Melges Performance Sailboats, is an American sailboat manufacturer founded by Harry Melges, father of former Olympic sailor

Buddy Melges Harry C. "Buddy" Melges Jr. (January 26, 1930 – May 18, 2023) was an American competitive sailing (sport), sailor. He earned national and international championships in several classes in conventional sailing and ice-boating and is widely rega ...

. Melges Boat Works, Inc. was founded by Harry C. Melges, Sr. in 1945. The company was originally named ''Mel-Ban Boat Works'' and became ''Melges Boatworks'' in 1948. The company became a leader in

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boat design in the U.S., particularly in the Midwest. Harry, Sr. initially built boats out of wood. The company's headquarters is in Zenda, Wisconsin. The current CEO is Harry Melges III and President is Andy Burdick. Reichel/Pugh designed many of the Melges-produced boats, including the Melges 14, 15, 17, 20, 24, 30, and 32.

Boats

Boats produced by the company include: *

A Scow The A Scow is an American scow-hulled sailing dinghy that was designed by John O. Johnson as a racer and first built in 1901. The A Scow design was developed into the V38, by Victory by Design, LLC in 2005. Production The design was initi ...

C Scow The C Scow is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by John O. Johnson as a one-design racer and first built as early as 1905. Sources disagree as to the first-built date, with claims of 1905, 1906 and 1923.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Fie ...

E Scow The E Scow is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Arnold Meyer Sr as a one-design racer and first built in 1924.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 128-129. Houghton Mifflin ...

M-16 Scow The M Scow, also called the M-Scow and the M-16 Scow, is a Canadian/American sailing dinghy that was designed by Johnson Boat Works and Melges Boat Works as a one-design racer and first built in 1950.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to ...

MC Scow The MC Scow is an American sailing dinghy that was designed as a one-design Sailing (sport), racer and first built in 1956.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 70-71. Houghton Mifflin Comp ...

Melges 20 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. The design was accepted as a World Sailing international class in Novem ...

* Melges 14 * Melges 15 * Melges 17 * Melges 24 * Melges 30 *

Melges 32 The Melges 32 is an American sailboat that was designed by Reichel/Pugh as a one-design Sailing (sport), racer and first built in 2004. The design is an accepted World Sailing international class. Production The design has been built by Melge ...

Melges 40 The Melges 40 is an American sailboat that was designed by the Spanish design firm of Botin Partners as a one-design racer aimed at the European Grand Prix yacht racing circuit and first built in 2017. The design was named ''Yachts and Yacht ...

O'Pen Skiff The O'PEN Skiff, or O'pen Skiff, is a sailing dinghy that was designed by Vitali Design of Italy for children's sail training and as a one design racer. It was first built in 2006. The design is a World Sailing international class. The boat ...

X Boat The X Boat, also called the Cub, is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by John O. Johnson as a one-design racer and first built in 1932.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 72- ...

References

* Heart of GLASS, Fiberglass Boats And The Men Who Made Them by Daniel Spurr pages 244 – 250 * The Worlds Best Sailboats Volume II, by

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- - Albatross Publishing House, 2003 * Best Boats to Build or Buy, by

– Albatross Publishing House, 1982

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* {{Melges Performance Sailboats Melges Performance Sailboats

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