Nacra's Olympic multihull trial entries

Originally posted by johnready

Originally posted by johnready

I'd like to know the cost of the curved boards when they break? 
The Carbon 20 is certainly a beast. but hasn't taken off over here and I understand that the boat out of Thorpe Bay broke boards readily and cost thousands to replace.

I love innovation in cat sailing and would love to sail the boat, but am not sure that Nacras delivery is yet reliable enough, or if I could afford it :(

Do  you think ISAF will pick a 'drawing board' boat given the disaster they had with the elliot?

Hi John, over 70 F20 Carbon's sold around the World (3 in the UK) so far with a further 5 sold this week by Nacra Europe!

There were a few breakages on the very first boards (early 2010), but there was an immediate redesign of the boards and there have been no further breakages since then despite being sailed in some very testing conditions around the world. All broken boards were replaced under warranty with NO cost to the customer despite what you may have been told (best not to listen to hearsay, but chat to Nacra direct!!).
Since the redesigned boards were supplied to the Thorpe Bay boat(which is now in new hands at Bala) there has not been a single problem with the boat, so much so that the owner states that it is the best finished and designed boat he has ever owned. Both of the other UK F20 Carbons were supplied new with the updated boards and have not had a single problem.

Nacra's ability to deliver the product should not be doubted. Since moving production to the Far East the quality of the boats is as good if not better than any manufacturer out there. With over 80 dealerships around the world Nacra's products have truly global distribution and dealer support. Are you really doubting Nacra's ability to design, in collaboration with Morrelli and Melvin (accepted worldwide multihull design leaders), and build cutting edge, world class, high performance catamarans?