MELGES 32 ONE DESIGN RACING A BIG HIT IN KEY WEST!

During the third week of January, every year the sailing world converges upon Key West, Florida gearing up for one of the greatest regattas on the planet — ACURA Key West Race Week! 2006 has already proven successful for the M32 as eight boats showed off their lean and mean, super sleek sail profiles and demonstrated what speed is all about!
2006 ACURA KEY WEST RACE WEEK RECAP

For one design, one choice comes to mind — the Melges 32. It has officially set the precedent for speed, fun and competitive high performance racing. Heads were turning as Marty Kullman at the helm for Mike Carroll on New Wave burned up the course in their supersonic Melges 32. Mike and Marty are more notably known for their tremendous success in the Melges 24 Class, however this time they decided to race their Melges 32. Their perseverance and determination led them on to win top honors! Hot on his heals was Jeff Ecklund on Star placing second overall, followed by Tim Kimpton from Stamford, Connecticut on Crash Test Dummies.

Teams traveled from all over including Rick Orchard from Flowery Branch, Georgia; Beck Swanson from Milford, Connecticut; Mick Shlens from King Harbor, California; John Cooper from Cane Hill, Missouri and all the way from the UK - Jonathan Mooney! Congratulations to everyone for making the journey to Key West making the Melges 32 a more exciting Class of boats!

RICK ORCHARD AND THE GRINS TEAM THROW
A MIDWINTER PARTY

As if the excitement and top notch racing wasn't enough, M32 owner Rick Orchard celebrated with a midwinter party on Wednesday night of the regatta. All the teams, owners and families gathered for an amazing spread of food and drink, including new stated M32 Party Class Rule — must serve beer and brats! A special thanks goes to Rick and his crew who served as the perfect hosts for a great party!
ONWARD TO THE ST. PETERSBURG NOOD!

FEBRUARY 17-19. At least six Melges 32s will be racing this great event! St. Pete's is always a crowd pleaser — the famous St. Petes NOOD is hosted by the very prestigious St. Petersburg Yacht Club in St. Petersburg, Florida. It's fleet building time and this venue will not disappoint! Check out a full schedule of SAILING WORLD MAGAZINE'S NOOD REGATTAS for 2006. We hope to see you there!

ACURA MIAMI RACE WEEK

MARCH 9-12 . And just when you thought the action couldn't possibly get any hotter, the Melges 32 fleet heads to ACURA Miami Race Week in Miami, Florida. Premiere Racing organizes this outstanding event and if you can take the heat and the best competition, BE THERE!

One thing that is very, very important about this regatta is reserving dockage. DOWNLOAD A MIAMI DOCKAGE FORM (Excel) and send it along with your entry. For more information, visit PREMIERE-RACING.COM.

MORE M32 REGATTAS IN 2006

Mark your calendars and plan to be at any of these incredible Melges 32 events:
THE MELGES 32 WILL APPEAR AT THE STRICTLY SAIL BOAT SHOW
AT CHICAGO'S FAMOUS NAVY PIER

Take a closer look at this super speed racer at Chicago's famous Navy Pier on February 2-5. Melges Performance Sailboats will be at space #230 with the Melges 32 as well as other members of the Melges family of products such as the MC Scow and the Melges 17 Sportboat. Check out the entire line of Melges speed products at MELGES.COM
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