• bennyboy1966
  
  

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  Posted: Aug 04, 2024 - 12:53 PM

  Hi CAT friends, It's been 25 years I didn't sail a B-CAT' i just bought an old Prindle 16 (early - no port) in pretty good condition, new paint and a lot of new stuff. The guy that sold it to me as a Catamaran club on a lake so it came with a spot on the beach for the rest of the season for a total 1800$ CAD (so it's like 300 USD ). It's ready to put in the water but the heat up here was killing me so tomorrow should be the big day. I have owned many single hull up to 30 feet in the past 25 years but I was really missing a B-Cat.
  My plan is to buy a more recent one for next year. Voila! (Sorry about my basic English I am French Canadian)
  
  Here are a few pictures:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Ben, Montreal QC Canada
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• jack108136
  
  

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  Posted: Aug 04, 2024 - 03:01 PM

  B-Cat=Tornado?

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• westmatt
  
  

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  Posted: Aug 04, 2024 - 10:25 PM

  Heat? There's heat in Canada?

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• bennyboy1966
  
  

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  Posted: Aug 04, 2024 - 10:33 PM

  westmatt

  Heat? There's heat in Canada?

  
  
  95F for a Canadian that is pretty hot...
  
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  Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel.
  Ben, Montreal QC Canada
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• bennyboy1966
  
  

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  Posted: Aug 04, 2024 - 10:34 PM

  jack108136

  B-Cat=Tornado?

  
  Beach Catamaran... easy to get no?
  
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  Ben, Montreal QC Canada
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• bennyboy1966
  
  

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  Posted: Aug 05, 2024 - 12:24 AM

  old school forum with old school people, I have subscribe hopping for some good help and comment.. all I sse is crap after only one day... fuck you all
  
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• jack108136
  
  

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  Posted: Aug 05, 2024 - 06:43 AM

  International B-class catamaran
  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
  Background
  The B-class was founded during the 1960s and was part of the 4-tier IYRU (now ISAF) approach to divide up the sports catamaran sailing scene into 4 separate groups. These A, B, C and D classes were governed by a very small set of class rules to which each design had to comply.[1] In the beginning it was just:
  
  IYRU catamaran classification
  Class Max Length Max Beam Max Sail Area Crew
  A-Class 18’ 7’6” 150 ft² 1
  B-Class 20’ 10’ 235 ft² 2
  C-Class 25’ 14’ 300 ft² 2
  D-Class 32’ 16’ 500 ft² 3
  All boats designed and built to these specs would be grouped into one fleet and race each other for crossing the finish line first. The A-Class is the largest remaining of those 4 main classes, while the recent development in wing sail technology, the C-Class is enjoying a revival.
  
  In 1967, the then International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU, now ISAF) decided to run a week long series of trials (August 5–12) to determine the best "A" and "B" classes of catamaran design to be selected for International status. The trials were held at the Catamaran Yacht Club, Isle of Sheppey (a small island in the Thames Estuary, 50 miles to the east of London), Kent, UK.[2] The B Class was easily won by a Tornado sailed by Reg White and Bob Fisher, who took six first places out of nine races. The Tornado went on to be used for the Olympics from 1976 onwards. Nearly 50 years later, the Tornado is still one of the highest performing B Class catamarans.
  
  Have a pleasant Monday.

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• P.M.
  
  

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  Posted: Aug 05, 2024 - 01:47 PM

  bennyboy1966

  all I sse is crap after only one day... fuck you all

  
  Hi Benny. Fuck You too!! Bye
  
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