Coconut Grove Sailing Club

Coconut Grove Sailing Club has signed an Agreement with Melges Performance Sailboats to host a three-regatta winter series for the new Melges 20 Class. Ten to twenty boats are expected to compete for the Series. For CGSC, this is an excellent opportunity to host and run regattas on Biscayne Bay.

The regatta dates are Event #1 - December 11-13 (racing on Saturday and Sunday), Event #2 - February 19-21 (again, racing on Saturday and Sunday), and Event #3 - Bacardi Miami Sailing Week -March 10-13 (racing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday). During the regattas when not racing, the fleet will live in the water at CGSC, either rafted off our docks, or on our moorings. The boats will launch, pull and store between regattas at the Shake-a-Leg facility just up Bayshore Drive.

The Melges 20 is a brand new class, with first delivery of boats to customers only occurring this past May. It is a high performance racing boat, like their very successful Melges 24 and Melges 32 Classes. The 20's have lifting keels, asymmetrical spinnakers, and are fully "tricked out." They'll be fun to see at our docks and on the race course. For more information for Events #1 and #2, go to www.melges.com or www.melges20.com.  For information on the Event #3 with the Bacardi Miami Sailing Week, go to:  www.miamisailingweek.com

To make the Series a success - and possibly turn it into an annual event - we need many volunteers from among our Race Committee personnel and our Club membership. This includes both on-the-water and shore support roles such as Registration, Duty Desk, parking assistance and similar. Please look at the dates and notify us know when you can assist and support your Club.

Contact Ron Rostorfer, CGSC Melges 20 Series Regatta Chair, ronsailon@comcast.net or 954-401-5335. Thank you for your consideration.

To download the Inaugural Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series Notice of Race, Entry Form, Hotel contacts and further information, please go here: http://www.melges20.com/news-article-1076.php

RESULTS:

Miami Winter Series #1 - December 12-13, 2009
Press Release - Thursday, Saturday, Sunday
Miami Winter Series #2 - February 20-21, 2010
Press Release - Saturday, Sunday