Melges 14
Sailboat specifications
The Melges 14 is a 14’ (4.27m) dinghy designed by Reichel/Pugh Yacht Design (United States). She is built since 2015 by Melges (United States). She has been awarded "2016 - Sailing World - Boat of the Year: Best Dinghy".
Melges 14's main features
- Model
- Melges 14
- Hull type
- Monohull
- Category
- Dinghy
- Sailboat builder
- Sailboat designer
- Country
- United States
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich foam fiberglass polyester - First built hull
- 2015
- Last built hull
- Still in production
- Award(s)
- 2016: Sailing World - Boat of the Year: Best Dinghy
- Appendages
- Centerboard : daggerboard
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Rudder
- Single transom hung rudder
- Unsinkable
- No
- Trailerable
- Yes
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- About7 500 €(2020)
Melges 14's main dimensions
- Hull length
- 14’4.27 m
- Beam (width)
- 5’ 2”1.58 m
- Light displacement (MLC)
- 119 lb54 kg
Melges 14's rig and sails
- Upwind sail area
- 98 ft²9.1 m²
- Mainsail area
- 98 ft²9.1 m²
- Rigging type
- Cat boat Marconi (square top mainsail)
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Rotating spars
- No
- Spreaders angle
- No spreader
- Spars construction
- Carbon fiber spars
- Standing rigging
- Free standing mast: no standing rigging
Melges 14's performances
- Crew
- 1 – 2
- Upwind sail area to displacementiThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.
The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.
Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat. - 686 ft²/T63.7 m²/T
Melges 14's auxiliary engine
- Engine(s)
- No engine
Melges 14's accommodations and layout
- Cockpit
- Open aft cockpit
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