MELGES MOMENTUM. It's just the beginning of the 2006 Melges 32 racing season and the excitement, attention and the competition is really beginning to heat up. Miami Race Week was a big event with six boats campaigning nothing but speed. Now with spring fever gripping the Northeast and the Midwest, the fleet prepares for a host of high profile, super fun spring and summertime events.
JOHN PORTER WINS MIAMI RACE WEEK

CONGRATULATIONS to John Porter and his Full Throttle crew as they are the 2006 Melges 32 Miami Race Week Champions! Porter jumped on his brand new M32 and dominated the hot, South Beach, Miami racing scene winning by just one very slim point! The conditions were perfect on land and water - the best downwind surfing and the closest racing seen yet at this first-class venue. Rick Orchard on Grins right behind pulling off yet another spectacular performance landing second place and, in third was Mike Carroll with Marty Kullman at the helm of New Wave. Jeff Ecklund finished fourth, Jonathan Money was fifth and Joe Woods was sixth.

This event was top notch thanks to the Premiere Racing Organization, but most of all, to all the owners and competitors that traveled great distances to experience the power of the Melges 32 as well as enjoy the gorgeous Miami weather! Check out the full results, photos, videos on Premiere Racing's Web site, PREMIERE-RACING.COM.

TIM KIMPTON WINS 2006 BVI
SAILING REGATTA AND FESTIVAL

CONGRATULATIONS are in order for Tim Kimpton and his amazing win of this very prestigious event with his new Melges 32. Tim and his Crash Test Dummies team raced their new M32 in Key West, then shipped her over for the BVI Spring Tour. Tim ended up winning four of the eight races and never finished worse than 2nd place. Their team came away with a big victory on Sunday finishing up the event with a 1,2 and taking home the silver! Congratulations on this big win!

2006 CHICAGO NOOD

JUNE 16-18. The Chicago NOOD is Sailing World Magazine's fifth NOOD Regatta in a series of nine total. It will officially ramp up the Midwest Melges 32 racing season. That's right the M32 will be on hand to showcase the fun, excitement and best of all the speed. For more details on this incredible event visit WWW.SAILINGWORLD.COM.
2006 M32 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

JULY 20-23. The very first Melges 32 National Championship will be held in coordination with the world-renown 2006 New York Yacht Club Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex and set to be an event you will not want to miss. 2006 marks the biennial anniversary of this long running event and with the legendary NYYC at the helm it is sure to be amazing — the M32 will be there front and center.

A full schedule of events, race documents (including the NOR) and associated information about this event is available online. Visit the NYYC WEB SITE for further details or contact ANDY BURDICK direct at Melges Performance Sailboats.


MELGES 32 SALES ARE SKY-ROCKETTING!

The Melges 32 is on its way to achieving critical mass. From the West coast to the East coast it is the sportboat that everyone is talking about. Its impressive speed and supermodel sail profile will take your breathe away as it is now being sailed and raced competitively. Over twenty boats have been sold since the very first production boat was delivered in July of 2005. As more and more boats are delivered, launched and raced the enthusiasm and interest is steadily growing. The Melges 32 is taking ultra high performance one design racing to the next level.


MORE M32 REGATTAS SET FOR 2006 & 2007

Mark your calendars and plan to be at any of these incredible Melges 32 events:
MELGES 32 TIPS & TRICKS: BELLY PATCHES

TRY THIS! Melges has experimented with "belly patches" on the M32 kites with a retrieval line attached. This allows more control on the takedowns. There has been a consensus that launching and retrieving out of the forward hatch is best. The takedowns are much smoother. Keep in mind you need to place a cover over your hydraulic pump. Try this system - it works!

CLASS RULES & RIGGING GUIDES

NOW AVAILABLE. You have to have 'em and you need to know 'em like the back of your hand - the M32 Class Rules are now available as well as a complete rigging guide on MELGES.COM.

MELGES 32.COM COMING SOON!

WWW.MELGES32.COM. The official web site of the Melges 32 Class Association will be online very, very soon. Just like other Melges Web sites, MELGES17.COM, MELGES24.COM and MELGES.COM, it will contain the latest and greatest news on the M32, live reports from key events, interviews, photos and much more. Stay tuned as the launch of this exciting new Web site will be announced shortly.
 
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