Taipan 5.7
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- This article is about the Australian built catamaran. See Tai-Pan (disambiguation) for other meanings.
The Taipan 4.9 and Taipan 5.7 are modern, high-performance sailing catamarans manufactured by Australian High Performance Catamarans (AHPC), located in Australia.
[edit] Specifications
- Length 5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)
- Beam 2.5 m (8 ft 2½ in)
- Mast (H) 9.5 m (31 ft 3 in)
- Total Sail Area 23.3 m² (251 ft²)
- with spinnaker 46.3 m² (498 ft²)
- Main 16.1 m² (173 ft²)
- Jib 5.3 m² (57 ft²)
- Spinnaker 23 m² (247½ ft²)
- Mast 1.9 m² (20½ ft²)
- Mast Dimensions 160 x 74 mm
- Approx Rigged Weight 135 kg (270 lb)
- Crew - Two
