Tornado (sailboat)
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The Tornado is a double handed multihull class recognised as an International Class by the International Sailing Federation. It was used for the Catamaran discipline at the Olympic Games from 1976 to 2008.
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Quick Facts Boat, Crew ...
Boat | |
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Crew | 2 (twin trapeze, since 2000) |
Draft | 0.15 m (6 in) 0.76 m (2 ft 6 in) |
Hull | |
Hull weight | 155 kg (342 lb) (boat weight) 6.3 kg (14 lb) (mast tip weight) |
LOA | 6.09 m (20.0 ft) |
LWL | 5.84 m (19 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 3.08 m (10 ft 1 in) |
Rig | |
Mast length | 9.08 m (29 ft 9 in) |
Sails | |
Mainsail area | 16.61 m2 (178.8 sq ft) |
Jib/genoa area | 5.33 m2 (57.4 sq ft) |
Spinnaker area | 25.00 m2 (269.1 sq ft) |
Racing | |
D-PN | 59.0 |
RYA PN | 644 |
Former Olympic class | |
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