... I suppose that maybe the cat is better suited for the upper speed end of things (once they get better stability through design)
...
Had to stand up, and view that video from 4-ft away, in-order
to not get sick.
Once i watched how stable this Lil cat was,(at speed); i was
SOLD !!
SO -- i looked up the specification for the A-class cat on
Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_A-class_catamaranCurrently the main A-Class class rules are:[3]
Min overall boat weight : 75 kg
Max overall boat length : 5.49 m (= still the old IYRU rule)
Max overall boat width : 2.30 m (= still the old IYRU rule)
Max sail area incl. mast : 13.94 m2 (= still the old IYRU rule)
I got to say : "I'm impressed" !
How can a Guy make a 19-ft cat , (fully rigged) for only
165 Lb ? I could basically, pick up the entire boat by
myself,if i could find a balance point !!
I think that is where the High-Cost comes from, That machine
would need to be made of carbon or Spectra, to be competitive.
If 75kg is there target weight ; wonder what the actual weight
of the competitive ones are ?
Bille
