Marinepool Melges 24 World Championship - fleet assembles in Tallinn

7:52 PM Fri 6 Aug 2010 GMT

'Fleet - Marinepool Melges 24 World Championship 2010' Pierrick Contin

Marinepool Melges 24 World Championship 2010 - With several days of pre-regatta registration now completed and on the eve of the official start of racing, all seventy-nine boats competing in Tallinn Estonia, were successfully launched before this evening's six o'clock deadline and the regatta's Opening Ceremony at the Kalev Yacht Club. This year's Championship has attracted entries from eighteen nations across three continents and features crews from as far afield as South Africa and Japan. As is expected at major Melges 24 championships, the pedigree of the fleet is impressive as ever, boasting past Melges 24 World Champions, Olympic medallists, ...

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by Fiona Brown