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2011 WORLDS Congratulations Lorenzo Bressani 1,2,3,4 WORLDS CORINTHIAN Congratulations Eiichiro Hamzaki  1,2,3 US NATIONALS Congratulations Bora Gulari 1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10 US NATIONALS CORINTHIAN Congratulations Tom Freytag 1,2,5 EUROPEANS Congratulations Carlo Fracassoli 1,3 PRE WORLDS Congratulations Eiving Melleby  1,2,3 CALIFORNIA CUP - St Barbara Congratulations Loren Colahan 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10 MIAMI BACARDI CUP Congratulations Lorenzo Santini 1,3,5 2010 WORLDS Congratulations Lorenzo Bressani 1,2,3,4,5 YACHTING CUP Congratulations Dan Hauserman 1,3 TAHOE RACE WEEKCongratulations Brian Porter 1,2,3,5,6 MIAMI BACARDI RACE WEEK Congratulations Don Wilson 1* KEY WEST RACE WEEK Congratulations Lorenzo Santini 1 2009 WORLDS Congratulations Chris Larson 1,2 3,4,5*,6,7,8,10 EUROPEANS Congratulations Lorenzo Bressani 1,2 3*,4,5,7,9,10 EUROPEANS Corithian 1,2,3,4 US NATIONALS Congratulations Brian Porter 1,2,5,6,8,9,10 PRE WORLDS REGATTA Congratulations CHris Larson 1 SBYC GOBLIN REGATTA Congratulations Stokke/Pierce 1 LAKE GENEVA FALL Congratulations Brian Porter 1 GEROGE GRIFFITH REGATTA Congratulations Scott Holmgren 1 WHIDBEY ISLAND RW Congratulations Dan Kaseler 1,2,3 GATEWAY SPRING REGATTA Congratulations Mike Dow 1 NOOD Annapolis Congrats Lorenzo Bressani 1,2,3,4 KEY WEST Congrats Lorenzo Bressani 1,2*,3,4,5,6*,7,9,10 PUGET SOUND SPRING Congrats Dan Kaselar 1 NOOD St Pete Congrats2n place David O'Reilly 2,3*4,5 CHICAGO VERVE CUP 1,2* 2008 WORLDS Congrats Lorenzo Bressani 1,2,3 NATIONALS` Congrats Brian Porter 1,2,3,4 NOOD ANNAPOLIS Congrats Brian Porter 1,2 LAKEFEST REGATTA Congrats Shawn Grisham and Kelly Gough 1 2007 WORLDS Congrats Team Pegasus 1*,2,3,4,6,7*,8,9,10 WORLDS - Corinthian Congrats Othmar von Blumencron 1,2*,3 NATIONALS Congrats Brian Porter 1 EUROPEANS Congrats Flavio Favini! 1*,3,4,5,6,7,10 EUROPEANS - Corinthian Congrats Tonu Toniste 1,3,4,5 KEY WEST RACE WEEK Congrats Riccardo Simoneschi! 1,2,3* PACIFIC COAST CHAMPS Congratulations Brian Proter! 1 PRE-WORLDS REGATTA CongratsJustin Scott Holmgren 1 AUSTIN CIRCUIT Congrats Mark Forster 1 CHARLESTON RACE WEEK Congrats Simon Strauss 1 NOOD Annapolis CongratsJustin DaMore 1,3,5,6,7,9 VOLVO CUP ONE 1 PRIMO CUP 1 SNIM EASTER REGATTA 1 ST FRAN KEELBOAT SPRING 1,2,3

Lorenzo Bressani, #1 2011 Worlds Photo Rick Tomlinson Chris Larson, #1 2009 Worlds Photo Pierrick Contin Lorenzo Bressani, #1 2009 Key West Photo Joy Dunigan Brian Porter, #1 2008 Nationals Photo by Ed Furry Lorenzo Bressani, #1 2008 Worlds Brian Porter, #1 2007 Nationals

AP-3K ALL-PURPOSE KEVLAR MAINSAIL #1 2011 & 2010 WORLDS! “We used North’s standard Melges 24 One Design sails and the performance of these sails during the 6-day, 11-race series was fantastic,” said Larson. “Our speed and height were awesome and we had no sail issues at all.” -- Chris Larson, 2009 World Champion Photo Perrick Contin This is our all-round design Kevlar Mainsail. Cut in North's own exclusive Clear Film Kevlar this sail comes complete and ready to race including bag, battens, sail numbers, windows, royalty label and class measurement. This sail is a little fuller than our previous design, the KM-08 mainsai, and as a result develops more power and is a very superior sail is chop. Choose the AP-3K as your mainsail for outstanding speed all through the wind range. Due to the low stretch properties of the Kevlar fabric flattening out the sail in a breeze is no problem! This sail was used to win the US Nationals, Italian Nationals, French Nationals, North American Championships and the Volvo Cup to name a few! This is the preferred all round sail by the majority of top crews in the Melges 24 class. The sail is ready to win straight out of the bag! Contact Melges 24 Experts About this Design

AP-3DL ALL-PURPOSE 3DL MAINSAIL The AP-3DL Mainsail is an all round mainsail built using North's 3DL manufacturing process. The sail's user friendly and easy to trim characteristics provide maximum performance to all teams.An extremely smooth sails with excellent longevity. Mainsails include: 3DL Kevlar Vision Windows Spreader Window Telltales Battens ISAF in house measurement Sail bag Contact Melges 24 Experts About this Design

J-7K KEVLAR ALL PURPOSE JIB #1 2011 & 2010 WORLDS! Photo Erik Simonson The J-7K Kevlar Jib utilizes the best Kevlar materials available, this jib will not only last longer, but it will show even better performance in bigger breeze. The J-7K Kevlar Jib features "vertical batten" ( VB ) design, which delivers slightly more sail area and better shape control than we were able to build last year. The addition of those three battens eliminates some of the leech hollow and for a straighter cleaner leech, particularly on the upper sections. The new batten pockets have openings at the leech to allow for easy batten removal. Jibs include: Harken clew blocks Leech/foot cord Telltales Leech telltale Cunningham and downhaul line Windows Roll bag Contact Melges 24 Experts About this Design

NEW ! J-Zero JIB 2nd 2011 Worlds! A new design for the 2011 season, the J- Zero already received great praises from top sailors, by winning the 2011 Bacardi Cup and 2nd at the Corpus Christi Worlds. This all purpose jib was designed with a slightly fuller entry than the J-7, which makes this jib, extremely easier to steer on all sea and wind conditions. For cloth we use AK-09 Kevlar from Contender throughout the sail. The J-Zero Jib features "vertical batten" ( VB ) design, which delivers slightly more sail area and better shape control than we were able to build last year. The addition of those three battens eliminates some of the leech hollow and for a straighter cleaner leech, particularly on the upper sections. The new batten pockets have openings at the leech to allow for easy batten removal. Jibs include: Harken clew blocks Leech/foot cord Telltales Leech telltale Cunningham and downhaul line Windows Roll bag Contact Melges 24 Experts About this Design

MAX RUNNER SPINNAKER #1 2011 & 2010 WORLDS! Photo Erik Simonson The North Max Runner, previously known as the VMG, is designed for running in all conditions. It is a great all-around spinnaker that can sail deeper than any other sail on the market and is open enough to sail up to defend your position when necessary. Cut very full in the luff, which supports a lot of projected luff area, the North Max Runner runs very deep and is easy to keep up to speed. Because the leech of the sail is relatively open, this sail also performs well when the wind is up or very light and forward of the beam. Under the rules, you are allowed to have two spinnakers on board, having the North Max Runner in combination with the North Power Zone Reacher is highly recommended. For a one-spinnaker program, we recommend this as the spinnaker of choice! This sail works great in all conditions! Contact Melges 24 Experts About this Design

P-Z2 REACHER SPINNAKER #1 2011 WORLDS! The North P-Z2 Reacher is powerful to get you over the waves, and it is also open in the leech with a flatter luff curve so that when you press up for speed the boat accelerates and planes without the overpowered feeeling. This sail gets you in the power zone more quickly. The power zone is the zone where the boat is powered up and planning freely, not bound up or over heeled. We use this sail in all planning conditions and it is also very fast in light air, especially when there is chop. Under the rules, you are allowed to have two spinnakers on board, having the North PZ-2 Reacher in combination with the North Max Runner is highly recommended. Contact Melges 24 Experts About this Design

100 DEGREE REACHER SPINNAKER The North 100o Reacher is a specialized sail designed for tight reaching in heavy air and close reaching in very light wind. The 100o Reacher is made from 1.5 oz. nylon. Many of our customers who race handicap find this a very useful sail as often times they are sailing courses with a lot of reaching. Available in white only. Q&A: When do you use the M24 Reacher instead of the Runner?   Contact Melges 24 Experts About this Design

HARKEN Competitive Melges 24 Boathandling Video CD-Rom Click to Order   MELGES 24 FURLING COVER UV exposure is the biggest contributor to sail degradation. Keep the sun off your furled jib with this high strength polyester cover. Installs around furled jib. Pull up with spinnaker halyard. Zippers go from top down and bottom up so jib sheets can stay on. Quick and very easy to install. Click to Order

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