Melges 14
Sailboat
14′
Monohull
Since 2015
Overview
- Builder
- Melges
- Model
- 14
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 2015 on
- Designer
- Reichel/Pugh Yacht Design
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich foam fiberglass p
- Rig
- Cat boat Marconi (square top mainsail)
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 14′ (4.27 m)
- Beam
- 5′ 2″ (1.58 m)
- Displacement
- 119 lb (54 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- No engine
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 98 sq ft (9.1 m²)
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 64.8
- Capsize screening
- 4.20
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Centerboard : daggerboard
- Award(s)
- 2016: Sailing World - Boat of the Year: Best Dinghy
- Cockpit
- Open aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich foam fiberglass polyester
- Country
- United States
- Crew
- 1 – 2
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Rigging type
- Cat boat Marconi (square top mainsail)
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single transom hung rudder
- Spars construction
- Carbon fiber spars
- Spreaders angle
- No spreader
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- About 7 500 € (2020)
- Standing rigging
- Free standing mast: no standing rigging
- Trailerable
- Yes
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.