Nacra 17

Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar) · Catamaran Twin Dbrd. · 2012–present

Specifications

Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar)

Ratios

SA / displacement

76.5

Hull

Hull type

Catamaran Twin Dbrd.

Construction

GRP carbon epoxy

Production

Years built

2012–present

Designer

Morrelli, Melvin

Builder

NACRA, Element 6 Evolution Co. Ltd.

Design & history

The Nacra 17 is a two-person catamaran with carbon mast and curved daggerboards, used as an Olympic class for the 2016 Games, with a foiling version under development to allow retrofitting existing boats.

Class · Used as 2 person catamaran class for 2016 Olympics

Notable features

Carbon mastCarbon epoxy high aspect curved daggerboardsSpinnaker area 19m2/204 sq.ft

Variants

foiler version (under development, retrofittable)

Curated reference notes

Not yet featured in any indexed video.

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