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It's more than building boats. When you take a look inside Melges Performance Sailboats, you see top-notch support and proactive service to get your program race ready.
Plug & Play. The Melges Way. Continuous Customer Service unlike anyone else in the industry. You get the racing experience, and Melges makes it easy.
Melges Service is here to help you out.
· Performance racing support: Rigging, Repairs, Tuning, Transport, Shipyard, Storage
· Local fleet building assistance
· Racing lifestyle aspects: Transportation booking for your team & boat, Shore support, and PR, Social Media and Communication for your team
When you buy a Melges, you're not just getting a boat – You're getting a team.
Simply respond to this email if there's a project the Melges Team can help you with.
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Preparations in Porto Cervo before the Melges 40 Grand Prix
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Delivery of the Melges 20 Fleet to Croatia by Melges Europe Service Team
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Igor Rytov & Russian Bogatyrs crowned Melges 20 European Champions
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THE MELGES 20 EXPERIENCE
Simple, fun world-class racing at yachting's most celebrated venues. Corinthians and professionals alike. That's what the Melges 20 experience is all about.
New boats and great used boats are available now. Jump in and come race!
This past weekend, Igor Rytov and the Russian Bogatyrs were crowned Melges 20 European Champions. The Russian team holds a strong lead in the overall Melges 20 World League standings. With a brand new Melges 20, Rytov came into this season prepared to win.
In North America, Drew Freides and
Pacific Yankee took the W at the Melges 20
Sail Newport Regatta. With this win, Freides successfully defended his control over the Melges World League North American standings, fending off the hungry Russian Bogatyrs. This event was the first of three in Newport this year.
The World Championship and US Nationals come to Newport, Rhode Island later this year. Boats from around the globe will be competing for these prestigious Melges Championships.
Melges invites you to join the racing. Reach out to
sales@melges.com so we can help you get in on the action.
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SOMETHING NEW FROM MELGES
The 2018 Melges MC. Brand new from the Melges Headquarters in Zenda, Wisconsin USA.
A New Look. New Features. Coming to a regatta near you! Come see the 2018 Melges MC live at these events. Schedule a test sail or simply ask for more details.
SEE IT AT:
MC Masters National Championship · July 20-23 · Cedar Lake, Wisconsin
Western Michigan Championship · August 1-5 · Crystal Lake, Michigan
Inland Championship · August 16-19 · Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Contact the Melges Team to get yours on the 2018 Production List today.
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NORTH AMERICANS
The Melges 24 fleet went west for the 2017 Melges 24 NorAm Championship in Cascade Locks, Oregon. It's not hard to envision the warm solid breeze of the Columbia River Gorge, its breathtaking scenery, and a race course world-renowned for its elevator-assisted beats followed by screaming 24-knot runs. Racing starts today. Results.
WORLDS
Just under two weeks until the Melges 24 World Championship in Helsinki, Finland! 59 teams from 15 countries and counting. Stay tuned for event coverage
here
. The Melges Team will be on site at the event supporting sailors. Email
us
if there's anything the Melges Team can help you with.
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PULSE ON INLAND SAILING
Cedar Lake Yacht Club shares their fleet building strategies
Wisconsin's Cedar Lake Yacht Club is in the heart of scow sailing. T
he Melges Team sat down with Heidi Vollmar and Ed Eckert to learn more about CLYC's new growth and participation and how other ILYA yacht clubs can find this same success.
Cedar Lake Yacht Club's key? Creating a strong pathway for youth sailors. The boat of choice for CLYC is the Melges X Boat.
They chalk up the club's growth to three main factors: Learn-to-sail camps on X Boats, a rise in non-lake residents participating in the X Boat program, and active marketing for the club's family friendly atmosphere.
"CLYC owns five X Boats which we rent out for a season. This enables interested families to get involved in our program. Keeping all of our X Boats together on the club grounds creates a great social atmosphere for kids and parents alike."
CLYC has one day set aside for "X Boat Family and Friend Night," a non-scored night made for taking out non-member friends, a new crew possibility, or a family member to show them what sailing is all about.
New families can take out one of the club X Boats to practice steering.
"We introduce many kids to sailing on an X Boat instead of Optis. We find they like having another person on a team with them, and they feel more secure in the stability of the X."
Many of Cedar's established members sail and win with youth members on their boats. Not just on the home lake but also at national events. Paul Reilly just won the C Scow National Championship with young Austin Jaessing on the boat. "Sailing together helps the kids get to know the adults in the club. Sailing is a lifetime sport for families and friends to enjoy together!"
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Photos by Onne van der Wal & Steve Bernstein's Power Play Action Images
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HUGHES WINS THE A SCOW NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Pat Hughes and the Melvin team were crowned A Scow National Champions. Alongside Hughes on M-21 was Harry Melges, Coye Harrett, Tony Jewett, Chris Jewett, Matt Ripkey and Mark ‘Doctor’ Christensen.
Minnetonka Yacht Club pulled out all the stops for the championship on Lighthouse Island and the surrounding waters of Lake Minnetonka. Twenty of these 38-foot yachts raced in the event. Melges A Scows are built in Zenda, Wisconsin USA. With six or seven crew, the A Scow is the fastest and largest of the Melges Scow family. Nothing compares to its century of heritage, delivering a combination of raw power, speed and performance unmatched in one-design sailing.
Top 5 Results:
1 – Melvin, Patrick Hughes M-21
2 – Eagle, Vincent Porter I-1
3 – G Force, R.J. Porter I-12
4 – Ajax, Mike Keefe I-55
5 – MadCap, Tom Freytag I-7
Results & Report
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ILYA E SCOW INVITATIONAL
A full round of congratulations is in order for Tom Burton and the M-9 team, champions of the ILYA E Scow Invitational Regatta! Cygnet earned three race wins in the first three races.
Top 5 Results:
1 – Tom Burton, Cygnet M-9
2 – Augie Barkow, Wagon V-37
3 – Eddie Cox, Marvin W-66
4 – RJ Porter, Full Throttle I-49
5 – Derek Packard, Port Approach M-87
Full Results
Top Ten Powered by North Sails
Reach out to the North Sails Zenda team today!
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MELGES 14 TOUR COMES TO RIVA!
Test sail the fun, simple new boat from Melges.
Join the Melges Team in Riva del Garda August 4-7.
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MELGES WORLD LEAGUE HATS
Melges World League Snapbacks are now available for purchase.
$25 per hat. Limited supply.
Free UPS Ground Shipping in the continental U.S. for a limited time.
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(262) 275-1110
ABOUT MELGES PERFORMANCE SAILBOATS
For more than 70 years, Melges has proudly delivered superior-built scows and sportboats around the world — New to the Melges family are the Melges 14 and Melges 40. Melges Performance Sailboats provides continuous customer service and product support unlike anyone else. Every Melges boat is signed, sealed, endorsed and delivered race ready by the best, for the best.
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Inside Melges · Volume 07 · July 19, 2017
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