Melges 14 Nationals Cranks Up

PRESS RELEASE · For Immediate Release

LAKE GENEVA, Wis. (June 13, 2018) – A squadron of Melges 14s from all around the country is assembling for the first annual Melges 14 National Championship, to be held June 15–17 at the Lake Geneva Yacht Club. It’s set to be a beautiful Wisconsin summer weekend with Mother Nature lining up three days of medium breeze, eighty degrees and sunshine.

This weekend will see some big names vie for the first national title in the new singlehanded class from Melges. Many have eyes on seventeen year old 49er olympic campaigner Harry Melges IV sailing on his home waters of Lake Geneva. Fresh off his Melges 14 Spring Fling regatta win, Adam Ankers is coming up from Chattanooga, Tennessee’s healthy M14 fleet. Ankers took second place at the Melges 14 Midwinter Championship and is hungry to dethrone “H4” this time. Daniel Thielman, hailing from San Francisco’s Corinthian Yacht Club, is always a strong competitor in both the Melges 14 and Melges 20 Classes and is not to be underestimated. The title for Top Woman will see the close battle and a Midwinters rematch between Peyton Ankers (Chattanooga, TN) and Jennifer Canestra (San Francisco, CA).

The Melges 14 Class is always delighted to see new faces in the mix. It’s the first Melges 14 regatta for the boat’s designer, John Reichel of Reichel/Pugh, Dave Powlison of Sailing World Magazine, and US Olympic Sailing Team Chief Business Officer Jim Campbell. The fleet welcomes regatta newcomers Ryan Matustik, Mickey Thompson, David Oliver, Dan Markowitz, and Richard Chapman.

The Lake Geneva Yacht Club is home to one of the largest Melges 14 fleets in the country and is rolling out the red carpet for regatta competitors. Nine races are scheduled over the three day event. Sailors will be greeted with delicious breakfast each morning as well as a social event on Saturday evening featuring Lakefront Brewery’s most popular selections paired with Chef Zach Miller’s Wisconsin themed bites.

Follow the Melges 14 Facebook Page and the Melges 14 Class Website for daily updates during the event. Results will be available at the event website.

The next championship on the Melges 14 circuit is the Melges 14 Southern Championship at Atlanta’s Lake Lanier Sailing Club October 28-28. Contact the Melges Team today to learn about new boats, test sails and regatta charters: bit.ly/M14Demo

ABOUT THE MELGES 14

Designed by Reichel/Pugh, the Melges 14 is a modern singlehanded one-design with the ability to sail with two. With its large and open transom, there’s never a need to bail. The carbon mast and boom complement its flexible sail plan with three different size rigs: Gold, Blue and Red. With boats in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa, the Melges 14 is becoming a one-design fleet for the masses. Sailors can order a custom Melges 14 dolly, easily car top it or tow it behind any vehicle. It’s a perfect beach boat, family sailboat or a one-design racing platform. It is speed, quality, durability, comfort and fun wrapped into one dynamic sailing package. Learn more at Melges14.com.

ABOUT MELGES

The leading performance sailboat supplier has proudly delivered high quality boats around the world for nearly 75 years. Each Melges boat is built with pride and backed by an experienced, knowledgeable team. Learn more at Melges.com.

For more information on this story, contact:

Hannah Noll, Melges Performance Sailboats
Hannah@Melges.com

Photo by Michael Moore, Lake Geneva Yacht Club