News from IM24CA - Wrapping 2022 and looking forward to 2023! View in your browser

BEST TO ALL FOR SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS, AND FAST SAILING! Dear Melges 24 sailors, Thank you to all the sailors that raced your Melges 24 in 2022!  Whether you attended a local event or a global event, getting out and racing builds excitement amongst the class members.  In 2023, we are going to re-ignite our effort to find all of the Melges 24s.  We have people who want to buy boats and we know there are boats not being raced.   This past year, we were able to host the World Championship for the first time since 2019 and our second post-pandemic European championship.  The preparation for our next Worlds in Middelfart, Denmark in June is well underway, and registration will open in the new year.  We will host a North Americans in Toronto in September - a great city to visit so plan to come!   We have opened the bidding for the 2025 Worlds and 2024 Europeans so that these events can get on the calendar early next year.  The bids to host these events are due not later than March 1, 2023 for voting at an EGM to be held on Wednesday, April 12th. The 2024 Worlds will be in August in San Francisco - another beautiful and windy venue.   Through much effort, the European Sailing Series has been revised and expanded and we have created a new European ranking system.  Our main goal is to provide opportunities for competitive and fun racing for as many teams as possible by including more events in both the sailing series and the ranking system. Read more about the improvements here. The Notice of Race and exact scoring of the reorganised Melges 24 European Sailing Series (factors, scoring, weighting, prizes) will be published in January 2023. I’d like to formally thank our outgoing IM24CA Vice Chair, Americas, Duncan Stamper, for his 8 years of serving the class and outgoing Member Americas, Krak Arntson for his 6 years of contributions to our success!   I’d like to welcome Chelsea Simms as our Vice Chair, Americas and Scot Zimmerman as our Member Americas.   My best to all for safe and happy holidays!  Laura Grondin, IM24CA Chair

HONORING 2022 MELGES 24 CHAMPIONS WORLDWIDE

PETER DUNCAN & RAZA MIXTA (USA) Melges 24 World Champion 2022 NICCOLÒ BERTOLA & TAKI 4 (ITA) Melges 24 Corinthian World Champion 2022 The 2022 Melges 24 World Championship was held on May 7-15, 2022 at Lauderdale Yacht Club in Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA: Top 3: 1. Raza Mixta USA829 - Peter Duncan, Victor Diaz de Leon, Erik Shampain, Matt Pistay and Morgan Trubovich 2. Zenda Express USA866 - Harry Melges IV, Finn Rowe, Ripley Shelley, Carlos Robles and Patrick Wilson 3. Monsoon USA851 - Bruce Ayres, Jeremy Wilmot, Chelsea Simms, Edward Hackney and Tomas Dietrich Top Corinthian: 1. Taki 4 ITA778 - Niccolò Bertola, Giacomo Fossati, Marco Zammarchi, Giovanni Bannetta, Pietro Seghezza Read more | Full results | Photo gallery | Video

MICHELE PAOLETTI & STRAMBAPAPA (ITA) Melges 24 European Champion 2022 ANTE BOTICA & MATARAN 24 (CRO) Melges 24 Corinthian European Champion 2022 The 2022 Melges 24 European Championship was held on October 22-29, 2022 at Yacht Club Italiano, in Genova, Italy. Top 3: 1. Strambapapa ITA689 - Michele Paoletti, Giovanna Micol, Giulia Pignolo, Davide Bivi and Pietro Perelli 2. Mataran 24 CRO383 (COR) - Ante Botica, Ivo Matic, Mario Skrlj, Damir Civadelic, Max Carija 3. Melgina ITA693 - Paolo Brescia, Simon Sivitz Kosuta, Jas Farneti, Jan Bassi and Stefano Orlandi  Top Corinthian: 1. Mataran 24 CRO383 - Ante Botica, Ivo Matic, Mario Skrlj, Damir Civadelic, Max Carija Read more | Full results | Photo galleries | Videos

PAOLO BRESCIA & MELGINA (ITA) European Sailing Series Champion 2022 CHINOOK HUN850 (HUN) European Sailing Series Corinthian Champion 2022 The 2022 Melges 24 European Sailing Series consisted of six events in Rovinj (CRO), Attersee (AUT), Trieste, Riva del Garda, Imperia and Genova (ITA). Top 3: 1. Melgina ITA693 - Paolo Brescia, Simon Sivitz Kosuta, Marco Ascoli, Ariberto Strobino, Jas Farneti, Fausto Surini, Matteo Celon, Stefano Orlandi 2. Chinook HUN850 - Akos Csolto, Balázs Tomai, Mihaly Kasa, Botond Weores, Balmazs Litkey 3. White Room GER677 - Luis Tarabochia, Marvin Frisch, Marco Tarabochia, Sophie Waldow, Sebastian Bühler, Michael Tarabochia, Oliver Oczycz, Tom Mathy Top Corinthian: 1. Chinook HUN850 - Akos Csolto, Balázs Tomai, Mihaly Kasa, Botond Weores, Balmazs Litkey Read more | Full results | Photo galleries | Videos

KEVIN NIXON & ACCRU Melges 24 Australian Champion 2022 The 2022 Melges 24 Australian Championship was held on January 22-26 at Royal Geelong Yacht Club as part of the Festival of Sails. Top 3: 1. Accru AUS814 - Kevin Nixon, Glenda Nixon, Bonnie Nixon, Alex Murray & Dave Slennett 2. M24 Panther AUS795 - Stephen O'Rourke 3. No Mercy AUS807 - Burke Melia Read more | Full results | Photo gallery

ANNA LUSCHAN & AUT502 Melges 24 Austrian Champion 2022 The 2022 Melges 24 Austrian Championship was held on May 26-29 at Lake Attersee, hosted by the Segelclub Kammersee as an event of the European Sailing Series. Top 3: 1. AUT502 - Anna Luschan, Michael Luschan, Jakob Bonomo, Toni Eigenstuhler, Lisa-Marie Bonomo 2. White Room GER677 - Luis Tarabochia, Michael Tarabochia, Sebastian Bühler, Marco Tarabochia, Marvin Frisch 3. Pure AUT716 - Michael Schineis, Jaun Wickl, Simona Höllerman, Eddy Eich, Diana Fabian Read more | Full results | Photo gallery

RICHARD REID & ZINGARA Melges 24 Canadian Champion 2022 The 2022 Melges 24 Canadian Championship was held September 16-19, 2022 at National Yacht Club in Toronto, Canada - the venue of the Melges 24 North American Championship 2023 on September 14 - 17, 2023. Top 3: 1. Zingara CAN853 - Richard Reid, Cole Brauer, Ian Sloan, Brian Kamilar, Chris Watters 2. Surprise CAN629 - Dan Berezin, Denys Kalchenko, Alex Kapustin, Aliaksandr Praskurnin 3. Rush CAN031 - Mike Gozzard with Robin Gozzard, Geoffrey Mcmurray and Geoff Morre Read more | Full results | Photo gallery

ANTE BOTICA & MATARAN 24 Melges 24 Croatian Champion 2022 On November 25-27, 2022 the second Melges 24 Croatian National Championship was held in Zadar, organized by the Uskok Sailing Club. Top 3: 1. Mataran 24 CRO383 - Ante Botica, Ivo Matić, Mario Škrlj, Damir Civadelić and Bruna Princivali 2. Razjaren CRO728 - Ante Cesic, Lukasz Podniesinski, Zarko Rogosic, Pepi Jardas 3. StrilicaZuxu CRO791 - Filip Jurišic, Lovre Perhat, Marko De Micheli Vitturi, Antonio Arapoviæ Read more | Full results | Photo gallery | Video

PABLO GALLYAS & MAGIC MARINE Melges 24 Chilean Champion 2022 On February 11-13, 2022 the Melges 24 Chilean National Championship was held on Lake Rapel in Chile. Top 3: 1. Magic Marine CHI833 - Pablo Gallyas 2. Il Mostro CHI159 - Cristobal Perez 3. Dirty Dog CHI660 - Patricio Lopez Full results

MICHAEL HESTBÆK & FUSION Melges 24 Danish Champion 2022 2022 Melges 24 Danish National Championship was held on August 12-14, 2022, hosted by GoSail in Middelfart, Denmark Top 3: 1. Fusion DEN828 - Michael Hestbæk, Lard Egedal, Michael Bernfeld, Søren Andersen 2. Bodil DEN840 - Marc Wain Pedersen, Lærke Marie-Sørensen, Kristian Schaldemose, Cirkeline Catrine Skovgaard Andersen 3. Baronessen DEN271 - Jørgen Mohr Ernst, Klaus Rønn, Kresten Mohr Ernst, Knud Heebøll Full results

IAN AINSLIE & STRANGE BREW Melges 24 Hungarian Champion 2022 2022 Melges 24 Hungarian National Championship was held on August 11-14, 2022, hosted by Balatonfüredi Yacht Club on lake Balaton, Hungary. Top 3: 1. Strange Brew HUN794 - Ian Ainslie, Botond Weores, Zsolt Büki, Gábor Büki 2. Chinook HUN850 - Akos Csolto, Tomai Balazs, Levente Takácsy, Mihály Kása 3. Passion HUN780 - Bea Majoross, Zoltán Kilián, Boglárka Bari, Dóra Diána Solymos, Imre Miklós Váradi Full results | Photo gallery

NICCOLÓ BERTOLA & TAKI 4 Melges 24 Italian Champion 2022 2022 Melges 24 Italian National Championship was held on September 23-25, 2022, hosted by the Porto Maurizio Yacht Club, in Imperia, Italy. Top 3: 1. Taki 4 ITA778 - Niccoló Bertola, Giacomo Fossati, Marco Zammarchi, Giovanni Bannetta, Pietro Seghezza 2. White Room GER677 - Luis Tarabochia, Michael Tarabochia, Marco Tarabochia, Sebastian Bühler, Tom Mathy 3. Chinook HUN850 - Akos Csolto, Balázs Tomai, Mihaly Kasa, Botond Weores, Balmazs Litkey Read more | Full results | Photo gallery

MARTIN THIERMANN & BALLYHOO RELOADED Melges 24 German Champion 2022 2022 Melges 24 German Open Championship was held on August 6-8, 2022, hosted by the Yacht-Club Nürnberg e.V. and 1. Weißenburger Segelsportclub e.V. on Brombachsee, Germany. Top 3: 1. Ballyhoo Reloaded GER327 - Martin Thiermann, Thomas Maurer, Maximilian Thiermann, Johannes Thiermann 2. Seven Seas GER688 - Jörg Tillmanns, Leon Göbl, Christian Göbl, Jakob Tillmanns 3. Bloodhound GER326 - Jo Schwarz, Hermann Engber, Leopold Bornschlegl, Markus Renz  Read more | Full results | Photo gallery

ØYVIND PEDER JAHRE & STORM CAPITAL Melges 24 Norwegian Champion 2022 2022 Melges 24 Norwegian National Championship was hosted and organized by Fredrikstad Yacht Club in Hankø marina on September 9-11, 2022. Top 3: 1. Storm Capital NOR751 - Peder Jahre, Pål Tønneson, Ane Gundersen, Marius Falch Orvin and Sivert Denneche 2. Helly Hansen II Lisa NOR697 - Kristoffer Spone, Christen Horn Johannessen, Børre Hekk Paulsen, Sigurd Hekk Paulsen 3. Helly Hansen I Baghdad NOR600 - Kristian Nergaard, Tomas Mathisen, Espen Stokkeland, Trond Solli Sæther Read more | Full results | Photo gallery

STIAN NESS RØRVIK & RETT RUNDT HJØRNET Melges 24 Nordic Champion 2022 JONAS BERNTSSON & SWE715 Melges 24 Swedish Champion 2022 2022 Melges 24 Swedish National Championship was held along with the Nordic Melges 24 Championship in Marstrand, Sweden on June 10-12 and was hosted by the Marstrands Segelsällskap. Top 3: 1. Rett Rundt Hjørnet NOR732 - Stian Ness Rørvik 2. Bodil DEN840 - Marc Wain Pedersen 3. Helly Hansen II Lisa NOR697 - Kristoffer Spone Swedish Champion: SWE715 - Jonas Berntsson Full results

BRIAN PORTER & FULL THROTTLE Melges 24 U.S. Champion 2022 The 2022 U.S. Melges 24 National Championship was held on November 10-13 and was hosted by the Pensacola Yacht Club in Pensacola, FL, USA.  Top 3: 1. Full Throttle, USA849 - Brian Porter, RJ Porter, Bri Porter, Matt Woodworth 2. Dark Energy B Team USA864 - Taylor Canfield, Mike Buckley, Hal Smith, John Bowden, Scott Ewing 3. Monsoon USA851 - Bruce Ayres, Tomas Dietrich, Jeremy Wilmot, Ted Hackney, Chelsea Simms Top Corinthian: 3 1/2 Men USA862 - Steve Suddath, Steve Burke, Shawn Burke, Dave Chapin Read more | Full results

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