Development | |
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Designer | Reichel/Pugh |
Location | United States |
Year | 2007 |
Builder(s) | Melges Performance Sailboats |
Role | Racer |
Name | Melges 20 |
Boat | |
Crew | 2-4 |
Displacement | 1,146 lb (520 kg) |
Draft | 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with keel down |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | fiberglass |
LOA | 20.00 ft (6.10 m) |
Beam | 7.00 ft (2.13 m) |
Engine type | outboard motor |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | lifting keel |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
Sails | |
Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
Mainsail area | 172 sq ft (16.0 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 88 sq ft (8.2 m2) |
Spinnaker area | 430 sq ft (40 m2) |
Upwind sail area | 260 sq ft (24 m2) |
Downwind sail area | 690 sq ft (64 m2) |
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.[1][2][3][4][5]
The design was accepted as a World Sailing international class in November 2012.[6]