UNPHASED
USA MELGES 24 ODSail number USA/USA262
GPH
618.7
OSN
599.7
LOA
7.509 m
Displacement
821 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6566
Medium
0.8675
High
1.0237
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8422
Medium
1.0887
High
1.2854
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
- 105.7
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 | 5.24 | 5.53 | 5.72 | 5.71 | 5.82 | 5.68 | 5.09 | 4.3 |
| 8 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.45 | 6.58 | 6.78 | 6.67 | 6.23 | 5.44 |
| 10 | 6.58 | 6.82 | 7.04 | 7.05 | 7.69 | 7.63 | 7.08 | 6.28 |
| 12 | 6.85 | 7.21 | 7.69 | 7.77 | 8.34 | 8.7 | 8.07 | 7.05 |
| 14 | 7 | 7.41 | 8.09 | 8.62 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 9.28 | 7.93 |
| 16 | 7.09 | 7.54 | 8.36 | 9.22 | 9.45 | 10.21 | 10.72 | 8.98 |
| 20 | 7.17 | 7.68 | 8.71 | 9.93 | 11.22 | 11.65 | 13.49 | 12.48 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.2° | 3.42 | 143.3° | 3.72 |
| 8 | 41.1° | 4.14 | 147.8° | 4.71 |
| 10 | 39° | 4.6 | 149.6° | 5.44 |
| 12 | 38.2° | 4.77 | 148.3° | 6.11 |
| 14 | 38.2° | 4.83 | 145.6° | 6.87 |
| 16 | 38.2° | 4.85 | 144.7° | 7.78 |
| 20 | 39° | 4.86 | 141.9° | 10.81 |
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