Melges 40
One-design class · Botin Partners Naval Architecture · Melges · since 2016
- Boats
- 1
- Results
- 8
- Wins
- 5
- Races
- 4
- Length
- 11.99m
- Beam
- 3.53m
- Draft
- 3.2m
- Weight
- 3.3t
- Sail area
- 121m²
Most successful
Specifications
One-design class
- Designer
- Botin Partners Naval Architecture
- Builder
- Melges
- First built
- 2016
- Length
- 11.99m
- Waterline
- 11.1m
- Beam
- 3.53m
- Draft
- 3.2m
- Displacement
- 3,250kg
- Ballast
- 1,100kg
- Sail area upwind
- 121m²
Published figures for the design; individual boats are often modified. Sources: boat-specs.com
Against its rivals
The Melges 40 against four designs like it, from published figures. Swap any of the four. Each spoke is scaled to the largest of the five; a figure that isn't published sits at the centre (— in the table).
| Design | Length | Beam | Draft | Weight | Sail area | Power (SA/D) | Boats racing | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melges 40 | 12.0 m | 3.53 m | 3.20 m | 3.3 t | 121 m² | 56.1 | 1 | 5 |
| Melges 32 | 9.7 m | 3.00 m | 2.13 m | 1.7 t | 65 m² | 46.1 | 4 | 4 |
| Oceanis 393 | 12.0 m | 3.96 m | 1.55 m | 7.8 t | 59 m² | 15.4 | 2 | 2 |
| Elan E5 | 12.0 m | 3.87 m | 2.40 m | 7.3 t | 89 m² | 24.0 | 1 | 3 |
| A 40 RC | 11.9 m | 3.75 m | 2.47 m | 6.5 t | 91 m² | 26.6 | 3 | 5 |
| Boat | Sail no. | Skipper or owner | Years | Results | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clockwork | 9828 | Andrej Šoós Maceljski | 2024–2026 | 8 | 5 |
| Race | Results of this design | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Komiška regata | 3 | 1 | 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Južnodalmatinska regata | 2 | 1 | 2026 |
| Splitova regata krstaša | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mrdujska regata | 1 | 1 | 2024 |