Charleston Race Week at Charleston Yacht Club - Overall by Bill Wagner 12 Apr 16:50 BST 8-11 April 2020 The Melges 24 fleet beats upwind with the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge in the background on Sunday - 2021 Charleston Race Week © Willy Keyworth
It turns out you can safely and successfully conduct a grand prix sailboat racing regatta amidst a pandemic.
While major regattas around the world are still getting cancelled because of coronavirus, Charleston Race Week elected to press forward with its 25th anniversary celebration. It came one year late since the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the developing pandemic last April.
Mass vaccinations combined with a decrease in positive cases throughout most of the United States prompted longtime event director Randy Draftz to forge forward with a Charleston Race Week 2021.
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Melges 24 World Championship 2019 in Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy © Pierrick Contin
The Organizing Committee announces the cancellation of the 2021 Melges 24 World Championship, that was expected to be held in Charleston, SC, USA on April 9-17.
With the increased restrictions being put in place to manage the further spread of COVID-19, cancellation is the only possible outcome at this time. The organizers deeply regret this situation with addressing the message of Laura Grondin, the Chair of the International Melges 24 Class Association.
Dear Melges 24 Sailors,
I have an update on our World Championship scheduled for April 2021. In sum, we have reached the point where we can no longer designate the event a World Championship due to the closing this week of the US borders to international sailors. In its place, we have decided to hold a world class event; it will be called the Melges 24 Gold Cup. Will you still come and test your skills against some of the best in
Nixon family on Accru - Melges 24 NSW Championships © Ally Graham
Three-time Australian Melges 24 champion Chris Links is putting the finishing touches on a revamped boat and oiling his joints as he prepares to return to the tough one design class after a lengthy break.
The NSW Melges 24 fleet will join the Adams 10s on New South Wales Lake Macquarie this coming weekend, February 6-9, and the two classes will share space and on-water race management for their respective three-day titles.
Nationals for both classes were scheduled this weekend but travel restrictions for interstate competitors put a halt to the Melges 24 2021 Australian Championship. Instead, they ll run their NSW Championship only, off Lake Macquarie Yacht Club on the lake s eastern shore, and a national title later in the year.