Official Audi Melges 20 Blog

November 29, 20100 — Dear Audi Melges 20 Competitors,

Coconut Grove Sailing Club (CGSC) and the International Audi Melges 20 Class Association (IAM20CA) are very much looking forward to your arrival and another great Miami Winter Series on Biscayne Bay.

Here are a few of items for your attention:

LAUNCH AND MOORING

With reference to Series NOR 1.5, CGSC will be able to accommodate the entire Melges 20 fleet at the club.  Boats arriving earlier on Friday, December 10th will have the choice of rafting up at CGSC docks or taking a mooring in the mooring field. If raft-up capacity is reached, the remaining arrivals will be assigned a mooring. CGSC’s launch service to and from the moorings operates on demand 24 hours per day.

Please call “Coconut Grove Sailing Club Dockmaster” on VHF 78 Friday when you’re headed to CGSC way. There will be a simple form to complete on arrival so we can identify your boat.

PARKING PASSES

If you plan to park a vehicle at CGSC Friday afternoon/evening, Saturday or Sunday morning, please let us know by return e-mail to: ronsailon@comcast.net.

SAVE THE DATES REMINDER

International Audi Melges 20 Class Association (IM20CA) Owners Meeting
Thursday, December 9
Coconut Grove Sailing Club
6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.

Read the Full Details On The Owner’s Meeting

For all other items race related, please visit the Official Event Website for Regatta No. 1. The Sailing Instructions will be posted shortly, so do check often.

From Benedetto Giallongo, International Vice Chairman (EUR), Fleet President for the Audi Melges 20 Class:

November 29, 20100 — A meeting of the European Fleet Executive Committee was recently held in Milan that included myself, the Technical Committee consisting of Federico Albano, Alessandro Molla and Dario Levi as well as Class Secretary, Paola Spreafico and Federico Michetti representing Melges Europe, to focus on improving the class and creating a Board of Directors to support the Fleet President.

I have served as Fleet President for two years and my term is now complete. The last two years have been filled with great personal satisfaction and success. I thank everyone that has been so supportive, especially Harry Melges and the Melges Europe team.

It has been a pleasure to have been involved with the birth of the Audi Melges 20, and to now see it with more than 45 active owners racing in Italy and Europe is incredible. I take great pride in this. I hope that with my succession, the new Fleet President builds it further, continues to strengthen the class’ relationship with our international sponsor as well as look to grow the fleet throughout Europe – Germany, England and Switzerland.

To keep the momentum positive, beginning Monday, November 29 through Monday, December 6 the Audi Melges 20 European Fleet will be accepting nominations for Fleet President. If additional nominations are still being accepted on Tuesday, December 7, we may extend the nomination period. We have only received one nomination thus far for Federico Albano, Owner of ITA-137 3 Menda. If no other nominations are submitted, by default Federico will become Fleet President.

All nominations should be supplied to Audi Melges 20 European Fleet Sectretary Paola Spreafico in a timely manner via e-mail.