Melges IC37
The Melges IC37 is an American planing sailboat that was designed by Mark Mills as an one design racer and first built in 2017.[2][3][1]
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Mark Mills and SDK Structures |
| Location | America |
| Year | 2018 |
| No. built | Approx. 40 |
| Brand | Melges Performance Sailboats |
| Builder(s) | Westerly Marine (USA)& Fibre Mechanics (GBR) |
| Role | One design racer[1] |
| Name | Melges 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 type | T Keel |
| Ballast | 1,530 kg (3,373 lb)[1] |
| Rudder(s) | Spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 15.45 m (50.7 ft)[1] |
| J foretriangle base | 4.39 m (14.4 ft) [1] |
| P mainsail luff | 14.79 m (48.5 ft)[1] |
| E mainsail foot | 5.00 m (16.40 ft)[1] |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 25 m2 (270 sq ft)[1] |
| Jib/genoa area | 48.5 m2 (522 sq ft)[1] |
| Gennaker area | 154 m2 (1,660 sq ft)[1] |
| Upwind sail area | 85.9 m2 (925 sq ft)[1] |
| Downwind sail area | 194.5 m2 (2,094 sq ft)[1] |
| Racing | |
| Rating | 1.175 IRC |
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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 Yprk 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.
References
- https://ic37class.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MelgesIC37ClassSpecifications-20200218.pdf
- McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Cape 31". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Mark Mills". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- https://nyyc.org/ic37-news