Tornado

A one design catamaran with a crew of 2 on trapeze. The Tornado was designed almost 30 years ago, specifically to be the Olympic Class catamaran. It easily defeated the other challengers in a selection event in England in 1967, and sailed its first Olympics in 1976. Since then, with constant refinement of underwater shapes, construction techniques, and sail plan, the boat has continued to go faster and faster. In spite of the best efforts of many other designers and builders worldwide, the Tornado still reigns supreme as the fastest production catamaran in the world. It is a showplace for both the skill of the sailors and for the technology available for a production boat. Between 1969 and 1996 a total of eight competitors have won the Tornado World Championship twice however no team has ever won it three times. Each year those members of the "two-timers club" try and try again but to this day it still remains elusive.

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