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January 20, 2011Bad Egg or Good Egg?With my credibility on the line, I took a gamble digging into a port-tack header...
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March 19, 2011Turning and Burning in San DiegoAccording to the crew of John Steen's Underdog, the J/80 is the perfect boat for ripping down the swells at the Sperry Top-Sider San Diego NOOD.
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February 14, 20112011 Miami Winter RegattaPaul Reilly's Red Sky Sailing won the 23-boat Melges 20 division, while Riccardo Simoneschi's Audi team edged out 10 other Melges 24s.
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March 24, 2011Staging a ShowdownLast fall, Moth sailor Brad Funk, kiteboarder Damien Leroy, and the 49er crew of Alex Bishop and Valen Smith met on Biscayne Bay to see who had the fastest ride.
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October 3, 20112011 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship"Not often does it come down to the last gybe as to whether or not you win a championship," says Bora Gulari, whose New England Ropes team narrowly defeated Nathan Wilmot and Conor Clarke's Embar team at this 38-boat affair on Wisconsin's Lake Geneva.
See our photo gallery, and read about the racing in our Finish Line forum.
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January 22, 2011Standing Firm in Key WestFlavio Favini and the crew of the Melges 24 Blu Moon, which won Boat of the Week honors with a consistent scoreline, have never wavered in their devotion to Key West Race Week.
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October 13, 2010Melges 32s at the MoviesEmmy-winning videographer Vincent Casalaina shot the 2010 Melges World Championship.
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December 5, 20112011 Melges 32 Gold CupIn Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Steve Howe and his Warpath team (bow No. 603)—with Morgan Larson calling tactics—notched their first major win in the Melges 32 class.
Photos by Joy Dunnigan.
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May 20, 2013Interview: Seattle NOOD Overall WinnerHear what it took to win the Melges 24 class and the overall Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Championship title in Seattle from Dan Kaseler.
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April 23, 2013Charleston Race WeekWindy, close racing at the 2013 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week for the 37-boat Melges 24 and 33-boat Melges 20 fleets.
Photos: ©2013 JOY | U.S. Melges 20 & 24 Class Association
