Design Notes
• Overall modern appearance including a beautiful square top mainsail
• Smooth comfortable design throughout with large radius edges
• Large comfortable cockpit with simple to sail deck layout
• No winches!
• Enclosed interior with access while sailing
• Sail stowage below deck when not sailing
• High freeboard for a dry ride
• Flat stable aft planing hull sections
• Fine bow entry for upwind performance
• Carbon fiber ‘M’ rig setup for the ultimate in performance, simple to tune
• Cool carbon spar with clear coat finish
• Shroud tracks for no adjustment on turnbuckles while sailing
• Above boom vang system
• Custom aluminum boom extrusion with no tunnel
• Carbon bowsprit with ‘one pull’ tack line-pole out system and under deck concealed housing trough with water drainage out back of cockpit
• Super-sleek carbon foils
• Retractable high aspect keel with weed cutter
• High aspect rudder system
• Roller furling zipper luff jib with battens
• Jib halyard lock at sheave box at head of jib with zipper luff jib for easy sail removal and hoisting
• New high tech Harken below deck furling systemfor clean new look and no water in interior
• Permanent forestay
• Mast head asymmetrical spinnaker
• Mainsail halyard lock at mast head
• Custom trailing package that is easy to tow behind any vehicle
• Easy to rig, launch and retrieve from a boat ramp
• Easy to launch from a hoist with a single point lift
• No mainsail traveler
• No backstay
• Legs in with no hiking
• Anti-hiking backsider pads for greater comfort and safety with black powder coated support stanchions
• Large foot rests on cockpit floor
• Motor well in deck for motor stowage and easy access
• Emphasis on youth and female participation
• No crew weight rule
• Open to all sailmakers
• Easy to ship — two boats in a container on trailers, or four boats in a container stacked
• Race ready from the factory – just add water approach – the Melges Way!
• No fairing – a strict one design!
• Worldwide brand strength and fleet building history = strong resale values
• Category 1 Owner/Driver class
• Aramid sail allowance for added performance and longevity
• Annual sail purchase limitations
• Fully vinylestor resin infused sandwich laminate with core-cell core, insuring a lightweight, strong, high-quality laminate with incredible consistency of weight
• Fully CE certified trailer for worldwide access including mast stand and mast hold down
• Built by McConaghy Boats, one of the best boat builders in the world
• 500-600 lbs (225-272 kg) recommended crew weight range
No Comments »
RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URL