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Melges Performance Sailboats
Melges Performance Sailboats, is an American sailboat manufacturer founded by Harry Melges, father of former Olympic sailor Buddy Melges. Melges Boat Works, Inc. was founded by Harry C. Melges, Sr. in 1945. The company was originally named ''Mel-Ban Boat Works'' and became ''Melges Boatworks'' in 1948. The company became a leader in scow boat design in the U.S., particularly in the Midwest. Harry, Sr. initially built boats out of wood. The company's headquarters is in Zenda, Wisconsin. The current CEO is Harry Melges III and President is Andy Burdick. Reichel/Pugh designed many of the Melges-produced boats, including the Melges 14, 15, 17, 20, 24, 30, and 32. Boats Boats produced by the company include: * A Scow * C Scow *E Scow *M-16 Scow *MC Scow *Melges 20 * Melges 14 * Melges 15 *Melges 17 *Melges 24 * Melges 30 *Melges 32 *Melges 40 * O'Pen Skiff *X Boat See also * List of sailboat designers and manufacturers References * Heart of GLASS, Fiberglass Boats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MC Scow
The MC Scow is an American sailing dinghy that was designed as a one-design racer and first built in 1956.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 70-71. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. The boat is a development of the John O. Johnson-designed J Scow of the mid-1950s, significantly re-designed by Melges. Production The design has been built by Melges Performance Sailboats and Johnson Boat Works in the United States since 1956, with a total of 2,760 boats completed. Johnson went out of business in 1998, but the boat remains in production by Melges. Design The MC Scow is a recreational sailboat, with the reverse sheer scow hull built predominantly of fiberglass, with mahogany wood trim. It has a catboat rig with anodized aluminum spars, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and dual retractable bilgeboards. It displaces . The boat has a draft of with a bilgeboard extended and can be transported on a trailer. For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melges 32
The Melges 32 is an American sailboat that was designed by Reichel/Pugh as a one-design racer and first built in 2004. The design is an accepted World Sailing international class. Production The design has been built by Melges Performance Sailboats in the United States, since 2004, with 230 boats completed and remains in production. It was also at one time built by SOCA Sailboats of Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago. Design The Melges 32 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of composite material. It has a 7/8 fractional sloop rig with dual swept spreaders, a keel-stepped mast and carbon fiber spars. The hull is built from fiberglass reinforced epoxy and a PVC fiberglass epoxy sandwich. The hull has a nearly-plumb stem, an open reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable carbon fiber lifting keel with a lead bulb weight. It displaces and carries of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of with the keel extended. Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sailboat Designers And Manufacturers
This is a list of notable sailboat designers and manufacturers, which are described by an article in English Wikipedia. Sailboat design and manufacturing is done by a number of companies and groups. Notable designers Sailboat designer articles in Wikipedia: * Alan Payne * Archibald Cary Smith *Ben Lexcen *Bill Langan * Bill Lapworth * Bill Lee *Bill Luders * Britton Chance Jr. *Bruce Farr * Bruce Kirby * Bruce Nelson *Carl Alberg *Charles Ernest Nicholson *Charley Morgan * C. Raymond Hunt Associates * Dennison J. Lawlor * Doug Peterson * Edward Burgess * Edwin Augustus Stevens Jr., Cox & Stevens * E.G. van de Stadt *Frank Bethwaite *Gary Mull *Germán Frers *George Cassian *George Harding Cuthbertson *George Hinterhoeller *George Lennox Watson *George Steers *Graham & Schlageter *Greg Elliott *Gregory C. Marshall Naval Architect Ltd. *Group Finot *Jens Quorning * Johann Tanzer *John Alden *John Beavor-Webb * John Illingworth *John Laurent Giles *John Marples *John Westell *Juan K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X Boat
The X Boat, also called the Cub, is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by John O. Johnson as a one-design racer and first built in 1932.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 72-73. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. Production The design was built by Johnson Boat Works starting in 1932 and later by Melges Performance Sailboats in the United States. Johnson Boat Works went out of business in 1998, but the boat remains in production by Melges. Design The X Boat is a simple, sail training and racing sailboat, intended for junior sailors under 16 years of age. Originally constructed of wood, it is now built predominantly of fiberglass, with wooden trim. It has a fractional sloop with aluminum spars, a spooned raked stem, an angled transom, a rounded, transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller fitted with a tiller extension and it has a retractable centerboard. It displaces . The boat has a draft of with the centerb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melges 40
The Melges 40 is an American sailboat that was designed by the Spanish design firm of Botin Partners as a one-design racer aimed at the European Grand Prix yacht racing circuit and first built in 2017. The design was named ''Yachts and Yachting'' magazine's 2017 Keelboat of the Year. Production The design is built by Premier Composite Technologies in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for Melges Performance Sailboats of the United States. It has been in production since 2017. The company sells the boat with an optional turnkey program whereby the owner pays a monthly fee and the company manages the boat's maintenance, technical requirements and logistics, allowing the owner and crew to "simply show up and race". Design The Melges 40 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of epoxy infused carbon fiber with a foam core. It has a fractional sloop rig with a square-topped mainsail. The hull has a plumb stem, an open plumb transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder contro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M-16 Scow
The M Scow, also called the M-Scow and the M-16 Scow, is a Canadian/American sailing dinghy that was designed by Johnson Boat Works and Melges Boat Works as a one-design racer and first built in 1950.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 70-71. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. Production The design was built by Tanzer Industries in Dorion, Quebec, Canada as well as by Windward Boatworks in Middleton, Wisconsin United States and Melges Performance Sailboats in Zenda, Wisconsin, also in the United States, but it is now out of production. Design The M Scow is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with tapered or untapered aluminum or wooden spars. The hull is a reverse sheer scow design, with dual internally-mounted rudders controlled by a tiller and a dual retractable bilgeboards. It displaces . The boat has a draft of with a bilgeboard extended. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E Scow
The E Scow is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Arnold Meyer Sr as a one-design racer and first built in 1924.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 128-129. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. Production The design was initially built by Johnson Boat Works in White Bear Lake, Minnesota United States, but that company closed in 1998 and production passed to Melges Performance Sailboats, who continue to build it. Design The E Scow is a recreational sailboat, originally built of wood and now predominantly of fiberglass sandwich construction, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with either wooden or aluminum spars and running backstays. The forestay is attached well aft of the boat's bow. The hull is a scow design, with a vertical transom, a spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and retractable dual centerboards (also called bilgeboards). It displaces . The boat has a draft of with a centerboar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C Scow
The C Scow is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by John O. Johnson as a one-design racer and first built as early as 1905. Sources disagree as to the first-built date, with claims of 1905, 1906 and 1923.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 106-107. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. Production The design was in initially built by Johnson Boat Works of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, United States and, starting in 1945 by Melges Performance Sailboats of Zenda, Wisconsin. It remains in production, with 2,000 boats reported as completed by 1994. Design The C Scow is a recreational sailboat, with the early examples built predominantly of wood and later ones from fiberglass. It has a catboat rig with wooden or aluminum spars. The hull has a scow hull with a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller, twin retractable centerboards and polystyrene foam flotation for safety. It displaces . The boat has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Scow
The A Scow is an American scow-hulled sailing dinghy that was designed by John O. Johnson as a racer and first built in 1901. The A Scow design was developed into the V38, by Victory by Design, LLC in 2005. Production The design was initially built by Johnson Boat Works in White Bear Lake, Minnesota United States, but that company closed in 1998 and production passed to Melges Performance Sailboats, who continue to build it. Design The A Scow traces its origins back to a Johnson-designed prototype in 1896. Over time the class has changed and evolved into essentially a one design class today. At length overall, the design is the largest scow raced today and is one of the largest dinghies produced. The A Scow is a racing sailboat, with the early versions built from wood and the more recent ones built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop with a masthead spinnaker. The hull is a scow design with a raised counter, vertical transom; dual spade-type rudders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
