2010 MELGES 32 PRESENTATION
Melges Performance Sailboats by Andy Burdick
MELGES.COM • MELGES32.COM • MELGES.COM.AU • MELGESEUROPE.COM MEASURE THE MELGES DIFFERENCE. The Melges Ownership Experience is a unique encounter where purchase aspects such as service and product support, technology, performance, simplicity as well as the cost of maintaining a Melges product can be measured for a definitive return on investment.
MELGES.COM • MELGES32.COM • MELGES.COM.AU • MELGESEUROPE.COM THE MELGES 32.
PURE SPEED. SIMPLICITY. FUNCTION AND FUN. IN PERFORMANCE ONE DESIGN RACING.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
LENGTH 31 ft 10 in (9.70 m), BEAM 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) DRAFT 7 ft (2.13 m), WEIGHT 3,775 lbs (1,712.31 kg)
SAIL AREA
MAIN 445 sq ft (41.3 m2), JIB (105%) 254 sq ft (23.6 m2) ASYMMETRICAL CODE 1A VMG 1,113 sq ft (103.4 m2) ASYMMETRICAL CODE 2A RUNNER 1,302 sq ft (121.0 m2) ASYMMETRICAL CODE O,100˚ REACHER 774 sq ft (71.9 m2)
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The Melges 32™ is one design racing at its very best. It has successfully delivered bigger, better, more simplified sailing that is fun and competitive. It is the culmination of the finest in progressive sailboat engineering and design by Reichel/Pugh, the craft and professional talent of Paul Amon at SOCA Sailboats in Trinidad and Melges Performance Sailboats’ incomparable experience and acumen. The Melges 32 takes fast sailing to the next level.
This fun sportboat possesses a diverse and well-rounded racing calendar. The excitement and simplicity of the Melges 32 is sure to follow as it travels to some of the world’s most prestigious sailing venues.
MELGES.COM • MELGES32.COM • MELGES.COM.AU • MELGESEUROPE.COM • A sleek hull shape, clean deck layout and rig • Well-rounded international regatta schedule • Powerful sail plan that is easy to sail • A strong and well-organized class organization • Easy to launch via hoist or ramp • Regularly updated web site filled with race reports, photos, • When equipped with a gin pole, it can be rigged without the video and more — stay on top of all things Melges 32! assistance of a crane to step the mast
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The Melges 32™ features a lean-and-mean, supersonic-sleek hull shape and sports a simple interior, very clean deck layout and rig making it truly the ultimate day racer. It is by far the most comfortable boat in the 30-foot range. If one prefers to race overnight, pipe berths can be added for sleeping comfort. It boasts a large, powerful sail plan that makes it a cinch to sail and seriously fast. Swept spreaders with a fixed backstay, 105% headsails and masthead asymmetrical spinnakers will remind you of another Melges phenomenon – The Melges 24™!
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Strict one design class rules govern the Melges 32s amateur owner/driver requirements, professional crew limitations and crew weight maximum to limit the number of crew.
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JAN 18-22 MIDWINTER CHAMPIONSHIP – KEY WEST RACE WEEK KEY WEST, FL
MAR 04-07 MIAMI GRAND PRIX MIAMI, FL
APR 07-11 CHARLESTON RACE WEEK CHARLESTON, SC
MAY 14-16 EAST COAST CHAMPIONSHIP RYE, SC
JUN 25-27 NEWPORT REGATTA NEWPORT, RI
JUL 29 - AUG 01 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HARBOR SPRINGS, MI
AUG 20-22 GREAT LAKES GOLD CUP | VERVE CUP OFFSHORE REGATTA CHICAGO, IL
SEP 15-19 PRE-WORLDS | ROLEX BIG BOAT SERIES SAN FRANCISCO, CA
SEP 22-25 MELGES 32 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Events are regularly added to the Melges 32 racing schedule. Please visit the official web site of the International Melges 32 Class Association often at melges32.com.
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MAR 26-28 AUDI SAILING SERIES EVENT NO. 1 LIGUIRIA
APR 30 - MAY 02 AUDI SAILING SERIES EVENT NO. 2 TUSCANY
MAY 21-23 AUDI SAILING SERIES EVENT NO. 3 TUSCANY
JUN 10-13 MELGES 32 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP TBD
AUG 02-07 AUDI SAILING SERIES EVENT NO. 4 PALMA DE MALLORCA
Events are regularly added to the Melges 32 racing schedule. Please visit the official web site of the International Melges 32 Class Association often at melges32.com.
MELGES.COM • MELGES32.COM • MELGES.COM.AU • MELGESEUROPE.COM ANDY BURDICK
N598 ZENDA ROAD • P.O. BOX 1 • ZENDA, WISCONSIN 53195 USA PHONE: (262) 275 1110 • FAX: (262) 275 8012 E-MAIL: [email protected]
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