Melges 14
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2022}}
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|designer = Reichel/Pugh
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|location = United States
|year = 2016
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|builder = Melges Performance Sailboats
|role = Racer
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|crew = One
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|draft = {{convert|4.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} with daggerboard down
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|displacement = {{convert|120|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = monohull
|construction = fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|14.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|keel type = daggerboard
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|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder
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|rig type = Catboat rig
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|sailplan = Catboat
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The Melges 14 is an American planing sailboat that was designed by Reichel/Pugh as a one-design racer and first built in 2016.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/melges-14|title= Melges 14 sailboat |access-date= 14 September 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220914160340/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/melges-14|archive-date= 14 September 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/melges/14|title= Melges 14|access-date= 14 September 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220914174332/https://sailboat.guide/melges/14|archive-date= 14 September 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/reichelpugh-yacht-design|title= Reichel/Pugh Yacht Design|access-date = 14 September 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220914141026/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/reichelpugh-yacht-design|archive-date= 14 September 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/reichel-pugh-yacht-design|title= Reichel/Pugh Yacht Design|access-date= 14 September 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220914224723/https://sailboat.guide/reichel-pugh-yacht-design|archive-date= 14 September 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://melges.com/melges-14/|title= The Melges 14|access-date= 14 September 2022|author= Melges Performance Sailboats|author-link= Melges Performance Sailboats|work= melges.com|date= 14 September 2022|year= |archive-url= https://archive.today/20220914160501/https://melges.com/melges-14/|archive-date= 14 September 2022|url-status= live}}
The design was named Sailing World magazine's "Best Dinghy" of 2016.{{cite web|url= https://www.sailingworld.com/best-dinghy-melges-14/|title= Best Dinghy: Melges 14 Review|access-date= 14 September 2022|last= Reed|first= Dave|work= Sailing World|date= 19 April 2019|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220914230238/https://www.sailingworld.com/best-dinghy-melges-14/|archive-date= 14 September 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The design has been built by Melges Performance Sailboats in the United States since 2016 and remains in production.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/melges-performance-sailboats|title= Melges Performance Sailboats|access-date = 14 September 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200908184850/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/melges-performance-sailboats|archive-date= 8 September 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/melges|title= Melges Performance Sailboats|access-date= 14 September 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220914224725/https://sailboat.guide/melges|archive-date= 14 September 2022|url-status= live}}
Design
The Melges 14 is a racing sailing dinghy, built predominantly of PVC-cored fiberglass. It is raced with one sailor but can carry two adults. It has a catboat rig with a carbon fiber, two-piece mast and single-piece boom. The sail is made from Mylar. The hull has a plumb stem and a plumb, open transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller with an extension and a retractable daggerboard. It displaces {{convert|130|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the daggerboard extended. Removing the daggerboard allows operation in shallow water, beaching, or ground transportation on a trailer or automobile roof.
There are three different sized sails for different crew weights or wind conditions. The gold rig has an area of {{convert|97|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}, the blue {{convert|85|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} and the red {{convert|58.8|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. The smaller sail sizes use shorter mast top sections.
Operational history
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Official website|https://melges.com/melges-14/}}
{{Melges Performance Sailboats}}
{{Sailing dinghies and skiffs}}
Category:2010s sailboat type designs
Category:One-design sailing classes
Category:Sailboat type designs by Reichel/Pugh
Category:Sailboat types built by Melges Performance Sailboats