RIPCORD
USA MELGES 24 ODSail number USA/USA7
GPH
621.4
OSN
603
LOA
7.509 m
Displacement
821 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6568
Medium
0.8644
High
1.0156
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8422
Medium
1.0833
High
1.2689
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 7.509 m
- Beam
- 2.49 m
- Draft
- 1.52 m
- Displacement
- 821 kg
- Crew weight
- 375 kg
- Wetted surface
- 11.98 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
- 95.8
Velocity Prediction
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.24 | 5.54 | 5.72 | 5.71 | 5.82 | 5.68 | 5.09 | 4.3 |
| 8 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.45 | 6.55 | 6.77 | 6.67 | 6.23 | 5.44 |
| 10 | 6.55 | 6.81 | 7.04 | 7.04 | 7.64 | 7.62 | 7.08 | 6.28 |
| 12 | 6.77 | 7.12 | 7.63 | 7.76 | 8.21 | 8.62 | 8.07 | 7.05 |
| 14 | 6.9 | 7.29 | 7.96 | 8.54 | 8.74 | 9.32 | 9.28 | 7.93 |
| 16 | 6.98 | 7.41 | 8.19 | 9.02 | 9.25 | 9.99 | 10.72 | 8.98 |
| 20 | 7.05 | 7.52 | 8.49 | 9.63 | 11 | 11.33 | 13.18 | 12.44 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.2° | 3.42 | 143.3° | 3.72 |
| 8 | 40.8° | 4.14 | 147.8° | 4.71 |
| 10 | 39° | 4.59 | 149.6° | 5.44 |
| 12 | 38.2° | 4.72 | 148.3° | 6.11 |
| 14 | 38.2° | 4.78 | 145.6° | 6.87 |
| 16 | 38.4° | 4.8 | 144.7° | 7.78 |
| 20 | 39.3° | 4.79 | 142.6° | 10.78 |
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