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2011 Audi Melges 20 Gold Cup

It was a dramatic end to the 2011 Audi Melges 20 Gold Cup Championship, hosted by Coconut Grove Sailing Club with Alessandro Rombelli’s STIG, tactician Jonathan McKee and crew member Giorgio Tortarolo coming from behind to win the event. “It was a classic last race,” said McKee. “The deciding point was at that last top mark. When we rounded, literally, we were right on their stern. We knew that was the whole regatta. It was all about who was going to beat who. And, with the conditions like they

2011 Melges 32 Gold Cup

In Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Steve Howe and his Warpath team (bow No. 603)—with Morgan Larson calling tactics—notched their first major win in the Melges 32 class. Photos by Joy Dunnigan. Read about the racing in our Finish Line forum.

2011 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship

“Not often does it come down to the last gybe as to whether or not you win a championship,” says Bora Gulari, whose New England Ropes team narrowly defeated Nathan Wilmot and Conor Clarke’s Embar team at this 38-boat affair on Wisconsin’s Lake Geneva. Read about the racing in our Finish Line forum.Photos © 2011

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2011 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship

“Not often does it come down to the last gybe as to whether or not you win a championship,” says Bora Gulari, whose New England Ropes team narrowly defeated Nathan Wilmot and Conor Clarke’s Embar team at this 38-boat affair on Wisconsin’s Lake Geneva. See our photo gallery, and read about the racing

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Melges 24 Goes Grass-Roots

At the Sperry Top-Sider Seattle NOOD, Abbey Norris and her Gravy crew share how this once intimidating sportboat class has welcomed them with open arms.

2011 Miami Winter Regatta

Paul Reilly’s Red Sky Sailing won the 23-boat Melges 20 division, while Riccardo Simoneschi’s Audi team edged out 10 other Melges 24s.

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So Long, Key West

After being over early in today’s first race, we were in a battle for second place.

2011 Audi Melges 20 Gold Cup

It was a dramatic end to the 2011 Audi Melges 20 Gold Cup Championship, hosted by Coconut Grove Sailing Club with Alessandro Rombelli’s STIG, tactician Jonathan McKee and crew member Giorgio Tortarolo coming from behind to win the event. “It was a classic last race,” said McKee. “The deciding point was at that last top mark. When we rounded, literally, we were right on their stern. We knew that was the whole regatta. It was all about who was going to beat who. And, with the conditions like they

2011 Melges 32 Gold Cup

In Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Steve Howe and his Warpath team (bow No. 603)—with Morgan Larson calling tactics—notched their first major win in the Melges 32 class. Photos by Joy Dunnigan. Read about the racing in our Finish Line forum.

2011 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship

“Not often does it come down to the last gybe as to whether or not you win a championship,” says Bora Gulari, whose New England Ropes team narrowly defeated Nathan Wilmot and Conor Clarke’s Embar team at this 38-boat affair on Wisconsin’s Lake Geneva. Read about the racing in our Finish Line forum.Photos © 2011

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2011 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship

“Not often does it come down to the last gybe as to whether or not you win a championship,” says Bora Gulari, whose New England Ropes team narrowly defeated Nathan Wilmot and Conor Clarke’s Embar team at this 38-boat affair on Wisconsin’s Lake Geneva. See our photo gallery, and read about the racing

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Melges 24 Goes Grass-Roots

At the Sperry Top-Sider Seattle NOOD, Abbey Norris and her Gravy crew share how this once intimidating sportboat class has welcomed them with open arms.

2011 Miami Winter Regatta

Paul Reilly’s Red Sky Sailing won the 23-boat Melges 20 division, while Riccardo Simoneschi’s Audi team edged out 10 other Melges 24s.

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So Long, Key West

After being over early in today’s first race, we were in a battle for second place.

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