Darragh O’Connor and Brian (Teddy) Byrne of Howth Yacht club are the winners of the 2024 Melges 15 Irish National Championships. 

Christopher Alexander and Hamilton Barclay are the 2024 U.S. Melges 15 National Champions. The racing was contested by 55 boats at Grand Traverse Yacht Club over the course of three days.

It has been a busy and exciting dinghy pen in Howth this week, with the green gate witnessing the departure of the many visiting Optimists to be replaced by the ad hoc arrival of Melges 15s.

The stage is set in Traverse City, MI, for the largest Melges 15 U.S. National Championship to date, with 62 boats registered for the regatta August 23-25, 2024. The Championship regatta has tripled in size since 2021, just a sample of the Class’s massive international success. 

Race Officer Richard Kissane and the team are getting ready for a new challenge as they prepare for the upcoming Melges 15 nationals in Howth on August 24th and 25th. The championships will see the Irish debut of RaceSense, a new innovative digital way to run racing. New technology solving old problems.

A record 41 Melges 15s attended the 2024 Down Bay Regatta on August 10-11 at Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club!  The weather this year was the big factor as the remnants of Tropical Storm Debbie passed by our area before the weekend.

The Inland Lakes Yachting Association and Pewaukee Yacht Club hosted the largest regional event of the 2024 Melges 15 Championship Series with 62 boats at the Inland Championship, August 2-4.