Melges Performance Sailboats

Active: 1945 • Website

Founded by Harry Melges Sr. as Mel-Ban Boat Works in 1945 and Melges Boatworks in 1948. Harry Melges son, Harry Jr., better known as Buddy, is one of the best-known racing sailors in the world.\r\nIn October 2025, Melges was purchased by Cate Muller-Terhune and Allan Terhune Jr.

Boats (16)

Name	LOA (ft)	First Built	Last Built	Rig
A SCOW	38	1901		Fractional Sloop
C SCOW	20	1905		Cat (Marconi)
E SCOW	28	1924		Fractional Sloop
M-16 SCOW	16	1950		Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar)
MC SCOW	16	1956		Cat (Marconi)
MELGES 20	20	2007		Fractional Sloop
MELGES 14	14	2016		Cat (unstayed)
MELGES 15	15	2020		Fractional Sloop
MELGES 17	16.65	2005		Fractional Sloop
MELGES 19	19	2025		Fractional Sloop
MELGES 24	24	1993		Fractional Sloop
MELGES 30	31.83	1996	1999	Fractional Sloop
MELGES 32	31.83	2004		Fractional Sloop
MELGES 40	39.35	2017		Fractional Sloop
O'PEN BIC	9	2006		Cat (unstayed)
X BOAT (USA)	16	1932		Fractional Sloop