1956, the "A-Division-Catamaran-Class" was founded
as a free construction class by the former "International
Yacht Racing Union" in England and still belongs
to one of the oldest and most activ catamaran classes
in the world. Due to a minimum of construction rules such
as lenght, witdth and sail area it has been possible for
the numerous designers to develop a boat outstanding performance.
This led to the fact that the A-Cat as a multihull has
become a pure high-tech boat and is nowadaysconsidered
as the formula one among all the sailing boats. Modern
materials such as carbon and cevlar 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 glassfibres
and aluminium masts.
The A-Cat has proofed in the international sceene how
popular it is as the Europeans and Worlds are frequently
followed by the most famous sailors of the world. However,
it’s always been a pure A-Class sailor to win the
Championships. This shows about the high level of performance
within the class is and it leads us to amazing numbers
of entries for such Championships. The International A-Class
A-Class Rules allows 80 to 100 entries which means for
each country to sail pre-selection events.
Specifications overall
lenght : 5,49 m (18 feet)
beam shall : 2,30 m ( 7 feet 6.5inches)
minimum weight : 75,0 kg
sail aerea : 13,94 m2 (150 square feet)
material : hulls Carbon / Kevlar mast Carbon
