From MC Scow to Melges 32, Quantum's support of all Melges classes is strong. Our experience and expertise have been solidified over the years with winning titles in many Melges classes. Our class experts have an intimate knowledge of sail design, tuning, and coaching that is guaranteed to help you take your sailing to the next level.
We've compiled some of our favorite articles and videos related to these classes and put them all in one place for easy access. This is your go-to resource for your first time on an X boat, preparing for your weekend C Scow regatta, or gearing up for a Melges 20 Midwinter event.
If you have any questions or would like more resources for your specific class, please get in touch with one of our class experts:
Andy Burdick has been a lifelong ambassador for the Inland Lake Yachting Association and a tireless advocate for the sport of sailing. He eagerly shares his skills and knowledge with anyone who inquires, routinely leading youth sailing clinics and proudly representing 4 generations of Burdick sailors. He has won over 60 championships during the course of his sailing career, spanning four decades in many classes.
Andy's rich knowledge of each Melges class makes him a unique resource for our customers and an excellent addition to the team here at Quantum Sails. His attention to detail and emphasis on customer service make him well suited to help you with any needs you may have.
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Career highlights
- 34x Inland Lake Yachting Association Championships: Class A, E, C, MC, M-16 and X Boat Classes
- Over 30 National Championships in classes: Melges 24, A, E, MC, C
- 2x Melges 24 World Champion
- Nite Iceboat National Champion
- 2019 Inland Lake Yachting Association Hall of Fame inductee.
Harry Melges III has worked in the sail making and sailboat building businesses his entire life. Growing up in a family business that supplies high-performance sails and sailboats, Harry was constantly thinking of ways to push the boundaries. How can we sail a boat faster, make a sail faster, or build a boat better?
Melges' mission has been to encourage more people to participate in the sport we love by bringing forward products that make boats easier and more fun to sail and improving quality and value with every new addition to the Melges line-up.
From a young age Harry spent much of his time crawling around the sail loft, learning from the artisans of the 70s and 80s how to make sails the "old school" way, something that is somewhat lost in our computer world. Taking that experience and blending it with today's technology has produced some of the fastest sails in our one-design classes through the years.
Harry is thrilled to be joining Quantum Sails, a company with values similar to Melges, and fully committed to promoting and growing the great sport of sailing while delivering the highest quality products at the best value. "I'm excited to be working with an American company that always makes the customers' needs its number-one priority."
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Career highlights
- Developed One-Design Classes: M14, M15, M17, M20, M24, M32. Team member on the Melges IC37 class development
- 4 World Championship victories: M24, M32 and 5.5 Meter
- Over 75 North American, European, National, and Inland Championships in various classes: DN iceboat, Nite Iceboat, A skeeter iceboat, A stern steerer iceboat, X boat, M17, M20, M24, M32, A scow, E scow, C scow, MC scow, Soling, 5.5 Meter
- 2019 Inland Lake Yachting Association Hall of Fame inductee
Eddie grew up on White Bear Lake, Minnesota where he began racing Melges X-Boats as a junior sailor and was the head coach of the race teams from 2011-2015. Eddie attended Hobart College in Geneva, NY where he was a 4-year starter on the sailing team.
Straight out of college in 2016, Eddie started working for Melges Performance Sailboats, where he oversees sales and plays a pivotal role in the development of boats such as the new Melges 15. Eddie actively races A Scows, E Scows, MCs, Melges 24s, Melges 14s, and Melges 15s.
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Career highlights
- 2008-9 X Inland Championship, 2nd Place
- 2009 X Boat Blue Chip Champions
- 2009 GLSS Regatta, 1st
- 2016-17 WMYA MC Scow Champion
- 2017-19 E Scow Nationals, Top 5
- 2017 E Scow Inland, 2nd place
- 2017 MC Scow National Champion
- 2017 Melges 14 National Champion
- 2018 E Scow Blue Chip Champions
- 2018 Melges 14 Midwinter Champion
- 2019 MC Scow Blue Chip Winner
- 2019 MC Nationals, 3rd place
- 2019 E Scow Invitational Champions