We’ll have a full press report for you shortly but we can confirm that Uka Uka Racing, helmed by Lorenzo Bressani and crewed by owner Lorenzo Santini, Jonathan McKee, Federico Michetti and Fabio Gridelli have won the 2010 Marinepool Melges 24 World Championship.

There’s a heavy rain shower going over the race course right now and the wind has died completely under it. Right now we’re really glad we’re tucked up in the deck saloon of the IMCA boat nice and dry and not on a Melges 24!

Lees hier verder:Race 11 – Now We Have Rain And No Wind

With three races scheduled, the penultimate day of the 2010 Marinepool Melges 24 World Championship was always going to be a critical one for those with aspirations of an overall podium position at this regatta. Happily the weather gods …

Lees hier verder:Marinepool Melges 24 World Championship : Bressani within two races of 2nd World Title

Good morning for the final time from Tallinn, Estonia… Today the 2010 Marinepool Melges 24 World Championship comes to an end with two races scheduled to complete the series. Italy’s Lorenzo Bressani on Uka Uka Racing holds a thirty-two point lead at the top of the overall leaderboard and effectively only needs to score one result inside the top twenty-five to secure his second Melges 24 World Championship. Behind him Norway’s Kristian Nergaard on Baghdad and Italian Alberto Bolzan on Hurricane Murphy & Nye are separated by just five points and we can expect both to be keeping a close eye on the other, whilst also trying to make sure that fourth placed Flavio Favini on the Swiss enntry Blu Moon doesn’t sneak in and steal a podium place. In the Corinthian Division, Norway’s Oyvind Peder Jahre on Storm Capital Sail Racing Team and Estonian Tonu Toniste on Lenny are only five points apart at the top of the table and we can expect an exciting conclusion to this particular battle for sure

Lees hier verder:Welcome to Final Day Coverage…

We’re all set for the final day of action here at the 2010 Marinepool Melges 24 World Championship in Tallinn.

Click here to check out Pierrick Contin’s day 5 pics on our gallery. Following the event you will be able to find more of Pierrick’s pics and contact him to obtain prints via his website www.pierrickcontin.fr

Lees hier verder:Pierrick’s Day 5 Photos Now Uploaded To The Gallery

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Check out the latest additions to Pierrick Contin’s fantastic gallery from the 2010 Marinepool Melges 24 Worlds in Tallinn.

Good morning from Tallinn… For the teams with aspirations to lift the 2010 Overall and Corinthian Melges 24 World Championship trophies, today’s races are going to be absolutely critical. The Race Committee have made it clear that their intention is to run three races today and with only two races realistically feasible on tomorrow’s final day, a strong performance today will be required to ensure you are in the hunt for the final podium positions. Lorenzo Bressani on Uka Uka Racing leads the overall Championship by nine points from Norway’s Kristian Nergaard on Baghdad in second and just three points behind him is italy’s Alberto Bolzan on Hurricane Murphy & Nye in third

Lees hier verder:Welcome to Day 5 Coverage…

As the 2010 Marinepool Melges 24 World Championship in Tallinn approaches its climax we’re already starting to look ahead to the 2011 Melges 24 European Championship which will be taking place in Haugesund, Norway, from 29 July to 6 August 2010.