The Melges 32 World title keeps its American leadership: last year the victory went to Samba Pa Ti in the waters of Newport, this year Argo (Carroll-Appleton, today 4-8) takes their place, crowned World Champion in Porto Rotondo at the end of 9 races
American Jason Carroll aboard Argo, with tactician Cameron Appleton and crew comprised of Anthony Kotoun, Chuck Norris, Peter Crawford, Westy Barlow, Eric Aakhus and Lindsey Bartel are theread more
Saturday marked the penultimate day for teams competing at the 2013 Melges 32 World Championship.read more
Light winds, relatively calm seas and bright Italian sunshine enabled PRO Hank Stuart, with impeccable Race Committee support provided by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (to fire off three races on Fridaread more
In the overall lead, ahead by six points, is American Jason Carroll and tactician Cameron Appleton along with their Argo team over Vincenzo Onorato's Mascalzone Latino in second place with Gabriele Benussi on tactics. Japan's Naofumi Kamei aboard Mamma Aiuto! with tactician Manuel Weiller are now third
After only one race, the 2013 Melges 32 World Championship hosted by the Yacht Club Porto Rotondo (YCPR) in coordination with Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS), B.Plan Sports & Events (BPSE) andread more
Unfortunately, the Mistral proved to be too much on the opening day of the 2013 Melges 32 Worlds. However, the 26-strong fleet had fabulous, and nearly scary, conditions in their training sessions earlier in the week, as one can watch in the video onboard Jason Carroll's ARGO
The opening day of the 2013 Melges 32 World Championship was sadly blighted with conditions much stronger than anticipated, the Mistral being winds clocked at almost 80 knots. read more
Roberto Tomasini Grinover skipper of Robertissima, has bcome the first ever and newly crowned of the OtterBox Melges 32 Virgin Island Sailing Series. read more
The first day of racing in the British Virgin Islands at the the 2013 OtterBox Melges 32 Virgin Island Sailing Series, Caribbean Championship hosted by Peter Island Resort and Spa saw three races hread more
Round two of the 2013 OtterBox Melges 32 Virgin Islands Sailing Series takes place this weekend, held in conjunction with the International Rolex Regatta, in St Thomas, USVI.read more
Roberto Tomasini Grinover and Robertissima with tactician Vasco Vascotto and crew comprised of Gaetano Figlia di Granara, Giovanni Cassinari, Gunnar Bahr, Armin Raderbauer, Pablo Torrado aread more
The first day of racing at the opening event of the 2013 OtterBox Melges 32 Virgin Islands Sailing Series in Virgin Gorda was held in sunny and warm island conditions, out of the Yacht Club Costa Sread more