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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 A Class Catamaran Europeans at Mar Menor Day 4
Difficult launch conditions, and a wind due to pick up to unspeakable speeds
Posted on 5 Jun
A Class Catamaran Europeans at Mar Menor Day 3
Helms nervously survey the chop, debating whether to go out or not
Posted on 4 Jun
A Class Catamaran Europeans at Mar Menor Day 2
Sailing, in common with most sports, can both delight and disappoint in equal measure
Posted on 3 Jun
A Class Catamaran Europeans at Mar Menor Day 1
A popped shoulder, a blown knee and a superb port tack flyer
Posted on 2 Jun
A Class Catamaran Europeans Practice Race
Things now get serious at Mar Menor for the sailors representing 19 nations
Posted on 1 Jun
A Class Catamaran European Championships preview
19 nationalities arriving at the Mar Menor lagoon, south of Alicante
Posted on 14 May
Jervis Bay Classic 2026 at Vincentia Sailing Club
A grand total of 71 boats of all shapes and sizes hit the water over the weekend
Posted on 7 May
A Class Cat Italia Cup at Fraglia Vela Malcesine
A spectacular start to the regatta season on Lake Garda
Posted on 26 Apr
North American A-Class Midwinter Championship
Bruce Mahoney and Bob Hodges capture top honors
Posted on 1 Feb
USA A-Class Midwinter Championship day 3
The Fleet Stays on the Gas
Posted on 31 Jan
USA A-Class Midwinter Championship day 2
Midway in the Mangroves: Momentum Building
Posted on 30 Jan
USA A-Class Midwinter Championship day 1
Day one delivered straight away.
Posted on 29 Jan
PredictWind A-Class Cat Worlds 2025 Day 6
The final day of any Worlds can often be an odd one
Posted on 18 Nov 2025
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 2025
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 2025
PredictWind A-Class Cat Worlds 2025 Day 5
Saturday dawned with the PredictWind forecast promising something exciting happening weatherwise
Posted on 15 Nov 2025
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 2025
PredictWind A-Class Cat Worlds 2025 Day 4
Epic Friday at Milford Cruising Club
Posted on 15 Nov 2025
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 2025
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 2025
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 2025
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 2025
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 2025
PredictWind A-Class Cat Worlds 2025 Day 1
The culmination of many months work by the Milford Cruising Club
Posted on 11 Nov 2025
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 2025
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 2025
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 2025
Top Gun Catamaran Regatta at Botany Bay, Sydney
A fantastic turnout — especially in the Formula 18 fleet
Posted on 3 Nov 2025
The PredictWind A-Class Cat Worlds 2025 Preview
The great and the good of the class are gathering in Auckland
Posted on 22 Oct 2025
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 2025
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 4 - Joey Randle nails the pin in the first race of the day
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 4 - Lamberto Cesari, a past ITA champion
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 4 - Former Euro Champ Manuel Calavia coping with the higher end conditions
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 4 - port flyers in the final race of the day
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 4 - A very happy Vladi Ptasnik delighted with his 5th in today's race
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 4 - Triple World Champ Kuba Surowiec often leads the open fleet
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 4 - New to the class, the Nacra Olympic sailor Emil Järrad is transitioning brilliantly into this fleet
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 4 - Toni Ballister, one of the event organising team, happily modelling this years sunscreen colour
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 4 - Past class President, Charles Beuche just enjoying life now
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 3 - Andrew Landnberger AUS 308 beat leader Jacek Noetzel POL 1 in three races
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 3 - GBR sailor Owen Cox tries to keep up with Italian Classic Champ Alessandro Rosi
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 3 - Italian Champion Lamberto Cesari is challenging for top place
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 3 - Kuba Surociec is the Polish triple World Champion
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 3 - Mischa Heemskerk race testing the DN-style rig
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 3 - Swedish Olympic Nacra 17 sailor is a new lad in this class
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 3 - Sjoerd Hoekstra is the sole Dutch sailer in the Classic fleet at this regatta
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 3 - Open fleet race 6 start
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 3 - World Champion Jacek Noetzel leads the event so far
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 2 - Belgian hero Walter Gonzalez emerges from a 'sail washing' incident
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 2 - Former Euro Champ, Manuel Calavia, ESP
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 2 - Enjoy sailing on the bath-warm waters of the Mar Menor
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 2 - Emmanuel Do´de (conventional rig) and Mischa Heemskerk (experimental 'DN' Ice-yacht inspired extreme bendy rig)
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 2 - French ace Emmanuel Le Chapalier is going well in the Classics
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 2 - Reigning Euro champ and former World Classic Champ, and past Spanish Olympian Gustavo Doreste
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 2 - Italian Classic Champion, Marco Radman
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 2 - Former ITA champion, Marco Anessi about to gybe for the line
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 1 - A-Cat 'Newbie', the Nacra 17 sailor Emil Jaradd SWE seems to be plagued by the ESP Kiteboard team on the Mar Menor while sailing home to the beach
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 1 - World Champ Kuba Surowiec POL trying to chase down ITA champ Lamberto Cesari in race 2, but Lamberto proved too strong in that race
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 1 - Mike Kranz USA, starts well in the first Classic race of the Championships
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A Class Catamaran Europeans Day 1 - The narrowest on margins, just 400mm separated Jacek Noetzel, (nearest) from Gustavo Doreste ESP for the race win
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