American Shark Catamaran
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Category: Multihulls
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Topic: American Shark Catamaran
Posted By: shark1
Subject: American Shark Catamaran
Date Posted: 16 Jul 07 at 6:49pm
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Shark Nationals at First Landing State Park, Virgina USA August 7-10 2007. Please visit our website http://www.sharkcatamaranclass.org for more details and great pictures of the boats. |
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Posted By: Nessie
Date Posted: 16 Jul 07 at 7:09pm
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looks like a shearwater
------------- Nessie (I like cats, but i couldn't eat a whole one) |
Posted By: robinft
Date Posted: 18 Jul 07 at 8:42pm
| Very dated. |
Posted By: shark1
Date Posted: 19 Jul 07 at 1:22am
Class B catamaran with the longest running nationals and proud of it if your around come watch us dominate at canadaigua lake every sunday - racing open to all catamarans starting at 2pm EST but good luck against us sharks.........  |
Posted By: robinft
Date Posted: 19 Jul 07 at 9:03am
| Still looks very dated against the original Tornado which won the IYRU B class trials. |
Posted By: fatbloke
Date Posted: 19 Jul 07 at 8:16pm
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It does look dated...but that is no doubt because it is. Doesn't make it a bad boat though! Take no notice mate. RFT is an RS200 sailor with occasional trips out on a spit in anything under a F3. He does hold the record though, for the funniest beach capsize (must be the time of the month)
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Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 19 Jul 07 at 9:31pm
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Laser looks dated, is it a bad boat ? ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: English Dave
Date Posted: 20 Jul 07 at 11:23am
Yes, but not because it looks dated. Come on Scooby, you should know better than to troll with comments like that! ------------- English Dave http://www.ballyholme.com - Ballyholme Yacht Club (You'd think I'd be better at it by now) Hurricane 5.9 SX RS700 |
Posted By: mrzen
Date Posted: 20 Jul 07 at 11:53am
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it does look like a shearwater - bit bigger? In my opinion, a good boat is one with a good following... it's fun to race a bath tub if there are plenty of people to race against! ------------- Hobie Tiger Hayling Ferry Sailing Club |
Posted By: Nessie
Date Posted: 20 Jul 07 at 12:45pm
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got to agree with that! ------------- Nessie (I like cats, but i couldn't eat a whole one) |
Posted By: shark1
Date Posted: 20 Jul 07 at 11:02pm
| Not really an expert on times but the shark is about 5 years younger than a shearwater 3 - also ive never heard bout a shearwater cat until nessie brought it up, the shark does look somewhat like it except it doesnt carry a chute - the shark is 4ft longer too |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 23 Jul 07 at 12:54pm
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The Shark is a design from Rod MacAlpine Downie, and is a 20' version of the Hellcat C class Cats that dominated the early years of the Little America's cup. She was a rival to the Shearwater iv in the mid 60's. The Shearwater iv was the "B" class version of the Shearwater iii, with added sail area to bring her up to "B" class max. She does look dated compared to the Tornado, but that is mainly because the Tornado was pretty much the first of the Catamarans that modern day boats are based on, so "the look" is familiar. In comparison to dinghies, very few of the 1960's Cat designs have survived, to it is great to hear the Shark is thriving across the Pond. ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |