Catamaran Racer - Luna Rossa Prada - 26"
Everything Nautical proudly presents the Catamaran Racer - Luna Rossa Prada - 26". Many experts say Catamarans are the future of sailboat racing. These 72" boats can reach speeds of more than 60 MPH! This boat is a fine example, and has been a fierce competitor in worldwide Catamaran Championships. The popularity of these swift and stable boats has resulted in the making of very sophisticated racing boats with competitions being held in every part of the world. Nathanael Herreshoff drew the first racing catamaran to compete in the the New York Yacht Club’s annual regatta. This boat so frightened the membership at the time that catamaran racing was banished from civilized yacht racing for the last 100 years.
Catamarans from Oceania and Maritime Southeast Asia became the inspiration for modern catamarans. Until the 20th century catamaran development focused primarily on sail-driven concepts. A catamaran (informally, a "cat") is a multi-hulled watercraft featuring two parallel hulls of equal size. It is a geometry-stabilized craft, deriving its stability from its wide beam, rather than from a ballasted keel as with a monohull boat. Catamarans typically have less hull volume, smaller displacement, and shallower draft (draught) than monohulls of comparable length. The two hulls combined also often have a smaller hydrodynamic resistance than comparable monohulls, requiring less propulsive power from either sails or motors. The catamaran's wider stance on the water can reduce both heeling and wave-induced motion, as compared with a monohull, and can give reduced wakes.
Catamarans were invented by the Austronesian peoples which enabled their expansion to the islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Catamarans range in size from small sailing or rowing vessels to large naval ships and roll-on/roll-off car ferries. The structure connecting a catamaran's two hulls ranges from a simple frame strung with webbing to support the crew to a bridging superstructure incorporating extensive cabin and/or cargo space. Some assembly is required. The sails and rigging are laid down for more economical shipping. The hull is preassembled.
Dimensions: 26" H x 16" L x 8" W
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