Photo Credit:Jeremy Laundergan
About United States A-Class Catamaran Association (USACA)
The International A-Class Catamaran is the fastest single-handed catamaran in production. The class is a development class with two divisions: foiling and classic. A-Cats weight 75kg all up and rely heavily on cutting edge materials such as carbon fiber. This keeps the class on the edge of technology and performance. With the development of foils, A-Class catamarans are able to maintain and exceed speeds of 24 knots both upwind and downwind. The classic’s are still very fast, but are required to keep one hull in the water at all times, and use a constant curve C-boards instead of Z foiling boards that the foilers use.
Design
Boats Produced:
Class boat builder(s):
https://usaca.info/suppliers–builders-/-resources
Approximately how many boats are in the USA/North America? 111
Where is your One-Design class typically sailed in the USA? List regions of the country:
Eleven districts/fleets (https://usaca.info/fleets)
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
MD / VA / PA
Michigan
New Jersey
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Texas
Does this class have a spinnaker or gennaker? No
Ideal combined weight of range of crew:Β 175-225
Boat Designed inΒ 1950s
Beam: 7’6″ (2.6 m)
Weight of rigged boat without sails: 165 lbs (75kg) all up (with sails)
Draft:
Mast Height: 30′