[1][2] Originally produced by Bic Sport of France starting in 2006, the design is now built by Melges Performance Sailboats in the United States and remains in production.

The hull is built of thermoformed, molded polyethylene, with a two-section mast and aluminum boom.

It has a catboat rig, with a K.Film polyester, fully-battened mainsail; a raked stem, an open transom; a transom-hung, composite epoxy rudder, controlled by a tiller with an extension and a retractable, composite epoxy daggerboard.

The boat displaces 99 lb (45 kg) and may be transported on a car top or on a trailer.

Many of the skills learnt in the O’pen Skiff will be easily transferred to other boats as sailors evolve and progress onto other forms of sailing.