SLIPPERY WHEN WET
GER MELGES 24 ODSail number GER/M24499
GPH
619.7
OSN
601.2
LOA
7.509 m
Displacement
821 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6556
Medium
0.8654
High
1.0239
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8419
Medium
1.0869
High
1.281
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 7.509 m
- Beam
- 2.49 m
- Draft
- 1.52 m
- Displacement
- 821 kg
- Crew weight
- 345 kg
- Wetted surface
- 11.71 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 22.33 m²
- Genoa
- 12.13 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 56.18 m²
Design
- Type
- MELGES 24 OD
- Builder
- ROWEN
- Designer
- REICHEL/PUGH
- Year built
- 1992
- Stability index
- 96.8
Velocity Prediction
Each row is TWS followed by TWA and boat-speed pairs. Paste it directly into WX Navigator or compatible navigation software.
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.14 | 5.47 | 5.74 | 5.78 | 5.89 | 5.75 | 5.16 | 4.37 |
| 8 | 6.06 | 6.26 | 6.42 | 6.61 | 6.79 | 6.68 | 6.26 | 5.55 |
| 10 | 6.5 | 6.76 | 7.03 | 7.05 | 7.75 | 7.71 | 7.1 | 6.33 |
| 12 | 6.71 | 7.1 | 7.74 | 7.9 | 8.33 | 8.78 | 8.23 | 7.09 |
| 14 | 6.81 | 7.25 | 8.04 | 8.78 | 8.89 | 9.47 | 9.5 | 8.1 |
| 16 | 6.88 | 7.34 | 8.23 | 9.2 | 9.42 | 10.16 | 11.12 | 9.2 |
| 20 | 7.09 | 7.64 | 8.7 | 9.64 | 11.43 | 11.54 | 13.38 | 12.98 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 44.2° | 3.34 | 143.9° | 3.79 |
| 8 | 42.3° | 4.08 | 147.8° | 4.81 |
| 10 | 39.4° | 4.56 | 151.6° | 5.5 |
| 12 | 38.5° | 4.7 | 148° | 6.14 |
| 14 | 38.2° | 4.74 | 145.2° | 7.02 |
| 16 | 38.4° | 4.77 | 143.8° | 7.96 |
| 20 | 38.8° | 4.81 | 143.2° | 11.24 |
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