Tornado (sailboat)

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Current Specifications

Class Symbol
Crew	2 (twin trapeze, since 2000)
LOA	6.09 m (20.0 ft)
LWL	5.84 m (19 ft 2 in)
Beam	3.08 m (10 ft 1 in)
Draft	0.15 m (6 in) 0.76 m (2 ft 6 in)
Hull weight	155 kg (342 lb) (boat weight) 6.3 kg (14 lb) (mast tip weight)
Mast height	9.08 m (29 ft 9 in)
Mainsail area	16.61 m² (178.8 sq ft)
Jib / Genoa area	5.33 m² (57.4 sq ft)
Spinnaker area	25.00 m² (269.1 sq ft)
D-PN	59.0
RYA PN	644
Infobox last updated: 18 September 2012
Former Olympic Class

The Tornado is a double handed multihull class recognised as an International Class by the International Sailing Federation. It was used for the Olympic Catamaran discipline for over 30 years.

Background

The boat was designed in 1967 by Rodney March of Isle of Sheppey, England. At the IYRU Olympic Catamaran Trials for international status, it easily defeated the other challengers.

To increase its performance even further, the Tornado was modified in 2000, with a new sail-plan which included a Spinnaker and Spinnaker boom, as well as an increased sail area of the existing sails. An additional trapeze was also added, and the jib was made self tacking.

One hull flying

The Tornado typically flies one of its two hulls; the crew balancing the boat with their own weight and by controlling the sails. With only one hull in the water, drag is significantly reduced. The Tornado also features an adjustable, rotating mast, which not only greatly improves the aerodynamics of the crucial leading edge of the sail, but also allows improved control over mast bend and thus mainsail flatness. For the high speeds and apparent wind directions seen by this high speed vessel, a flat sail profile is often required.

The Tornado is still among the fastest double handed catamarans, with an ISAF Small Catamaran Handicap Rating System rating of 0.934 and a D-PN of 59.0.^[1] It is the fastest catamaran in the RYA Portsmouth Yardstick scheme, with a Portsmouth Number of 644.^[2] Some have characterized the Tornado class as "the Formula One of sailing".

Events

Olympics

The Tornado was used as the as equipment for the multihull discipline in the Olympic Games from 1976 through 2008, when multihulls were deselected. Please see the individual years for results Olympic Sailing Regatta

v t e Sailing at the Summer Olympics

	1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

List of multiple medalists Table of competing nations List of medalists by class List of venues

Open World Champions

1968 Kiel	Ian Tremlett (GB) Bill Tremlett (GB)
1969 Melbourne	Australia Maurice Davies Ian Ramsey
1970 Eau Galle, Florida	United States Paul Lindenberg J Sammons
1971 Weymouth	Great Britain Ian Fraser To, Coventry
1972 Travemünde	Austria Jessenigg Polaschegg	United States Weiser	Great Britain Frazer
1973 Toronto	United States Steward Harvey	United States Weiser	United States Seamen
1974 Honolulu	Austria Jessenigg Polaschegg	United States Allen Cox	United States David McFaull Michael Rothwell
1975 Copenhagen	West Germany Jörg Spengler Jörg Schmall	Great Britain Reginald White John Osborn	United States Badeau Commings
1976 Sydney	Great Britain Reginald White John Osborn	Australia Brian Lewis Warren Rock	United States Datchler
1977 Long Beach	West Germany Jörg Spengler Rolf Dullenkopf	Australia Brian Lewis Warren Rock	United States Notari Gamblin
1978 Weymouth	Soviet Union Wiktor Potapow Aleksander Sybin	Great Britain Reginald White Stephen Olle	Australia Brian Lewis Warren Rock
1979 Kiel	Great Britain Reginald White Stephen Olle	Denmark Peter Due Per Kjaergaard	West Germany Neuhann Pfenk
1980 Auckland	Soviet Union Wiktor Potapow Aleksander Sybin	Austria Prack Peer	West Germany Jörg Spengler Jörg Schmall
1981 Carnac	United States Randy Smyth Jay Glaser	Soviet Union Kliwer Fogoljow	France Yves Loday Buet
1982 Kingston	United States Randy Smyth Jay Glaser
1983 Hayling Island	Australia Christopher Cairns Scott Anderson	Netherlands Willi van Bladel H. Lambriex	France Yves Loday Aussedat
1984 Melbourne	Australia Christopher Cairns Scott Anderson	United States Randy Smyth Jay Glaser	Netherlands Willi van Bladel H. Lambriex
1985 Travemünde	Great Britain Robert White Jeremy Newman	United States Randy Smyth Jay Glaser	Denmark Paul Elvstrøm Trine Elvstrøm
1986 Hamilton	Great Britain Robert White Jeremy Newman	West Germany Stephan Lange Michael Starken	Great Britain Greg White Daniel Campbell-Jones
1987 Kiel	Austria Andreas Hagara Roman Hagara	Australia Christ Cairns John Forbes	Italy Giorgio Zuccoli Luca Santella
1988 Tallinn	Soviet Union Juri Konowalow Sergej Krawzow	France Jean-Yves Le Déroff Nicolas Hénard	Italy Giorgio Zuccoli Luca Santella
1989 Houston	Australia Mitch Booth John Forbes	Italy Giorgio Zuccoli Angelo Glisoni	Australia Allan Goddell Greg Cann
1990 Medemblik	France Christophe Clevenot Maurice Eisenblatter	Australia Brad Schafferius Lachlan Gilbert	Austria Andreas Hagara Roman Hagara
1991 Cagliari	Italy Giorgio Zuccoli Angelo Glisoni	Italy Walter Pirinoli Marco Pirinoli	Germany Oliver Schwall René Schwall
1992 Perth	Australia Mitch Booth John Forbes	Germany Oliver Schwall René Schwall	France Frederic le Peutrec Richard de Mec
1993 Long Beach	Germany Oliver Schwall René Schwall	Australia Mitch Booth John Forbes	France Christophe Clevenot Yvon Quernec
1994 Båstad	Spain Fernando Leon Boissier Jose Luis Ballester	Germany Helge Sach Jens-Christian Sach	Australia Mitch Booth John Forbes
1995 Kingston	Italy Walter Pirinoli Marco Pirinoli	France Jean-Christofer Mourniac Philippe Mourniac	Spain Fernando Leon Boissier Jose Luis Ballester
1996 Brisbane	Germany Roland Gäbler Frank Parlow	Spain Fernando Leon Boissier Jose Luis Ballester	Australia Darren Bundock John Forbes
1997 Hamilton	Germany Roland Gäbler René Schwall	Spain Fernando Leon Boissier Jose Luis Ballester	Australia Mitch Booth Andrew Beashel
1998 Buzios	Australia Darren Bundock John Forbes	Germany Roland Gäbler René Schwall	Spain Fernando Leon Boissier Jose Luis Ballester
1999 Vallensbæk	Austria Roman Hagara Hans-Peter Steinacher	Austria Andreas Hagara Wolfgang Moser	Germany Roland Gäbler René Schwall
2000 Sydney	Germany Roland Gäbler René Schwall	Austria Roman Hagara Hans-Peter Steinacher	France Jean-Christofer Mourniac Philippe Mourniac
2001 Richards Bay	Australia Darren Bundock John Forbes	Austria Roman Hagara Hans-Peter Steinacher	Great Britain Hugh Styles Adam May
2002 Edgartown	Australia Darren Bundock John Forbes	France Olivier Backes Laurent Voiron	Netherlands Mitch Booth Herbert Dercksen
2003 Cadiz	Australia Darren Bundock John Forbes	Great Britain Leigh McMillan Mark Bulkeley	Argentina Santiago Lange Carlos Espinola
2004 Palma de Mallorca	Argentina Santiago Lange Carlos Espinola	United States John Lovell Charlie Ogletree	Australia Darren Bundock John Forbes
2005 La Rochelle	Spain Fernando Echavarri Anton Paz Blanco	Great Britain Leigh McMillan Will Howden	France Xavier Revil Christophe Espagnon
2006 San Idisro	Darren BUNDOCK (AUS) Glen ASHBY (AUS)	Argentina Santiago Lange Carlos Espinola	Austria Roman Hagara Hans Peter Steinacher
2007 Cascais	Spain Fernando Echavarri Anton Paz Blanco	Belgium Carolijn Brouwer Sébastien Godefroid	Netherlands Mitch Booth Pim Nieuwenhuis
2008 North Shore City	Darren BUNDOCK (AUS) Glen ASHBY (AUS)	Canada Oskar Johansson Kevin Stittle	France Yann Guichard Alexandre Guyader
2009, Bogliaco	Darren BUNDOCK (AUS) Glen ASHBY (AUS)	Zajac Thomas (AUT) Czajka Thomas (AUT)	Iordanis Paschalidis (GRE) Konstantin Trigonis (GRE)
2010, Travemünde	Roland Gäbler (GER) Nahid Gäbler (GER)	Iordanis Paschalidis (GRE) Konstantin TRIGONIS (GRE)	Helge SACH (GER) Christian SACH (GER)
2011, Biel	Iordanis Paschalidis (GRE) Konstantin TRIGONIS (GRE)	Roland Gäbler (GER) Nahid Gäbler (GER)	Brett Burvill (AUS) Ryan Duffield (AUS)
2012, Torbole	Iordanis Paschalidis (GRE) Konstantin TRIGONIS (GRE)	Roland Gäbler (GER) Nahid Gäbler (GER)	Matteo Ferraglia (ITA) Lorenzo Bianchini (ITA)

Mixed World Champions

First held in 2010

2010, Travemünde	Roland Gäbler (GER) Nahid Gäbler (GER)	Kiki Loweg (GER) Florian Loweg (GER)	Andreas Behem (GER) Katharina Behem (GER)
2011, Biel	Roland Gäbler (GER) Nahid Gäbler (GER)	Nicole SALZMANN (AUT) Dietmar SALZMANN (AUT)	Martin SALZMANN (SUI) Julia Rusterholz (SUI)
2012, Torbole	Roland Gäbler (GER) Nahid Gäbler (GER)	Dieter Maurer (GER) Maren Odefey (GER)	Jürgen Jentsch (ESP) Sarah Steimer Klees (ESP)

References

↑ "Multihull Classes". US Sailing. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
↑ "Portsmouth Number List 2012". Royal Yachting Association. Retrieved 31 July 2012.

External links

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