Melges 20
Encyclopedia
In September 2007 Melges
confirmed rumors that they will release a 20 foot boat named Melges 20. The release is a group effort as the boat has been designed by Reichel Pugh Yacht Design
and built by McConaghy Boats.
The Melges 20 will be a one-design
class sailboat
with a keel
and is anticipated to most commonly be used in racing.
There has been chatter on the sailing blogs that this boat will be the chase boats during the Chinese Olympics.
Melges Performance Sailboats
Melges Performance Sailboats, is a United States company founded by Harry Melges, father of former Olympic sailor Buddy Melges. The company's headquarters is in Zenda, Wisconsin. The about six hundred existing boats are approximately evenly split between North America and Europe, with fleets in...
confirmed rumors that they will release a 20 foot boat named Melges 20. The release is a group effort as the boat has been designed by Reichel Pugh Yacht Design
Reichel/Pugh
Reichel/Pugh is a yacht design company based in San Diego, California, USA. 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 America's Cup...
and built by McConaghy Boats.
The Melges 20 will be a one-design
One-design
One-Design is a racing method where all vehicles or boats have identical or very similar designs or models. It is also known as Spec series. It is heavily used in sailboat racing. All competitors in a race are then judged based on a single start time...
class sailboat
Sailboat
A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails. The term covers a variety of boats, larger than small vessels such as sailboards and smaller than sailing ships, but distinctions in the size are not strictly defined and what constitutes a sailing ship, sailboat, or a...
with a keel
Keel
In boats and ships, keel can refer to either of two parts: a structural element, or a hydrodynamic element. These parts overlap. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in construction of a ship, in British and American shipbuilding traditions the construction is dated from this event...
and is anticipated to most commonly be used in racing.
There has been chatter on the sailing blogs that this boat will be the chase boats during the Chinese Olympics.
External links
- Melges Performance Sailboats - Manufacturer's homepage
- Melges 20 - Information and Drawings
- Reichel/Pugh Website - Designer
- McConaghy Boats - Builder