From a German Catamaran Forum
http://translate.google.com/transla...&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_toolsF18 Capricorn
Author: Torsten
Date: 30.08.2005 15:05
F18 Capricorn now also in Germany
The new speed machines from Australia
The new Capricorn F18 conquers Europe as in the storm. And they get going so far the F18-Szene a crucial step dominated of the American "companies" Hobie and Nacra. With more speed. With exzellentem sail characteristics. With outstanding quality in Design, material and processing.
The Capricorn F18 is built by Jim Boyer and Greg gold universe in the Australian family business Australian High performance Catamarans. Those threw possesses recognized a high know-how and is for example with their Auscat Cats as well as the flyer A-Cats for a long time successfully in the High Tech Cat Business at home.
The Capricorn Design originates from the feather/spring of the German Multi Hull specialist Dr. Martin Fischer and DownUnder in a aufwaendigen development phase up to perfection was refined. An innovative F18 came out, in which each quantity is good ideas.
That speaks for Capricorn:
International tests and first successes suggest a genuine speed projection/lead to the past constructions.
The Australians supply a outstanding processing and use first-class materials (e.g. high-quality university-you-acct-alga-weave, expensive Vinylesterharz etc.).
The new Design united exzellente sail characteristics with a very much responding clean optics with beautiful lines and a good finish.
The trunk:
Completely few Rocker, an inverse nose range and the broadest place within the range of the wasserlinie: These factors make a high dynamic stability and an early sliding possible - also at the wind.
Fewer stampfen - than result of high dynamic stability - prevents typical flow separation in the Topbereich with steep, short wave. And is called: more height, more speed!
The Rigg:
With the Rigg Greg gold universe carried whole work out. With a very rigid, accurately mast and outstanding cut Pentex sails co-ordinated with the F18-Vermessungsregeln he achieves outstanding aerodynamic characteristics.
Standard
- carbon swords
- 16:1 Cunningham from the trapezoid adjustably
- mast rotation from the trapezoid adjustably
- Pentex grosssegel and fock
- nylon silicone Spinnaker
- Spinnaker mountain system
- rudders and sword bags
- Groestes mast profile in the F18 class
- all boats at or under the minimum weight
- control linen in the Beam led
