PAPER TIGER
Cat (rotating spar) • Catamaran Twin Dbrd. • Built 1967
Dimensions
- LOA
- 13.98 ft
- LWL
- — ft
- Beam
- 6.99 ft
- Max Draft
- — ft
- Displacement
- 160 lbs
- Ballast
- — lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 5.15 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 54.3
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- —
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- —
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 100 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Catamaran Twin Dbrd.
- Rig Type
- Cat (rotating spar)
- Hull Material
- Plywood/FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1967
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Notes: Originated in New Zealand and soon spread to Australia. Designed for the for the amateur builder using plywood. A fiberglass version was introduced in the mid 1970's. Class is still active (2010). Plans and completed boats are still available.