Melges 40 Completes Sea Trials

Dubai, UAE (December 3, 2016) – The Melges 40™, the largest, fastest and only canting keel sailboat ever offered by Melges Performance Sailboats (MPS), has successfully completed sea trials in Dubai.

Designed by Botin Partners Naval Architecture and built by Premier Composite Technologies (PCT), the vision for the Melges 40 is for ‘pure one-design’ racing, with the technical features seeking the combination of absolute performance and innovation.

Over the last several months, Melges has embarked on a journey by which more collaboration with the best owners, sailors, teams and yacht clubs have taken place, all in the interest of re-defining the best and highest level of windward/leeward one-design racing.

Brought to life through the skilled and creative talents of Marcelino Botin and Adolfo Carrau, the Melges 40 represents the first Melges keelboat built entirely of carbon material. The design rests solid upon the laurels of Premier as it is the world leader in composite material technology.

The Melges 40 has completed its sea trials in Dubai with Melges Performance Sailboats and Premier Composite Technologies experts on hand. Boat no. 1, owned by Melges Premier Performance (MPP), has been used for overall product development including fine tuning systems in an effort to finalize one-design Class Rules.

Currently, new Melges 40 owners Valentin Zavadnikov of Team Synergy, Richard Goransson’s Inga From Sweden and Alessandro Rombelli’s STIG are sailing it for the first time.

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ABOUT MELGES PERFORMANCE SAILBOATS
For more than 70 years, Melges has delivered superior-built scows and sportboats around around the world, and now proud to offer the Melges 40. Melges provides continuous customer service and product support unlike anyone else. Every Melges boat is signed, sealed, endorsed and delivered race ready by the best, for the best. For more information about Melges, visit their website at melges.com.

ABOUT PREMIER COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGIES
Multiple award-winning and leading global supplier and manufacturer of advanced composite components for architectural design, transportation and boat-building markets, Premier Composite Technologies (PCT) is the exclusive builder of the Melges 40. Utilizing their 5-axis milling capacity, rigorous quality control and weight management, the Melges 40 is the most precise one design ever.

ABOUT BOTIN PARTNERS NAVAL ARCHITECTS
With a string of significant 2015 winning regatta designs at the Rolex Fastnet Race, Copa del Rey, Block Island Race Week, Japan Cup and many more, Botin is at the top of their profession. They consistently deliver race winning designs and unbeatable performance in many competitive Classes.

Source: Melges Performance Sailboats