Engineering:Tornado (sailboat)
 Class symbol | |
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| Boat | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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.
Design
The boat was designed in 1967 by Rodney March from the Isle of Sheppey, England. At the IYRU Olympic Catamaran Trials for international status, where it defeated other catamarans.[1]
To increase its performance even further, the Tornado was modified in 2001, with a new sail plan which included a spinnaker and spinnaker boom, as well as an increased sail area of the existing sails. An additional trapeze was also added, and the jib was made self tacking.[1]
The Tornado is among the fastest double handed catamarans, with an ISAF Small Catamaran Handicap Rating System rating of 0.934 and a D-PN of 59.0.[2] It is the fastest catamaran in the RYA Portsmouth Yardstick scheme, with a 2015 Portsmouth Number of 634.[3]
Events
Olympics
The Tornado was used as the equipment for the multihull discipline in the Olympic Games from 1976 through 2008, when multihulls were deselected. Please see the individual years for results Olympic Sailing Regatta
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| style="align:center;" | 1976 Montreal
|style="vertical-align:top;"|Great Britain (GBR)
Reginald White
John Osborn |style="vertical-align:top;"|United States (USA)
David McFaull
Michael Rothwell |style="vertical-align:top;"|West Germany (FRG)
Jörg Spengler
Jörg Schmall
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| style="align:center;" | 1980 Moscow
|style="vertical-align:top;"|Brazil (BRA)
Lars Sigurd Björkström
Alexandre Welter |style="vertical-align:top;"|Denmark (DEN)
Peter Due
Per Kjergard |style="vertical-align:top;"|Sweden (SWE)
Göran Marström
Jörgen Ragnarsson
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| style="align:center;" | 1984 Los Angeles
|style="vertical-align:top;"|New Zealand (NZL)
Rex Sellers
Chris Timms |style="vertical-align:top;"|
Randy Smyth
Jay Glaser |style="vertical-align:top;"|Australia (AUS)
Christopher Cairns
John Anderson
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| style="align:center;" | 1988 Seoul
|style="vertical-align:top;"|France (FRA)
Jean Le Deroff
Nicolas Hénard |style="vertical-align:top;"|
Chris Timms
Rex Sellers |style="vertical-align:top;"|
Lars Grael
Clinio Freitas
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| style="align:center;" | 1992 Barcelona
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Yves Loday
Nicolas Hénard |style="vertical-align:top;"|
Randy Smyth
Keith Notary |style="vertical-align:top;"|
Mitch Booth
John Forbes
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| style="align:center;" | 1996 Atlanta
|style="vertical-align:top;"|Spain (ESP)
Fernando León
José Luis Ballester |style="vertical-align:top;"|
Mitch Booth
Andrew Landenberger |style="vertical-align:top;"|Brazil (BRA)
Lars Grael
Henrique Pellicano
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| style="align:center;" | 2000 Sydney
|style="vertical-align:top;"|Austria (AUT)
Roman Hagara
Hans-Peter Steinacher |style="vertical-align:top;"|
Darren Bundock
John Forbes |style="vertical-align:top;"|
Roland Gäbler
René Schwall
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| style="align:center;" | 2004 Athens
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Roman Hagara
Hans Peter Steinacher |style="vertical-align:top;"|
John Lovell
Charlie Ogletree |style="vertical-align:top;"|Argentina (ARG)
Santiago Lange
Carlos Espínola
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| style="align:center;" | 2008 Beijing
|style="vertical-align:top;"|
Antón Paz
Fernando Echávarri |style="vertical-align:top;"|
Darren Bundock
Glenn Ashby |style="vertical-align:top;"|
Santiago Lange
Carlos Espínola
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World Championships
Open
Mixed
See also
- List of multihulls
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Forbes, John; Young, Jim (2003). "A Brief Tornado History—The Story of the Tornado, the Olympic Catamaran". International Tornado Class Association. http://www.tornado-class.org/the-class/tornado-class-history/.
- ↑ "Multihull Classes". U.S. Sailing. 2015. http://www.ussailing.org/racing/offshore-big-boats/portsmouth-yardstick/current-tables/multihull-classes/.
- ↑ "Portsmouth Number List 2015". Royal Yachting Association. 2015. http://www.rya.org.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/technical/Web%20Documents/PY%20Documentation/2015%20PN%20List%20v6.pdf. "For any catamaran classes that do not appear on this list but that have a published SCHRS number on http://www.schrs.com/ratings.php it is possible to use a conversion factor of 675 as agreed between the Portsmouth Yardstick Group and SCHRS Technical Committee. To convert from SCHRS to PY, simply multiply the SCHRS number by 675 e.g: Tornado = 0.939(SCHRS) x 675 = 634 (PY) If using the conversion factor please return results to http://www.pys.org.uk using the correct class designation."
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