AQUA CAT 12
Lateen • Catamaran Twin Dbrd. • Built 1961
Dimensions
- LOA
- 12.17 ft
- LWL
- 11.83 ft
- Beam
- 6.5 ft
- Max Draft
- 2 ft
- Min Draft
- 0.42 ft
- Displacement
- 160 lbs
- Ballast
- — lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 4.79 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 48.9
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 43
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- —
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 90 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Catamaran Twin Dbrd.
- Rig Type
- Lateen
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1961
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- 17000
Notes:
At one time, the AQUA CAT was the worlds largest one-design catamaran class. (Later eclipsed by the HOBIE 16 & 18).
Although the original American Fiberglass Corp. was sold in 1971, a slightly modified version of the orginal AQUA CAT 12 was being built until at least 2003.
American Sail Inc.
7350 Pepperdam Avenue
Charleston SC 29418
Tel.: (843) 552-8548
Toll Free: (800) 844-2399
Fax: (843) 552-7770
Email: amerisail@gmail.com
Builders
- American Fiberglass Corp. (1962–1972)
- American Sail Inc (USA) (1976)