Melges 17
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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]
Production
The design has built by Melges Performance Sailboats in the United States since 2005 and remains in production.[1][2][5][7][8]
Design
The design was conceived to provide a boat for youth sailors to move up to from the Laser, 420 and the X Boat, as well as for adults couples to sail.[9]
The Melges 17 is a racing sailboat, with the hull built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig with carbon fiber spars; a scow hull; a transom-hung, aluminum extrusion rudder controlled by a tiller with an extension and twin retractable, aluminum extrusion bilgeboards. It displaces Script error: No such module "convert". and is normally sailed by two sailors, with an optimal crew weight of Script error: No such module "convert"..[1][2][5][9]
The boat has a draft of Script error: No such module "convert". with a bilgeboard extended. With both bilgeboards retracted it can be operated in shallow water, beached or transported on a boat trailer.[1][2]
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Operational history
The boat was at one time supported by a class club that organized racing events, the Melges 17 Class Association.[10][11]
See also
Similar sailboats
References
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External links
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