MELGES Performance Sailboats
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P erformance Sailboats # THE WORLD LEADER IN PERFORMANCE ONE DESIGN RACING. # MELGES.COM # #

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THE MELGES EXPER 17 The Melges 17® is a rewarding purchase — a flourishing class association, a true designer boat. E © Pat Dunsworth Keep your boat in tip-top shape, season-after-season with excellent product and part service from Melges. A C MC © Pat Dunsworth The Melges A Scow is in high demand. The key to success is support on and off the water — look to Melges for both! There are many benefits to owning a Melges Performance Sailboat — fun sailing, great family time and friends. Melges ingenuity begins with t This is a boat for everyone!

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32 MEASURE THE MELGES DIFFERENCE. The Melges Ownership Experience is a unique encounter where purchase aspects such as service and product support, technology, performance, simplicity as well as the cost of maintaining a Melges product can be measured for a definitive return on investment. RIENCE EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY THAT IS BEYOND SKIN DEEP. For more than sixty years, Melges Performance Sailboats has delivered superior built Scows and Sportboats across the country and around the world. Successfully Melges has designed, manufactured and provided continuous customer service and product...

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AT THE HELM WITH HARRY MELGES, III PRESIDENT, MELGES PERFORMANCE SAILBOATS The year 2007 was a monumental year exciting, encouraging of youth, amateurs and lady sailors — this is for Melges Performance Sailboats as it the next generation in sportboat racing! Designed by Reichel Pugh, was for many of our loyal and valued the philosophy behind the Melges 20 is to create a boat with attractive customers. More than 60 years after my features and provide a sophisticated sailing experience. grandfather first opened the doors, we The impeccable Melges 24 continues to be the world standard in the...

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INTRODUCING... THE NEXT GENERATION. The Melges 20® fulfills the need for a more compact, yet spacious, fast, well-built sportboat. With its introduction, Melges Performance Sailboats is proud to deliver the next generation in sailboats. An exclusive Reichel Pugh keelboat design, it is advanced in every respect. It will be simple to sail, made with high quality materials, beautiful and be very easy to rig with wide appeal to many skill levels, ages and genders. # Comfortably accommodate 2-4 crew # No crew weight restrictions # No sailmaker restrictions # The boat and rig will be a strict one...

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THE MELGES 32. PURE SPEED. PURE SIMPLICITY. FUNCTION AND FUN. IN PERFORMANCE ONE DESIGN RACING. 32 © Fabio Taccola A REAL SPEED BELIEVER. The Melges 32® is one design racing at its very best. Since 2005, it has successfully delivered bigger, better, more simplified sailing that is fun and competitive. Complementing its sporty attitude, it possesses one of the most diverse regatta schedules that includes many prestigious venues supported by an organized and well-established class association. # Features a super sleek hull shape, clean deck layout and rig # Equipped with the finest Italian...

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“Melges 32 sailing is the most fun I have had in 40 years of racing. Very fast and very exciting.” Claudio Recchi, USA-93 ©Tim Wilkes Photography | www.timwilkes.com P R O D U C T S P E C I F I C AT I O N S # LENGTH: 31 ft 10 in, BEAM: 9 ft 10 in, DRAFT: 7 ft, WEIGHT: 3,775 lbs S A I L A R E A # MAIN: 445 sq ft, JIB (105%): 254 sq ft, ASYMMETRICAL CODE 1A VMG: 1,113 sq ft, ASYMMETRICAL CODE 2A RUNNER: 1,302 sq ft, ASYMMETRICAL CODE 0, 100° REACHER: 774 sq ft CREW # 5+ MELGES.COM # MELGES32.COM # MELGES.COM.AU # MELGESEUROPE.COM

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The reputation of the Melges 24® precedes itself. Best known for its very competitive disposition and easy-to-sail personality, this modern sportboat maintains its status as a leader in high performance, one design yachting. With more than 800 boats sold, it continues a humbling tradition of America's Cup, Olympic Medallists, Volvo Ocean Race recruitment. Looking to improve on tactics and boat handling skills? The Melges 24 builds better sailors. * Features high-tech components and materials such as a carbon fiber spar, rudder, bowsprit and vertical keel fin * Fun and easy to sail as well...

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© Paul Todd Photography | www.outsideimages.co.nz P R O D U C T S P E C I F I C AT I O N S # LENGTH: 24 ft, BEAM: 8 ft 2 in, DRAFT: 5 ft, WEIGHT: 1,783 lbs S A I L A R E A MAIN: 264 sq ft, JIB: 126 sq ft, SPINNAKER: 670 sq ft CREW # 2-5 (Typical Crew is 4) MELGES.COM # MELGES24.COM # USMELGES24.COM # MELGES.COM.AU #

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THE MELGES 17. SAY YES TO FAST. AND, NO TO SLOW. IN FUN PERFORMANCE ONE DESIGN RACING. 17 “I LOVE this boat. FASTER THAN LIGHT. The Melges 17 offers The success of the Melges 17 can be attributed to a truly dedicated following of speed entrepreneurs. An alternative, double-handed Scow, the biggest bang for the buck.” the it has a reputation for being fast and fun in light or heavy air. The rivalry pairings range from husband and wives, to teamed siblings making the Melges 17 the ultimate family racer! # Light and easy sailing — hull weighs 335 lbs and the carbon fiber spar is only 16 lbs #...

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PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS # LENGTH: 16 ft 7.75 in, BEAM: 5 ft 6.375 in, MAST HEIGHT: 26 ft 6.5 in, DRAFT: 3 ft 11.5 in, WEIGHT: 335 lbs S A I L A R E A # AP KEVLAR® MAINSAIL: 154 sq ft, AP KEVLAR® JIB: 66 sq ft, DYNALITE ASYMMETRICAL SPINNAKER: 280 sq ft CREW # 2 MELGES.COM # MELGES17.COM

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THE MELGES A SCOW. AN IMPRESSIVE POWERFUL. ONE DESIGN. RACING MACHINE. A “Upon ordering my new Melges A Scow, working with the Melges Team was a true pleasure. The process was tailored to my needs. The boat — perfect upon delivery, rigged and race ready. They took the hassle out of buying a new racing boat. All I had to do was focus on racing!” A LEGEND AHEAD OF ITS TIME. You are at the top of your game when you sail a Melges A Scow®. This magnificent Scow is impressive to watch, not to mention race. Made with the most technologically advanced materials so that it is fast and sturdy, the A...

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