Elliott 6m Racing in North America



11:15 PM Fri 17 Jul 2009 GMT
'Svenja Puls (helm) with crew Nele-Marie Bock and Janika Puls training in the new Elliott 6m. Foto: okpress/Kieler Woche' Kieler Woche Click Here to view large photo

The US Sailing Center Sheboygan and the Women's International Match Racing Association will host the first Olympic Class Elliott 6m match race event in North America, The Buddy Melges Challenge in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, on September 10-13, 2009.

The deadline to request invitations for this twelve team event is August 1st.

The Notice of Race and Invitation Request form are available at www.ussailingcentersheboygan.org/n-2009-melgeschallenge-main.php

This event will be a very exciting debut for the Elliott 6m in the Americas.




by Liz Bayliss




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