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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Reichel/Pugh |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 2005 |
| Builder(s) | Melges Performance Sailboats |
| Role | Racer |
| Name | Melges 17 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | two |
| Displacement | 335 lb (152 kg) |
| Draft | 3.96 ft (1.21 m) with a bilgeboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 16.65 ft (5.07 m) |
| Beam | 5.53 ft (1.69 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | twin bilgeboards |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 154 sq ft (14.3 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 66 sq ft (6.1 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 280 sq ft (26 m2) |
| Upwind sail area | 220 sq ft (20 m2) |
| Downwind sail area | 500 sq ft (46 m2) |
The Melges 17 is an American scow-hulled sailing dinghy that was designed by Reichel/Pugh as a one-design racer and first built in 2005.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Melges 17 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Melges 17". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 17 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 (2021). "The Melges 17". melges.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ Melges Performance Sailboats (2012). "Melges 17 Product Brochure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2022.