Melges 19

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The Melges 19, on the water

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 1.98 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 179 kg of hull, so roughly 800 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.

CoastalBluewater

At 3.55 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 3.55

EasygoingPowered-up

58.9 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 58.9

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

Draws more than ~86% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 184 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Melges 19, as the fleet has seen it

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The Melges 19 is a fractional sloop dinghy designed by Reichel/Pugh/Pugh Yacht Design and built by Melges Performance Sailboats, with production beginning in 2025. It measures 5.8 meters LOA, with a 2.0-meter beam and a 1.4-meter draft, displacing 179 kg. Its sail plan includes a 12 m2 mainsail, a 6 m2 jib, and a 30 m2 asymmetrical spinnaker. The Melges 19 enters a market where American sailboat manufacturing has seen a decline in new cruising boat sales, with many major manufacturers ceasing U.S. production.5:45

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Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

58.9

Capsize screening

3.55

Hull

Hull type

Dbrd. Dinghy

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 2025

Designer

Reichel, Pugh

Builder

Melges Performance Sailboats

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The family

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Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

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