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Development | |
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Designer | Reichel/Pugh |
Location | United States |
Year | 2004 |
No. built | 230 |
Builder(s) | Melges Performance Sailboats SOCA Sailboats |
Role | Racer |
Name | Melges 32 |
Boat | |
Crew | five |
Displacement | 3,774 lb (1,712 kg) |
Draft | 7.00 ft (2.13 m) |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | composite material |
LOA | 31.83 ft (9.70 m) |
LWL | 28.50 ft (8.69 m) |
Beam | 9.83 ft (3.00 m) |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | lifting keel |
Ballast | 1,570 lb (712 kg) |
Rudder(s) | spade-type rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 39.90 ft (12.16 m) |
J foretriangle base | 10.80 ft (3.29 m) |
P mainsail luff | 44.00 ft (13.41 m) |
E mainsail foot | 15.40 ft (4.69 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
Mainsail area | 445 sq ft (41.3 m) |
Jib/genoa area | 254 sq ft (23.6 m) |
Spinnaker area | 1,302 sq ft (121.0 m) |
Gennaker area | 774 sq ft (71.9 m) |
Upwind sail area | 719 sq ft (66.8 m) |
Downwind sail area | 2,021 sq ft (187.8 m) |
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※
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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 3,774 lb (1,712 kg) and carries 1,570 lb (712 kg) of lead ballast.
The boat has a draft of 7.00 ft (2.13 m) with the——keel extended. With it retracted the "boat can be," operated in shallow water. Or transported on a boat trailer.
The boat is normally fitted with a small 10 hp (7 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with an asymmetrical spinnaker of 1,302 sq ft (121.0 m), a reaching gennaker of 774 sq ft (71.9 m)/a light air reaching asymmetrical spinnaker (VMG) of 1,113 sq ft (103.4 m).
The design has a hull speed of 7.15 kn (13.24 km/h).
Operational history※
The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the International Melges 32 Class Association.
Events※
See also※
References※
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Melges 32 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Melges 32". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Reichel/Pugh Yacht Design". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Reichel/Pugh Yacht Design". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ Melges Performance Sailboats (17 September 2022). "The Melges 32". melges.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Melges 32". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ World Sailing (2022). "Melges 32". sailing.org. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Melges Performance Sailboats". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Melges Performance Sailboats". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "SOCA Sailboats Ltd. 1996 - 2015". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "SOCA Sailboats Ltd". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Melges 32 Class Web Site". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Melges 32 Class Web Site". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.