After a season that carried the Melges 24 fleet across some of the Great Lakes’ most celebrated sailing venues, the 2026 Quantum Sails Great Lakes Cup came to a fitting conclusion in Harbor Springs, where five months of racing culminated alongside the Melges 24 World Championship, hosted by the Little Traverse Yacht Club (LTYC)
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A little bit of magic arrived on Little Traverse Bay on Saturday. On Friday night, almost no one believed the final two scheduled races of the 2026 Melges 24 World Championship would happen.
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It took patience, four postponed starting sequences and a long wait for the breeze, but Day 4 of the 2026 Melges 24 World Championship ended with a good late-afternoon race on Little Traverse Bay
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Kotoun and Wah Gwan opened the day by winning Race 7, their third consecutive bullet. Scores of 1-3-2 increased their lead to 20 points. Bora Gulari’s Mavi (USA 874) won Race 8 after taking the lead on the second upwind leg.
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Harbor Springs served up another lively day for the 49-boat fleet on Wednesday, with changing conditions, three more races and a new name at the top of the standings.
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