Melges Performance Sailboats

Melges Performance Sailboats
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryBoat building
Founded1945
Headquarters
Zenda, Wisconsin
,
United States
Key people
CEO: Harry Melges III
President: Andy Burdick
ProductsSailboats
Websitemelges.com

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

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 scow boat design in the U.S., particularly in the Midwest. Harry, Sr. initially built boats out of wood.[1][2]

The company's headquarters is in Zenda, Wisconsin. The current CEO is Harry Melges III and President is Andy Burdick.[3]

Reichel/Pugh designed many of the Melges-produced boats, including the Melges 14, 15, 17, 20, 24, 30, and 32.

Boats

E Scow
O'Pen Skiff

Boats produced by the company include:[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "USA - melges.com". www.melges.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Melges Performance Sailboats". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Melges Performance Sailboats - melges.com". www.melges.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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