Melges IC37

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Melges IC37
Development
Designer Mark Mills
and SDK Structures
LocationAmerica
Year2018
No. builtApprox. 40
Brand Melges Performance Sailboats
Builder(s) Westerly Marine (USA)&
Fibre Mechanics (GBR)
Role One design racer [1]
NameMelges IC37
Boat
Displacement 3,535 kg (7,793 lb) [1]
Draft 2.50 m (8.2 ft) [1]
Hull
Type monohull
Construction glassfibre [1]
LOH 11.30 m (37.1 ft) [1]
LWL 10.60 m (34.8 ft) [1]
Beam 3.65 m (12.0 ft) [1]
Engine type Yanmar 3YM 20 hp (15 kW) diesel engine with saildrive [1]
Hull appendages
Keel/board typeT Keel
Ballast1,530 kg (3,373 lb) [1]
Rudder(s)Spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height15.45 m (50.7 ft) [1]
J foretriangle base4.39 m (14.4 ft) [1]
P mainsail luff14.79 m (48.5 ft) [1]
E mainsail foot5.00 m (16.40 ft) [1]
Sails
Sailplan Fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area25 m2 (270 sq ft) [1]
Jib/genoa area48.5 m2 (522 sq ft) [1]
Gennaker area154 m2 (1,660 sq ft) [1]
Upwind sail area85.9 m2 (925 sq ft) [1]
Downwind sail area194.5 m2 (2,094 sq ft) [1]
Racing
Rating1.175 IRC

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The Melges IC37 is an American planing sailboat that was designed by Mark Mills as a one design racer and first built in 2017. [2] [3] [1]

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Production

The design was initial built by Westerly Marine in United States but Fibre Mechanics based in Lymington in England were soon added to increase production capacity. The initial 20 boats are all owned by the New York Yacht Club based in Newport, Rhode Island. Additional boats were sold to NYYC members and international with boats also sold to Royal Yacht Squadron members racing in the Solent.

Design

The boat was conceived by New York Yacht Club following an evolution of designs to replace the ClubSwan 42 fleet which were over 10 years old. [4] The boat was targeted at the younger members closer to high performance racing yachts like the TP52 than previous boats which were genuine racers/cruiser yachts with a cruising interior.

The boat was design by Mark Mills with KND Sailing Performance perforing the CFD and VPP Analysis and the Structural Engineering: SDK Structures. In addition North Sails Group were responsible for the rig and sail development.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 https://ic37class.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MelgesIC37ClassSpecifications-20200218.pdf
  2. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Cape 31". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Mark Mills". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  4. ↑ https://nyyc.org/ic37-news
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