Melges Performance Sailboats, is an American sailboat manufacturer founded by Harry Melges, father of former Olympic sailor

Buddy Melges Harry C. "Buddy" Melges Jr. (born January 26, 1930) is a competitive sailor. He has earned national and international championships in several classes in conventional sailing and ice-boating. Early life Born in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 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 A scow is a smaller type of barge. Some scows are rigged as sailing scows. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, scows carried cargo in coastal waters and inland waterways, having an advantage for navigating shallow water or small harbours. S ...

boat design in the U.S., particularly in the Midwest. Harry, Sr. initially built boats out of wood. The company's headquarters is in

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. The current CEO is Harry Melges III and President is Andy Burdick.

Reichel/Pugh Reichel/Pugh is a yacht design company based in San Diego, California, United States. It is led by John Reichel and Jim Pugh. Since the late 1990s, Reichel/Pugh-designed yachts have successfully competed in many major races, including the Ame ...

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 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 Miffli ...

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 t ...

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. T ...

Melges 20 The Melges 20, originally called the Audi Melges 20, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Reichel/Pugh as a one-design racer and first built in 2007. The design was accepted as a World Sailing international class in Nov ...

* Melges 14 * Melges 15 *

Melges 17 The Melges 17 is an American scow-hulled sailing dinghy that was designed by Reichel/Pugh as a one-design Sailing (sport), racer and first built in 2005. Production The design has built by Melges Performance Sailboats in the United States sinc ...

Melges 24 The Melges 24 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Reichel/Pugh as a one-design racer and first built in 1993. The design became an accepted World Sailing international class in 1997. Production The design has been buil ...

* Melges 30 *

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 S ...

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 Yach ...

* O'Pen Skiff *

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- ...

References

* Heart of GLASS, Fiberglass Boats And The Men Who Made Them by Daniel Spurr pages 244 – 250 * The Worlds Best Sailboats Volume II, by

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- - Albatross Publishing House, 2003 * Best Boats to Build or Buy, by

– Albatross Publishing House, 1982

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* {{Melges Performance Sailboats Melges Performance Sailboats

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