Both Claudio Rechhi and Avram Dorfman won their class at the 2007 Newport Regatta. That’s where most similarities end, however. Recchi, from Torino, Italy, bought his first Melges 32 last December. He ...

Quick: what’s the most successful, stable, one-design dinghy class in world history? Answer: the Laser, of course, now rolling past 200,000 boats worldwide. In fact, in celebration of this milestone, ...