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Boat Overview
Type
Maker
Hull type
Hull Material
Fiberglass
Category
Boat length (LOA)
12.01 m
Specs
Main
| Maker | Melges |
| Maker website | https://www.melges.com |
| Model | Melges 40 |
| First built hull | 2016 |
| Price | 565,000 € |
| Boat type | Sail |
| Category | Racer Boats |
| Hull type | Monohull |
| Hull material | Fiberglass |
General
| Top speed | 13.02 kmh |
| Length overall | 12.01 m |
| Length at waterline | 11.13 m |
| Beam overall | 3.57 m |
| Draft maximum | 3.23 m |
| Displacement | 3,249.99 kg |
| Ballast weight | 1,099.96 kg |
| Ballast type | Carbon fiber fin with lead bulb |
| Helm | 1 tiller |
| Rudder | 2 spade rudders |
| Cockpit | Open aft cockpit |
Designer
| Naval architect | |
| Name/Studio | Marcelino Botin ; Shaun Carkeek |
| Website | http://www.botinpartners.com/ |
Rig & Sails
| Spars | Mast and boom in Carbon fiber |
| Standing rigging | Discontinuous |
| Number of spreaders | 2 |
| Spreaders angle | Swept-back |
| Upwind sail area | 120.96 sq.m |
| Downwind sail area | 272.02 sq.m |
Engine
| Engine A | |
| Engine B | |
| Power | 20 HP |
| Type | inboard |
Storage
Performance & Ratios
Detail
| Sail Area to Displacement (SA/D) | 0.15 |
| Upwind SA to Displacement | 56.07 |
| Downwind SA to Displacement | 126.09 |
| Hull Displacement Speed | 0.15 |
| Displacement to Length (D/L) | 8.1 |
| Ballast to Displacement (B/D) | 0.34 |
| Capsize Screening Formula (CSF) | 2.43 |