Melges 30 information

Melges 30
Development
Designer	Reichel/Pugh
Location	United States
Year	1996
No. built	18
Builder(s)	Melges Performance Sailboats
Role	Racer
Name	Melges 30
Boat
Displacement	3,800 lb (1,724 kg)
Draft	7.00 ft (2.13 m) with keel down
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)
Engine type	Yanmar 260 18 hp (13 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	lifting keel with weighted bulb
Ballast	1,600 lb (726 kg)
Rudder(s)	spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	36.91 ft (11.25 m)
J foretriangle base	10.69 ft (3.26 m)
P mainsail luff	38.05 ft (11.60 m)
E mainsail foot	15.48 ft (4.72 m)
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	294.51 sq ft (27.361 m2)
Jib/genoa area	197.28 sq ft (18.328 m2)
Spinnaker area	1,180 sq ft (110 m2)
Upwind sail area	1,475 sq ft (137.0 m2)
Downwind sail area	1,180 sq ft (110 m2)
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The Melges 30 is an American sailboat that was designed by Reichel/Pugh as a racer and first built in 1996.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

The design was replaced in the product line by the Melges 32 in 2004.^[1]^[2]

^ ^a ^b McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Melges 30 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Melges 30". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Reichel/Pugh Yacht Design". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Reichel/Pugh Yacht Design". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
^ Melges Performance Sailboats. "Melges 30". melges.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 1998. Retrieved 15 September 2022.

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