Way north of 25K by the time an owner adds sails and electronics. Beware of any owner that lets his Melges 20 live in a slip. For further reading...
http://www.americaone.org/news/sailnews/91499-farr40s.htmlJohn Kilroy's story in the Farr 40 world - then watch Morning Light again to see how refined his act is. With Stan Honey, as a navigator, the TP 52 has enjoyed a few victories at sea. In ML Samba catches the kids, then pauses to clean a keel for the drama, only to take the brakes off and win their class in the Trans Pac. JK also owns a Melges 32 named Samba Pa Ti.
The Pegasus story is also related. I saw Phillipe Kahn's Melges 24 rig at the St. Pete NOOD in '06. A trailer for the related sails and gear with all the Pegasus graphics on the side was parked near our Corsair 24. Very cool, but not as cool as Nigel and Alex's Tommy Bahamas trailer. They carried their NACRA 20 and a mini cooper in that one :-)
Yea, if you wanna play keep up with the guy that invented cell phone cameras or designed the navigational software for automobiles...
How about some guy named Ellison?
Money in skilled hands, passionate about the sea, goes far and abroad.
Check out Fairlie Brinkley's story on Sarah and JC in Southwinds magazine this month. Long may they sail!!!
