions Erik Shampain and Steve Hunt make up the core of his team. They won the 2008 Detroit NOOD (26 entrants) and just recently, the 2008 Newport Regatta in July.
• Alexis Michas is a world-renown, successful former Farr 40 owner. This past April, he hopped aboard a Melges 24 for the first time at the Annapolis NOOD. He’s back for more in Charleston.
36 M24s Registered! Friday, August 1, 2008
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The Nationals are attracting a great group of competitors. Thirty six boats registered before the early registration deadline. More than 50 boats are expected overall.
Thirty three M24s have registered for the Nationals Thursday, July 31, 2008
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July 31 is the last day for the early entry deadline. Thirty three boats have entered! Pretty good for an event that’s 2 months out. It’s going to be a great time. Register today!
Twenty Five Boats Have Registered for the M24 Nationals Monday, July 28, 2008
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Check out the impressive list of entries. Join the fun and competition by registering at M24Charleston.com.
When you register, please make sure to complaint payment at PayPal.com (the registration process will take you there). Several boats have had to return to the registration process because they didn’t pay initially.
