Tornado (sailboat)
The Tornado is a double handed multihull class recognised as an International Class by the International Sailing Federation. It was used for the Catamaran discipline at the Olympic Games from 1976 to 2008.
 Class symbol | |
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| Boat | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 2 (twin trapeze, since 2000) |
| Draft | 0.15 m (6 in) 0.76 m (2 ft 6 in) |
| Hull | |
| Hull weight | 155 kg (342 lb) (boat weight) 6.3 kg (14 lb) (mast tip weight) |
| LOA | 6.09 m (20.0 ft) |
| LWL | 5.84 m (19 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 3.08 m (10 ft 1 in) |
| Rig | |
| Mast length | 9.08 m (29 ft 9 in) |
| Sails | |
| 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) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 59.0 |
| RYA PN | 644 |
| Former Olympic class | |
Design
The boat was designed in 1967 by Rodney March from the Isle of Sheppey, England. At the IYRU Olympic Catamaran Trials for international status, where it defeated other catamarans.[1]
To increase its performance even further, the Tornado was modified in 2001, 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.[1]
The Tornado is 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.[2] It is the fastest catamaran in the RYA Portsmouth Yardstick scheme, with a 2015 Portsmouth Number of 634.[3]
Events
Olympics
The Tornado was used as the 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
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Open
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Mixed
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Travemünde |  GermanyRoland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler |
Germany Kiki Loweg Florian Loweg |
Germany Andreas Behem Katharina Behem |
| 2011 Biel | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler |
 AustriaNicole Salzmann Dietmar Salzmann |
 SwitzerlandMartin Rusterholz Julia Rusterholz |
| 2012 Torbole | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler |
Germany Dieter Maurer Maren Odefey |
 SpainJürgen Jentsch Sarah Steimer Klees |
| 2013 Ibiza | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler |
Switzerland Jean-Marc Cuanillion Gudrun Kolb |
 GreeceMaria Tsausidou Michael Papadopolus |
| 2014 Nedlands | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler |
Spain Jürgen Jentsch Sarah Steimer Klees |
Greece Maria Tsausidou Marc Baier |
| 2015 Carnac | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler |
Switzerland Jean-Marc Cuanillion Gudrun Kolb |
 Czech RepublicZdeněk Pavlis Michaela Pavlisova |
| 2016 Lindau | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} AustraliaBrett Burvill Estela Jentsch |
Greece Maria Tsausidou Michael Papadopolus |
Czech Republic Zdeněk Pavlis Michaela Pavlisova |
See also
References
- Forbes, John; Young, Jim (2003). "A Brief Tornado History—The Story of the Tornado, the Olympic Catamaran". International Tornado Class Association. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- "Multihull Classes". U.S. Sailing. 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- "Portsmouth Number List 2015" (PDF). Royal Yachting Association. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
For any catamaran classes that do not appear on this list but that have a published SCHRS number on http://www.schrs.com/ratings.php it is possible to use a conversion factor of 675 as agreed between the Portsmouth Yardstick Group and SCHRS Technical Committee. To convert from SCHRS to PY, simply multiply the SCHRS number by 675 e.g: Tornado = 0.939(SCHRS) x 675 = 634 (PY) If using the conversion factor please return results to http://www.pys.org.uk using the correct class designation.
- https://www.sailwave.com/results/2019_Tornado_World_Championship.htm
