Pete Melvin Explained

Pete Melvin
Full Name:James Henry Melvin
Nationality:American
Sport:Sailing
Birth Date:11 January 1962
Birth Place:Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Pete Melvin (born January 11, 1962) is an American sailor.[1] He competed in the Tornado event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2] Melvin is also a noted yacht designer with his partner Gino Morrelli as Morrelli and Melvin.[3] [4]

Biography

Melvin was born in Jackson, Mississippi in 1962.[2] He spent his early years living in Florida.[5] He gained a degree in aerospace engineering from Boston University after graduating in 1985.[2] For five years, Melvin worked in aircraft design at McDonnell Douglas.[3]

Melvin competed in trials for the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1980 Summer Olympics, and the 1984 Summer Olympics.[5] At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Melvin competed in the Tornado event, finishing in 14th place.[6] Between 1997 and 2005, Melvin won three World Championships,[3] and he has also won 25 national titles.[7]

In 1994, along with Gino Morrelli,[8] Melvin designed the Hobie Wave catamaran.[9] [10] In 2010, they were both part of the team that built the USA-17 racing trimaran which went on to win the 2010 America's Cup.[2] Melvin was also involved in writing the AC72 and AC62 rules used in the America's Cup.[2] [11]

Melvin has also competed in races with his son, James.[12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spiralling benefits . Ocean Magazine . May 20, 2020 . March 19, 2022.
  2. Web site: Pete Melvin . Olympedia . June 21, 2020.
  3. Web site: Peter Melvin . National Sailing Hall of Fame & Museum . March 19, 2022.
  4. Web site: Pete Melvin of design powerhouse Morrelli & Melvin may be sitting out this America's Cup cycle, but he is still keeping an eye on developments while working on several go-fast designs . Sails Magazine . May 20, 2020 . March 19, 2022.
  5. Web site: Pete Melvin: To the Olympics and Beyond . Sailing Scuttle Butt . March 14, 2016 . March 19, 2022.
  6. Web site: Multihull (Tornado), Open . Olympedia . March 19, 2022.
  7. Web site: Morrelli & Melvin . March 19, 2022.
  8. Web site: Pete Melvin, designer of Rapidos, interviewed in Sails Magazine . Rapido . May 21, 2020 . March 19, 2022.
  9. Web site: Hobie Wave sailboat specifications and details. August 3, 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190803143727/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hobie-wave. August 3, 2019.
  10. Web site: Morrelli & Melvin. July 30, 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190803145235/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/morrelli-melvin. August 3, 2019.
  11. Web site: Pete Melvin: Writing the new America's Cup Rule . Sailing Scuttle Butt . April 2015 . March 19, 2022.
  12. Web site: Pete Melvin: The Guru and his 15 year old apprentice . Cat Sailing News . April 21, 2010 . March 19, 2022.
  13. Web site: Pete and James Melvin win Alter Cup qualifier . Sail World . March 19, 2022.

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