Our very own Locarno High Performance Catamaran Captain & F18 racer Jane Velghe will offer a Rigging Clinic for F18 and Nacra 580 catamarans.
If you are already checked out for Level 1 Recreational Catamaran, have sailed them enough to feel very comfortable and are looking forward to sail Advanced and High Performance cats, this rigging clinic is for you!
Nacra 580 (1):This sport catamaran is the ultimate hybrid between a racing and recreational catamaran. With it’s kick up centerboards and volumed hulls, it is high speed performance and fun guaranteed. It is also equipped with an asymmetrical spinnaker kit for even more downwind performance. Longer with a slightly larger sail plan than an F18, it has a similar performance rating and is an incredibly fun boat to sail!
Nacra F18 (1):Designed to the Formula 18 Rule, the Nacra F18 is a production boat in a development class. Its wave-piercing hulls are canted outboard 4 degrees, and flatter sections aft are designed to promote planing. The hulls are built with infusion technology, making them stiffer and lighter than those built using conventional layup process. The rig setup features a wing mast with a fat-head main, a self-tacking jib, and a high-aspect asymmetric spinnaker. The Nacra F18's thin yet buoyant hulls still outpoint and out race newer planing hull designs in light air. A brand new jib (infusion cut), new dousing bag, inboard hiking straps and near new second racing spinnaker for 2014 give Club Locarno two competitive boats on the racing line in the F18 fleet or for a blast around English bay for fun. Want to sail 20+ knots downwind? This boat is for you!
Nacra F18 Infusion (1): The infusion introduced a new hull design that remains one of the best in the F18 class in 2014. Wave-piercing hulls are canted outboard 4 degrees, and flatter sections aft are designed to promote planing. The hulls are built with infusion technology, making them stiffer and lighter than those built using conventional layup process. The rig setup features a wing mast with a fat-head main, a self-tacking jib, and a high-aspect asymmetric spinnaker. Race rigged and tuned with a continuous spi sheet with low friction tail, extra long adjustable trapeze with disk handles and shock block continuous tension, on the water jib clew adjustment hook, tack tensioned spi halyard, port board uphauler, 10:1 mainsheet blocks and many more racing niceties.
About the event
This clinic includes Part 1 and Part 2 of the checkout. It is for experienced sailors who want to be cleared to use a new fleet; it is also a great refresher. For those who are doing their first checkout, it will include an orientation to the sailing fleet and club room.
The on-water checkout (Part 3); will require a separate registration. Details of our checkout clinics can be found at Sailing Orientations and Checkout Clinics.
Prerequisites
All checkout participants must know how to sail and preferably have experience on cats or an a similar boat class. It is important that all participants review the online rigging instructions and videos. In particular, know how the hooks on jib and main function and how to release them. (Start your browsing here on the Sailing Docs & Link)
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