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A Class Catamaran

A Class Catamaran

Did you know that the A-Class catamaran is the fastest single handed racing catamaran in the world? In fact it is arguably the world's fastest small sailing boat upwind? 'Never start upwind of an 'A' Class unless you plan to tack off!'

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Show news PredictWind A-Class Cat Worlds 2025 Day 6
The final day of any boat class Worlds can often an odd one. Sailors battle each other all week.
Posted on 18 Nov Predictwind A-Cat Worlds - Day 6 - Three-Peat
Poland's Jakub Surowiec has won his third successive Open division World Champion title
Posted on 16 Nov Predictwind A-Cat Worlds - Day 6 - Preview
The forecast is for a light NE seabreeze to build - with the offer of champagne sailing conditions
Posted on 15 Nov PredictWind A-Class Cat Worlds 2025 Day 5
Saturday dawned with the PredictWind forecast promising something exciting happening weatherwise
Posted on 15 Nov Predictwind A-Cat Worlds - Day 5 - Poland wins
Poland won its first medal of the world championship, and leads the Open fleet by a 4pt margin.
Posted on 15 Nov PredictWind A-Class Cat Worlds 2025 Day 4
Epic Friday at Milford Cruising Club
Posted on 15 Nov Predictwind A-Cat Worlds - Day 5 - Preview
After yesterday's tumultuous racing the 55 sailors are back on water in lighter winds and rain
Posted on 15 Nov Predictwind A-Cat Worlds - Day 4 Masterclass
Defending world champion Jakub Surowiec (POL) scored a hat-trick as winds blasted at over 25kts
Posted on 14 Nov Predictwind A-Cat Worlds: Stiff breeze - Day 4
Racing is continuing with a moderate offshore breeze, sun shine and flat seas.
Posted on 13 Nov PredictWind A-Class Cat Worlds 2025 Day 3
Back out on the race course after high winds and stormy rains on the second day on Castor Bay
Posted on 13 Nov Predictwind A-Cat Worlds: Day 2 abandoned
Racing has been abandoned for Day 2, with the strong wind forecast for today and this evening.
Posted on 11 Nov PredictWind A-Class Cat Worlds 2025 Day 1
The culmination of many months work by the Milford Cruising Club
Posted on 11 Nov Predictwind A-Cat Worlds: Day 1 - Battle resumes
Several of the world's top catamaran sailors resumed battle on a challenging Day 1.
Posted on 11 Nov All set at the PredictWind A-Class Cat Worlds 2025
The practice is over and all is set for the main event in New Zealand
Posted on 10 Nov Predictwind A-Class Worlds: Pre-Worlds begin
More than 55 sailors from eight different countries will line up for the Predictwind A-Class Worlds
Posted on 6 Nov Top Gun Catamaran Regatta at Botany Bay, Sydney
A fantastic turnout — especially in the Formula 18 fleet
Posted on 3 Nov The PredictWind A-Class Cat Worlds 2025 Preview
The great and the good of the class are gathering in Auckland
Posted on 22 Oct A-Class Cat Europeans at Riccione, Italy overall
The final day was not as traumatic as the previous day wind-wise
Posted on 15 Jun A-Class Cat Europeans at Riccione, Italy Day 4
Who killed that Albatross? 'The wind's not usually like this here'
Posted on 14 Jun A-Class Cat Europeans at Riccione, Italy Day 3
Many places changed hands in the 4th and 5th races
Posted on 12 Jun A-Class Cat Europeans at Riccione, Italy Day 2
Racing finally underway after Monday's light winds
Posted on 11 Jun A-Class Cat Europeans practice race
Under the baking Italian sun with the thermometer reading 30 degrees C
Posted on 9 Jun A-Class Cat Europeans preview
Adriatic coast to host a fleet with a 60/40 split of Classic versus Open sailors
Posted on 14 May A Class and Tornado Nationals at Milford
Nelson YC's Dave Shaw won the A Class Nationals, two crews tied for the Tornado title.
Posted on 10 Mar 29er Eurocup Series at RCN Valencia Preview
86 boats set to start racing on Thursday
Posted on 12 Feb 19 classes set for Foiling Week Pensacola 2025
Six new classes and only three weeks until early bird entry closes
Posted on 10 Dec 2024 Entries open for Foiling Week Pensacola 2025
Bringing the excitement of cutting-edge foiling technology and thrilling watersports
Posted on 24 Oct 2024 A Class Cat Worlds at Punta Ala overall
The little lizards in the woods of PuntAla are sad
Posted on 15 Sep 2024 A Class Cat Worlds at Punta Ala day 3
Eventually the red and white striped pennant of doom was dropped
Posted on 12 Sep 2024 A Class Cat Worlds at Punta Ala day 2
If Monday was the sailor's day of nightmares, then Tuesday was their day of dreams
Posted on 11 Sep 2024
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The Polish Victors - Predictwind A-Class Catamaran World Championships - Milford, NZ - November 16, 2025
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Carolijn Brouwer reunited for friends from her Europe days, in a magnicicently named vessel .- Day 5 Predictwind A-Class Catamaran World Championships - Milford, NZ - November 16, 2025
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Darren Bundock likes to win on the last day .- Day 5 Predictwind A-Class Catamaran World Championships - Milford, NZ - November 16, 2025
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Kuba Surowiec accedentally capsizes at the line as triple World Champion .- Day 5 Predictwind A-Class Catamaran World Championships - Milford, NZ - November 16, 2025
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Stevie Brewin keeps off the hot Kiwi sun .- Day 5 Predictwind A-Class Catamaran World Championships - Milford, NZ - November 16, 2025
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Carolijn Brouwer, had a great time in tricky conditions .- Day 5 Predictwind A-Class Catamaran World Championships - Milford, NZ - November 16, 2025
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Kuba leads Ravi in the first race .- Day 5 Predictwind A-Class Catamaran World Championships - Milford, NZ - November 16, 2025
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Ravi Parent comes into the finish to get the bullet in the second race of the day .- Day 5 Predictwind A-Class Catamaran World Championships - Milford, NZ - November 16, 2025
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Lamberto Cesari, The Italian Champion, tries a low wind drag reductions manoeuvre .- Day 5 Predictwind A-Class Catamaran World Championships - Milford, NZ - November 16, 2025
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Jakub Surowiec (POL) - Day 6 - 2025 Predictwind A-Class World Championships - November 16, 2025 - Milford NZ
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Spot Measurement Check - Day 5 - 2025 Predictwind A-Class World Championships - November 15, 2025 - Milford NZ
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Predictwind's Mark Set Bots - Day 5 - 2025 Predictwind A-Class World Championships - November 15, 2025 - Milford NZ
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Jakub Surowiec (left) and Jacek Noetzel (POL) - World A-Class Catamaran Champions - November 16, 2025
© A Class Assoc Jakub Surowiec (POL) - Day 6 - 2025 Predictwind A-Class World Championships - November 16, 2025 - Milford NZ
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Aussie Classic sailor Ewan Campbell demonstrating the perfect downwind 'Wild Thing' technique.- Day 5 Predictwind A-Class Catamaran World Championships - Milford, NZ - November 15, 2025
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Former Olympic medallist and multipe class champion Andrew Landenberger - Day 5 Predictwind A-Class Catamaran World Championships - Milford, NZ - November 15, 2025
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Jacek Noetzel POL, doing his characteristic Blowfish face - Day 5 Predictwind A-Class Catamaran World Championships - Milford, NZ - November 15, 2025
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Mike Drummond commencing his elegant boat laydown at the finish line - Day 5 Predictwind A-Class Catamaran World Championships - Milford, NZ - November 15, 2025
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Jacek Noetzel, POL, the Classic World Champion - Day 5 Predictwind A-Class Catamaran World Championships - Milford, NZ - November 15, 2025
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Swiss Champion Robin Maeder getting loose at the bottom mark on his Classic Scheuer - Day 5 Predictwind A-Class Catamaran World Championships - Milford, NZ - November 15, 2025
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com If you don't look at them..., just don't look at them...- Day 5 Predictwind A-Class Catamaran World Championships - Milford, NZ - November 15, 2025
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Jamie Jochhiem, the Aussie new boy, taking the fleet by storm, currently second in his first big A-Cat event - Day 5 Predictwind A-Class Catamaran World Championships - Milford, NZ - November 15, 2025
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Classic fleet start - Day 5 - 2025 Predictwind A-Class World Championships - November 15, 2025 - Milford NZ
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Jacek Noetzel - Day 5 - 2025 Predictwind A-Class World Championships - November 15, 2025 - Milford NZ
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Jacek Noetzel - Day 5 - 2025 Predictwind A-Class World Championships - November 15, 2025 - Milford NZ
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Andrew Landenberger (AUS) - Day 5 - 2025 Predictwind A-Class World Championships - November 15, 2025 - Milford NZ
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Steve Ashley (NZL) - Day 5 - 2025 Predictwind A-Class World Championships - November 15, 2025 - Milford NZ
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Jamie Jochheim (AUS) - Day 5 - 2025 Predictwind A-Class World Championships - November 15, 2025 - Milford NZ
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Jamie Jochheim (AUS) - Day 5 - 2025 Predictwind A-Class World Championships - November 15, 2025 - Milford NZ
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com PredictWind A-Class Cat Worlds 2025 Day 4 - Aussie sailor Andrew Johnson gets rather loose on the downwind bear-away, but did tame the thing in this case
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com
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