[quote=DamonLinkous][quote=mikekrantz]A well designed Classic A-Class is a dream to sail on all points of sail. [/quote]
Mike,
I've always been intrigued by the A-Class. In the old Portsmouth tables there were two listings
[list][*]A Class Cat A-C, with a D-PN of 64.5
[*]A Class Cat > 200# all-up, with a D-PN of 70.5[/list]
I don't know if that was meant to be a different boat, just a way to sail overweight A-Class designs, or if there were boats specifically built to be 200 pounds?
For members not familiar with the A-Class basic size rules:
[list][*]Min overall boat weight : 75 kg / 165.3 lbs
[*]Max overall boat length : 5.49 m / 18.3 ft
[*]Max overall boat width : 2.30 m / 7.5 ft
[*]Max sail area incl. mast : 13.94 m2 / 150.0 ft2 [/list]
I sail the Hobie 18, which is the same length and width within inches, but way over 400 lbs depending on the age of the H18 and if it has wings.
So sailing a single hand boat that weighs less than half sounds great. My impression has always been that the best A-Class designs at any time are naturally designed for the top sailors, who would be the customers.
On this site we constantly get discussions about choosing a single hand boat for the "more mature" sailor who benefit from a lighter weight boat.
That always makes me think that a 200 pound (or even 100 kg, 220 lb) catamaran designed to the A-Class dimensions with high volume hulls optimized for 200 lb sailors would be just the ticket.[/quote]
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