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23/01/2014 -  02/02/2014 

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2013 Melges 24 Australian Championships
Footage from the 2013 Nationals
Regatta Schedules
Bandit on Top at Sydney Harbour Regatta
 
Chris Links Northshore Marine continues Winning Streak at the Melges 24 South Australian States
  Two weeks after claiming the title of Australian Champion at the Melges 24 Nationals in Geelong Chris Links (RPAYC) Northshore Marine was victorious at the second Melges 24 South Australian Titles held at Adelaide Sailing Club last weekend. The only crew member to compete in both events was Chris, picking up a local South Australian team consisting of long time friend Stuart Shimeld and Nick Fewster and Peter Dunk.
Festival of Sails 2013 - Melges 24 - Crowning of new king
 
Festival of Sails - Action aplenty on day 3
 
Bandits Hard Earned Hat Trick Day Two of Melges 24 Nationals
  Teams congregated on the dock drinking coffee on the morning of day two of the Parks Victoria Melges 24 Australian Championships, racing postponed briefly due to the forecast Southerly front.
Northshore Marine Lead Day 1 of the 2013 Parks Victoria Melges 24 Australian Championships
  There was plenty of anticipation on the start line of race one of the Parks Victoria Australian Melges 24 Championships.
Walters Interviews Competitors
Parks Victoria Melges 24 Australian Championship lead-in to worlds
  Teams from the Australian Melges 24 fleet are busy training and preparing their boats for the sixth Melges 24 Australian Championship, sponsored by Parks Victoria and hosted by Royal Geelong Yacht Club as part of Geelongs annual Festival of Sails.
New Boat Summer Special
  Get organised now for the Melges 24 Australian Worlds in 2014. Ask for the costing and options on the new boat special offer and EXPERIENCE Melges Racing. sales@melges.com.au
Team Nixon Prepares for Geelong Nationals
  Tracey Walters interviews Kevin Nixon as he prepares for the upcoming 2013 M24 Australian Championships at the Festival of Sails, Geelong. Kevin shares future plans for racing the Melges 24
South Australians prepare for the Melges 24 Nationals in Geelong
  Melges 24 teams are busy in preparation around the country for the sixth Melges 24 Australian Championships in January. Royal Geelong Yacht Club will host the Championships in conjunction with the popular annual regatta event the Festival of Sails.
MELGES 24 SOUTH AUSTRALIA STATE TITLES 2013
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MELGES 24 CREWS PREPARE FOR THE 2013 NATIONAL TITLES IN GEELONG
 
Geelong, Australia To Host First Southern Hemisphere Melges 24 Worlds In January 2014
  One of the most exciting decisions of the IMCA World Council AGM on Saturday was the confirmation that the 2014 Melges 24 World Championship will take place in Geelong, Victoria, Australia in January.
Accru wins the Melges 24 NSW State Titles
  After two years of racing and training the Nixon family gave their most polished performance to date at the 2012 NSW Melges 24 State Titles at Lake Macquarie over the weekend. The crew on Accru are in full campaign mode as they prepare for the 2013 Melges 24 World Titles in San Francisco.
Nixons Nudge out the Fleet after Day 2
 
Eighty Three Seconds Between First and Last
 
2012 NSW State Titles
 
Chris Links wins MELGES 24 EAST COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS in Northshore Marine
  Melges Australian East Coast Championships 10-11 Nov 2012 Just when you think the race has been run and places secured in a Pittwater regatta, winds shift direction keeping the fleet tight and fighting hard until the final leg.
Bandit in Front in North Americans - One day to go
 
Aussie lead North American Championships
 
Garda turns it on for the Melges 24 worlds !
  The 2012 Melges 24 worlds has finally come to a close after an intense week of spectacular racing on lake Garda Italy!
Bandit Podium Place at US Nationals
 
Huey II proves Light Breeze Specialist in Melges 24 Winter Regatta
  The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club hosted the Melges 24 Winter Regatta over the weekend. Three races on Saturday in a nice steady 13-17 knot southerly and brilliant sunshine provided ideal winter racing.
M24 Kaito wins 2012 Australian Sportsboat Championships in Tasmania
 
2012 Melges 24 Class Rules Published By ISAF
ISAF has today approved the final 2012 changes to the Melges 24 Class Rules and has published a new edition of the Melges 24 Class Rule Book which comes into effect immediately. Please note the changes to the class rules for 2012 are as follows:-
Nixons win at the South Australia States, down to the wire
 
SA boat Foxtrot leads after day two
 
M24's HOOT Day one of the Inaugural South Australian States
  Big seas day one of the Melges 24 South Australia State Titles at Adelaide Sailing Club. The three day event kicked off yesterday with twilight racing in the St Vincent Gulf.
Second National Victory for Bandits in the 2012 Melges 24 Australian Championships
 
Melges Mix it up for day three of Australian Champs
 
Australian Championships Day One
 
Five states Battle for Melges 24 Australian Title at Festival of Sails
 
MELGES 24 ADELAIDE STATE TITLES
 
Local Melges 24 team Vitesse prepare for Australian Championships at Festival of Sails in Geelong.
 
Foxtrot on the Hunt at the Melges 24 States
 
Photo Gallery by Ash Stephens
Melges 24 East Coast Championships 2011 Day 1
  WOW , what an awesome day of Melges racing. The conditions could not have been more accommodating for the Melges classes . A 20 knot sea breeze and beautiful sunny day, Pittwater was abuzz with sailing activity.
MELGES 24 East Coast Championships Fast Approaching
 


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 *    Features high-tech components and materials such as carbon fibre spar, rudder, bowsprit, keel fin

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Designed by Reichel/Pugh, its professionally engineered, high-tech stance includes a carbon fiber spar, rudder, bowsprit and vertical keel fin. Another key component of the M24™ is a 62.24 sq m asymmetrical spinnaker that lifts and pulls the boat forward on a downwind sprint. It adds speed, simplicity and ease of handling giving way to a more challenging tactical race. That’s built-in performance!

This get-up-and-go sport boat package has the ability to facilitate trailering, hoist and ramp launching. With a retractable keel designed specifically for travelling, it fits behind any vehicle and hitch on a custom, galvanized-steel Melges Performance Sailboats trailer with fibreglass bunks. The Melges 24 possesses an easy to rig personality requiring only two sets of hands for a quick set-up. Weighing in at a healthy 808.75 kg, this streamlined baby is a pleasure to haul from your local club to a World Championship. To date, over 820 boats are sailed competitively around the world. Half of the entire fleet exists in the United States while the remaining national classes are spread out over 18 European and Asian countries  and now Australia and New Zealand proving that it demands an international audience.

      

 SPECIFICATIONS
 Length: 7.32 m
Beam: 2.5 m
Draft 1.52 m
Weight: 808.75 kg
 Sail Area:
Main 24.53 sq m
Jib 11.71 sq m

Spinnaker: 62.24 sq m