Miami Melges 24 Midwinter Tune-Up prepares fleet for racing in 2018

by Melges 24 on 3 Nov 2017 The 2017 Melges 24 racing schedule may be drawing to a close, but 2018 is already in motion with an awesome kickstarter Racing Clinic happening January 19-21 at Coconut Grove's famous Miami Shake-A-Leg sailing center. As many as 20-30 boats have already committed and are ready to soak up some valuable tuning time with big talent.

Organized by Randy Draftz and his Regatta Management team, three days of racing and coaching activities are currently being planned with one main goal in mind — get the fleet back to just having fun as a group, and while we're at it, let's learn a thing or two about how to sail the Melges 24 better, faster, more effectively and with quicker results.

Both North Sails and Quantum Sails have agreed to provide coaching to teams during the racing, marketing efforts such as generating drone footage for more robust daily debriefs is in the works, and back by popular demand, TracTrac will be used at this event too. For those of you who attended the Worlds in Miami, you know all too well the benefits of this tool and the data collected can be huge for advancing the skill level of your team.

There's plenty more information to come on this event, but what is important is to get your team signed up today. Register Online and plan to join the U.S. Melges 24 fleet at what it hopes will become a staple event in its long listing of yearly, class supported events.

- Register Online
- Visit the 2018 Midwinter and Tune-Up Yachtscoring Event Website
- View the Entry List

2018 Melges 24 Midwinter and Tune Up - Preliminary Scratch Sheet
			Bow	Sail Number	Yacht Name	Owner/Skipper	Yacht Club	Home Port	Yacht Type	Length	Rating
Racing Area: Midwinter and Tune Up
	Division: One Design
			Melges 24
		1.		Usa 94	Da booty	Nick Cumbie	Llsc	Panama City, Fl, USA	Melges 24	24
		2.	738	USA 738	Dark Energy	Laura Grondin	Groton Long Point Yacht Club	West hartford, CT, USA	Melges 24	24
		3.		USA 805	Decorum	Megan Ratliff	Columbia Yacht Club	Chicago, IL, USA	Melges 24	24
		4.	687	USA 687	Firewater	George Haynie	Davis Island Yacht Club	Tampa, FL, USA	Melges 24	24
		5.	9	USA 009	FNG/Eelsnot	Zane Yoder	Mobile YC	Daphne, Al, USA	Melges 24	24
		6.	848	USA 848	Lucky Dog / Gill Race Team	Travis Weisleder	Bay Head Yacht Club	Richmond, VA, USA	Melges 24	24
		7.	838	USA 838	MiKEY	Kevin Welch	Anacortes Yacht Club	Anacortes, WA, USA	Melges 24	24
		8.		USA 851	Monsoon	Bruce Ayres	Newport Harbor Yacht Club	Newport Beach, CA, USA	Melges 24	24
		9.	587	USA 587	OBSESSION	Gary Schwarting	Gulf Coast Sailing Club	Naples, FL, USA	Melges 24	24
		10.		NOR 800	Party Girl	Jens Altern Wathne		Loddefjord, NOR	Melges 24	24
		11.	801	USA 801	Shaka	KC Shannon	LLSC	Fayetteville, GA, USA	Melges 24	24
		12.		USA 505	TEAM 505	David King		Bradenton, FL, USA	Melges 24	24
		13.		USA 839	The 300	steven boho	LGYC	Crystal Lake, IL, USA	Melges 24	24
		14.		CAN 629	Zingara	Richard Reid	National Yacht Club	Toronto, ON, CAN	Melges 24	24