Pete Melvin

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Pete Melvin
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Full nameJames Henry Melvin
NationalityAmerican
Born (1962-01-11) January 11, 1962 (age 61)
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Sport
Sport Sailing

Pete Melvin (born January 11, 1962) is an American sailor. [1] He competed in the Tornado event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [2] Melvin is also a noted yacht designer with his partner Gino Morrelli as Morrelli and Melvin. [3] [4]

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Biography

Melvin was born in Jackson, Mississippi in 1962. [2] He spent his early years living in Florida. [5] He gained a degree in aerospace engineering from Boston University after graduating in 1985. [2] For five years, Melvin worked in aircraft design at McDonnell Douglas. [3]

Melvin competed in trials for the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1980 Summer Olympics, and the 1984 Summer Olympics. [5] At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Melvin competed in the Tornado event, finishing in 14th place. [6] Between 1997 and 2005, Melvin won three World Championships, [3] and he has also won 25 national titles. [7]

In 1994, along with Gino Morrelli, [8] Melvin designed the Hobie Wave catamaran. [9] [10] In 2010, they were both part of the team that built the USA-17 racing trimaran which went on to win the 2010 America's Cup. [2] Melvin was also involved in writing the AC72 and AC62 rules used in the America's Cup. [2] [11]

Melvin has also competed in races with his son, James. [12] [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Spiralling benefits". Ocean Magazine. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pete Melvin". Olympedia. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Peter Melvin". National Sailing Hall of Fame & Museum. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Pete Melvin of design powerhouse Morrelli & Melvin may be sitting out this America's Cup cycle, but he is still keeping an eye on developments while working on several go-fast designs". Sails Magazine. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Pete Melvin: To the Olympics and Beyond". Sailing Scuttle Butt. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Multihull (Tornado), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Morrelli & Melvin" . Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Pete Melvin, designer of Rapidos, interviewed in Sails Magazine". Rapido. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  9. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Hobie Wave sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  10. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Morrelli & Melvin". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Pete Melvin: Writing the new America's Cup Rule". Sailing Scuttle Butt. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Pete Melvin: The Guru and his 15 year old apprentice". Cat Sailing News. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Pete and James Melvin win Alter Cup qualifier". Sail World. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
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