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Morrelli & Melvin Yachts: May Newsletter
 Morrelli & Melvin Design & Engineering
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May 07, 2010
Yacht designers, Morrelli & Melvin Design & Engineering, create a wide range of racing, cruising, and commercial yachts. Our engineering has been part of the winning 2010 and 1988 America's Cup yachts, Round the World and Transatlantic records, numerous World and Continental championships, and multiple industry awards.
In recent news ...
Morrelli & Melvin and BMW ORACLE's Winning America's Cup Effort
Morrelli & Melvin Design & Engineering Inc. would like to congratulate BMW ORACLE on an impressive victory in Valencia. The courage and determination to strike with such an extreme vessel is a testament to the organization's character. We are happy to have played a part in the design, engineering and work up of the boat. We wish them luck in the future and hope we will see multihulls in the AC again soon.
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Morrelli & Melvin 65' Makes its Debut!
The first in a series of Morrelli & Melvin 65' performance cruising catamarans built by Westerly Marine in Santa Ana, California, was launched in March 2010. Read the full story from Morrelli & Melvin...
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First Race - First to Finish!
The Morrelli & Melvin-designed NACRA F20 is 1st to finish in her 1st race at the Eurocat event in Carnac, France! Read the full story on Yachts and Yachting...
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Curved or Straight: The Daggerboard Debate
Pete Melvin's thoughts on the somewhat esoteric but timely topic of curved versus straight daggerboards in high-speed multihulls (catamarans and trimarans). Read the interview at ProBoat Online...
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Make Way for the Lady!
Cape Town - South Africa waves farewell to the Morrelli & Melvin-designed 90' all-carbon catamaran from GUNBOAT as she prepares for her trip overseas. Read the story at Sailing Anarchy...
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China Syndrome
"This powercat is going to be a great boat for the Chinese market. The cats that our clients have built have already demonstrated that they can handle everything from an ocean crossing to a typhoon". Read the story by Morrelli & Melvin...
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"An Ingenious Design" says SEA KAYAKER.
TRIAK the sailing trimaran-kayak is "Born to Sail". Sleek, narrow hulls are extremely efficient through the water. TRIAK's stiffness eliminates flex found in other kayak-conversions- that stiffness dissipates the energy from the sailing rig. Read more at TRIAK Sports...
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New 48' all-carbon Power Cat Coming Soon!
The Nilesk Group, a Dutch organization that has been conducting business in Guangzhou, China for nearly a decade and a half and produces modular homes, boats and other lightweight composite items, has engaged MM to design a 48' powercat for the luxury end of the recreational power cat market. Read the story by Morrelli & Melvin ...
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63rd Newport-Ensenada Yacht Race
Seven of last year's nine winners of major awards in the Newport Ocean Sailing Association's Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race returned to the starting line off Balboa Pier for the 63rd annual classic Friday, April 23, 2010. Hear LoeReal's story. Read the full story at Sail World...
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Pete and James Melvin Win Alter Cup Qualifier
Pete and James Melvin won the Area J qualifier for the 2011 Alter Cup, part of the Cat Fight regatta hosted by Mission Bay Yacht Club in San Diego. The win qualifies for next year's Alter Cup, US Sailing's Multihull Championship. Read the full story at World Regattas...
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About Morrelli & Melvin Design & Engineering, Inc:
Morrelli & Melvin Design & Engineering, Inc.'s yacht designs and yacht engineering have won the 2010 and 1988 America's Cup. M&M yacht consulting has helped clients set 'Round the World, 24 hour records, Transatlantic records and many course racing records as well as over ten ISAF World Championships and dozens of continental championships.
A common attribute among yacht designers and engineers at Morrelli & Melvin is the ability to build what we design. We believe that the hands-on experience enables our team to not only design products that can be built efficiently and economically, but also leads to innovation in materials and construction methods. Read about our yacht engineers, designers and staff (click here)
MORRELLI & MELVIN DESIGN & ENGINEERING, INC
4952 Warner Ave Ste 205 | Huntington Beach, CA 92649 | USA
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