STRENGTH IN NUMBERS. Coming off of a very successful, inaugural Melges 17 Midwinter Championship, the M17 fleet is growing stronger by the minute. Wow! what a way to kick-off the 2006 Spring Racing Season than with fifteen sportboats on the starting line.

Next stop is beautiful Charleston, South Carolina where the southern hospitality will be in full bloom, not to mention the speed and competition of an equally impressive fleet of Melges 17s.
CONGRATULATIONS TO BRIAN MCMURRAY
AND DEB CAMPBELL, 2006 MELGES 17
MIDWINTER CHAMPIONS!
This past February, the stage was set at the legendary Lake Eustis Sailing Club in Lake Eustis, Florida for the first ever Melges 17 Midwinter Championship. Fifteen teams travel from all over the country to participate in
what turned out to be a nail biting, edge of your seat event. The results speak for themselves - Race 1, Ken Wruk and Dave Navin; Race 2, Brian McMurray and Deb Campbell; Race 3, Mary Anne Ward and Sam Rogers; and in Race 4, none other than the dynamic, father-and-son duo Kirk and Ian Donaldson. Race 5 was the clincher as McMurray and Campbell turned on the speed, secured the win and earned the title of 2006 M17 Midwinter Champions!

Special thanks goes out to Martin Zonnenberg, Richard Kinnie and PRO Dave Williams. The Race Committee was phenomenal, organized and the experience showed — perfect courses and lengths for the conditions. And to all the competitors that traveled great distances thank you for participating!

Daily reports can be found at MELGES17.COM
2006 M17 CHARLESTON EASTER REGATTA
APRIL 14-15. During this time of year, not only does this fantastic southern city have an effect on the tourism industry but it also manages to romance the sailing community as it plays host to the 2006 Easter Regatta. A number of different classes of Scows participate and this year, the Melges 17 will be seen racing alongside the dynamic Melges MC Scow and the super-fast E-Scow!

Is your M17 booked for a ride on the Zenda Express? This is the next stop on the 2006 Championship Tour of Regattas. Don't miss out!

As more information becomes available, it will be posted at MELGES.COM and MELGES17.COM.

VISIT WWW.MELGES17.COM, THE OFFICIAL MELGES 17 CLASS ASSOCIATION WEB SITE

The official Melges 17 Class Association Web site is now online. A wealth of information is at your fingertips such as the latest news, event schedules, hall of fame, browse through past E-Newsletters and sign-up to receive them. There are many more functions that as the site grows and evolves, new and pioneering features will be added. Check out the site at MELGES17.COM and let us know what you think. Your comments and suggestions are very important. Send your feedback via email to WEBMASTER@MELGESPERFORMANCESAILBOATS.COM

MORE M17 REGATTAS IN 2006

The 2006 Racing calendar is beginning to fill and more great events are in the works! In the meantime, be sure to mark your calendars and plan to be at any of these incredible Melges 17 events:
 
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