[6] The design has built by McConaghy Boats in China for Melges Performance Sailboats of the United States, since 2007 and remains in production.

The hull has a plumb stem, a slightly reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable lifting keel, with a lead bulb weight.

[5] For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a masthead asymmetrical spinnaker of 430 sq ft (40 m2), flown from a retractable bowsprit mounted on the starboard side of the bow.

[10][11] In a 2008 review by two writers for Sailing World magazine, Dave Reed wrote, "the boat has superb balance, and obviously, the faster we went the better it felt.

Carving up and down to catch waves was easy and the boat quickly jumped on surfs ... and frankly, had we had one less body, we could have done another tick or two better."