Melges 24 World Championship 2026 at Little Traverse Yacht Club - Day 1

The Melges 24 World Championship 2026 at Little Traverse Yacht Club in Harbor Springs opened on Tuesday with breezy, shifty conditions. After the competitors’ briefing, the race committee delivered three races in an easterly breeze generally ranging from 12 to 17 knots, with gusts around 20. The course was kept at 085 degrees all day, and the Vakaros RaceSense system helped smooth starts. Lindsey Duda’s Sin Duda! won Race 1 after a tight finish, then followed with a 15th and 14th to sit eighth overall on 30 points. Full Throttle by Brian Porter won Race 2, finishing fourth overall, while Dark Horse by Cuyler Morris took victory in Race 3 after an earlier day of struggle.