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A-Class
Catamarans are the fastest single handed racing boats in the world. In
contrast to most other racing classes it is a development class. Only the
basic measurements must be within certain limits. These limits are:
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length |
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5.49 m (18 ft) |
| maximum
beam |
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2.30 m |
| maximum
sail area |
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13.94 sqm (150 sq ft) |
| minimum
weight |
: 75 kg
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This led to the
fact that the A-Cat as a multihull has become a pure high-tech boat and is
nowadays considered as the formula one among all the sailing boats. Modern
materials such as carbon and kevlar are being used for the mass production
of hulls and masts, a potential of development which has been recognized
and approved by modern industries, whereas others still satisfy with glass fibers
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Other design aspects
like the shape of the hulls, length or shape of the mast, shape of the
sail, ... are not restricted. These very few limitations have encouraged
people all over the world to improve the design of these boats. Thus
A-Catamarans have become continuously faster over the last decades.
Nowadays a modern A-Class boat easily outperforms even the Olympic Tornado
in wind conditions up to 3 Bft. |
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official Links
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http://www.saca.ch/
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SUI
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http://www.users.bigpond.com/storm_ausA/
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AUS
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http://www.znet.at/aaca/
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AUT
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http://www.clasea.org/
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ESP
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http://afcca.free.fr/
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FRA
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http://www.segel.de/a-cat/
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GER
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http://home01.wxs.nl/~dwars000/index.htm
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NED
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http://www.romagna.net/classeaitalia/
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ITA
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http://www.geocities.com/naaca/usaca.html
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USA
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http://www.geocities.com/naaca/iaca.html
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INTERNATIONAL A-
CLASS A IACA
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