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KULING — NOR 804

Model: Melges 24

ROWENReichel/Pugh

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KULING (NOR 804) is a Melges 24 designed by Reichel/Pugh and built by ROWEN. She has been racing since 2026 and has won five races. She sails close to a typical Melges 24 at every angle.

KULING NOR 804 - Reichel/Pugh - ROWEN

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

18

Race starts

5

Wins

67%

Podiums

71

Race Edge

Melges 24: 70

553.1s/mile

Rating 2026

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn7
10–16 kn89
Over 16 kn93
KULINGA typical Melges 24How Race Edge works

Not verified. On planing hulls this score has no match in the race results we hold. Read it as what the measurements say, not as a ranking.

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Length

7.51 m

24′ 8″

Beam

2.49 m

Draft

1.52 m

Displacement

0.8 t

Sail area

34 m²

On the podium

Where KULING finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

67%

of 18 starts · Melges 24 fleet: 26%

Wins

28%

Wins28%5
Seconds28%5
Thirds11%2
Off the podium33%6

Regattas

Every regatta we found with KULING on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • NorwayBundefjorden Onsdagsseilaser20261101221312101291126322

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Who she races against

The boats KULING meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

KULING aheadRival ahead
PULS · Express53%ahead in 9 of 17 meetings
THUNDERCHICKEN · Express56%ahead in 9 of 16 meetings
SNØLØS · Hanse 37080%ahead in 12 of 15 meetings
MASITO · Hanse 430100%ahead in 15 of 15 meetings
LARSSON · Dehler 34 (Judel/Vrolijk)80%ahead in 12 of 15 meetings
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FORTISSIMO · Melges 2471%ahead in 10 of 14 meetings
MS. MELLETT · Sun Fast 360071%ahead in 10 of 14 meetings
BISSIE LISSIE · X-3593%ahead in 13 of 14 meetings
PSYCHO · Sinergia 4085%ahead in 11 of 13 meetings
EXCEL · Express58%ahead in 7 of 12 meetings
SAXA · X-3767%ahead in 8 of 12 meetings
XANTHIPPE III · Hanse 37183%ahead in 10 of 12 meetings
SONS OF HURRICANES · Sinergia 4042%ahead in 5 of 12 meetings
JILBO · J/8091%ahead in 10 of 11 meetings
PAKALOLO II · Farr 3089%ahead in 8 of 9 meetings
BRIS · Arcona 370100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
ARGO VIII · Sun Fast 3300100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
RÅTASS · Hanse 430100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
Other competitors (17)

Met too few times for a figure.

JUST 4 FUN (Salona 34, 7 meetings), FIFTY FIFTY (XR 41, 7 meetings), SHENLONG (Fareast 28, 7 meetings), WOODY (Humphreys 30, 7 meetings), SY SPRAY (First 40.7, 7 meetings), SAGITTA V (Elan 310, 6 meetings), NENA (Aphrodite 101, 6 meetings), JAKOBINE (J/92, 5 meetings), HOTSHOT (Melges 32, 4 meetings), EXPENSER (Express, 4 meetings), MYSTIQUE (First 40, 4 meetings), BIANCA (Grand Soleil 37 (Carkeek), 3 meetings), ALBINCHEN (Cumulus, 3 meetings), WATERGATE (11 Metre, 2 meetings), BRUNHILDUR (X-79, 2 meetings), HELENE (J/80, 2 meetings), DAGNY (Hr 24, 1 meeting)

How KULING compares with a typical Melges 24

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Melges 24s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Melges 24; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.00 kn
Beam reach+0.00 kn
Broad reach+0.00 kn
Downwind+0.00 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she sails level with a typical Melges 24 across the course.

Speed at every angle

KULING in blue, a typical Melges 24 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

KULING in blue, a typical Melges 24 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Melges 24s racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

More about the Melges 24

Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.

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