AUSTRALIS CATAMARAN
Cat (rotating spar) • Catamaran Twin Dbrd. • Built 1966
Dimensions
- LOA
- 18 ft
- LWL
- 17.83 ft
- Beam
- 7.5 ft
- Max Draft
- 3 ft
- Min Draft
- 0.5 ft
- Displacement
- 147 lbs
- Ballast
- — lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 5.68 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 86.2
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 12
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- —
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 150 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Catamaran Twin Dbrd.
- Rig Type
- Cat (rotating spar)
- Hull Material
- Wood/FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1966
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Notes: Australian designed 'A' class that trounced the competition at the 1967 IYRU selection trails for a new single handed catamaran. Almost immediately it was granted international status and licenses were granted to a number of builders around the world. However, the class never achieved any wide spread popularity and the International designation was withdrawn in 1973.
Related Boats
| Name | LOA (ft) | Year | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|
| A CLASS CATAMARAN | 18 | 1962 | Cat (rotating spar) |