Melges Performance Sailboats

Melges Performance Sailboats, is a United States company founded by Harry Melges, father of former Olympic sailor Buddy Melges.

Melges Performance Sailboats
TypePrivately held company
IndustryBoat building
Founded1945
Headquarters
Zenda, Wisconsin
,
United States
Key people
CEO: Harry Melges III
President: Andy Burdick
ProductsSailboats
Websitemelges.com
Mc Scows being built inside the Melges Headquarters in Zenda, Wisconsin

Melges Boat Works, Inc. was founded by Harry C. Melges, Sr. in 1945. The comany 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 several Melges boats: Melges 14, Melges 17, Melges 20, Melges 24, Melges 30, and Melges 32.

See also

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


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