Melges Performance Sailboats, is an American sailboat manufacturer founded by Harry Melges, father of former Olympic sailor Buddy Melges.
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 MC Scows being built inside the Melges Headquarters in Zenda, Wisconsin | |
| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Boat building |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | CEO: Harry Melges III President: Andy Burdick |
| Products | Sailboats |
| Website | 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
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Boats produced by the company include:[2]
See also
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edit- ^ "USA - melges.com". www.melges.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ a b McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Melges Performance Sailboats". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Melges Performance Sailboats - melges.com". www.melges.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- Heart of GLASS, Fiberglass Boats And The Men Who Made Them by Daniel Spurr pages 244 – 250
- The Worlds Best Sailboats Volume II, by Ferenc Máté - - Albatross Publishing House, 2003
- Best Boats to Build or Buy, by Ferenc Máté – Albatross Publishing House, 1982