Nacra Australia have released the new Nacra 36. This boat was test sailed a few weeks ago and it sailed flawlessly.

This thing will be fast when it gets the full racing rig - Pictures hear show a resort version at Hamilton Island in the Queensland Whitsunday region

http://www.catsailor.net/images/nacra36/index.html

Catsailoraus,

Nice looking machine.
Got any specs on the racing version?
Upwind,downwind sail area. Beam, weight, mast height, draft with boards down. Just general stuff you would normally get when considering a boat that size.
Any boats on order outside Queensland?
I'd love to see a few of these boats on the local scene.

Regards,
Phill

Are they actually going to produce this boat or just do a few???

thom

Would that R stand for Rollins 36 - and has anyone seen Billy Bob latley?

This is Two of Ten a Rollins 36 or a NACRA 11.0, that was part of the So Cal ORCA circut for a while.

The R does not stand for Roland.

The boat is very different from the original Nacra 36. See the pics of the two hulls side by side.

The Nacra Distributor in Australia is planning on building these as a production boat and looking at export markets.

The Racing model will have Jib and larger sail area.
I will post vital stats in the next couple of days

I should have looked closer at the pix you sent. I was thinking that it was mocked up next to a 6.0 - and thanks for correcting me on Roland vs Rollins.

Is the boat going to have any hull storage?

I was lucky enough to have a sail on this awesome craft and let me tell you it is fantastic!!!

Opps I forgot ... I have a pic or 2

How do the trampolines attach on a boat that big, are there additional beams to the front and rear that we see in the photo. If it is just one huge trampoline how do they get it tight enough.

Gareth

Hi All,

The cat looks great.

Especially the uni sail and the short racks.

Add a spin,...forget the jib,...and go :-)

This is exactly the size boat we need in the Caribbean,....something we can cross to St. Thomas[ 35 miles north], Puerto Rico[70 miles west] and St. Martin[70 miles east] with.

Any word on price?

Congrats on a great product!

regards,

Bruce
St. Croix, USVI

Price will be Approx AUD120K OR USD90K FOB

Still waiting to here about the specs so I went looking and found the following:-
I would be very interested to see one of these in the flesh.
Pity I don't have a trip to Hamilton Island coming up.


Specifications
Length 36ft 11.2m
Width 20ft 6.1m
All up sailing weight 1100 kg including outboard and safety box
Mast height 50ft 15.3m
Mainsail 46sqm
Self Tacking Jib 15sqm S
creecher/Spin
TBA Weight It is an all important part of the concept, the power to weight ratio must be right. Weight can relate to speed and money. The fact is if it is to be trailerable you need to tow it and if the total weight exceeds 2000kgs then the braking system becomes involved and expensive. You will also need a very large vehicle to tow it. The Nacra R36 can be towed with a standard 4WD with no problems. We have come up with an expanding trailer which allows the boat to be towed at the normal trailer width and then it can be expanded to 6:1m, so the boat can be easly assembled and launched from the trailer within a few hours. Rig Pentax Mylar Mainsail, self tacking jib and either gennaker or spinnaker to be advised.

I will be in Hammo for race week from Friday, Warren has asked me to meet the owner and go for a sail with him as I have spent a lot of time on the original R36.

I will post my impressions once I return.

Great! Look forward to the report.. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Macca,
How was race week?
Did you get to check out the 36?

Regards,
Phill

Race week was awesome, we won by a good margin and ended up dropping a 3rd place...

The Nacra was out sailing a bit but as the week went on the wind dropped out and it was not so exciting. But on the few days where there was a bit of breeze it was putting on a good show and certainly got a lot of positive comments from the established yachies in the crowd.

I reckon the race version which will be about 300kg lighter and will have a jib and kite will be awesome. Top value for money too.

I think you would rather the extreme 40 now would you not???

Look to me to be a very wet boat as its low to the water, the dolphin striker is just a foot or so above the water, and there is no wave protection/back rest (not sure what they are called) on each side of the hull like on a R33 to keep you from being swept off the boat (& for comfort). I own a R33 and its by far the driest multihull I have ever sailed due to the large flared hull lip, cabins, dolphin striker above the tramp (and thus does not kick up any spray), and the back rest. I would not want to take the N36 across any open water like I would do on an R33. I also love the cabins in each hull of the R33. The R33 is fast, comfortable, easy to use with its roller furling main, and many other great features. I have a 16’ wide (usually 14’ wide) R33 and I solo sail it all the time and race with my kids. I did a lot of looking at the various multihulls on the market and the R33 was just loaded with features and very fast. Still N36 looks fast and fun.

can we say D class?
wonder how she would go against the ARC30...

Great to see this boat being produced..
Which brinsg me to a thought...
Has anyone seen the flying 36' cat on Sydney harbour? Is she still sailing? The one built by windrush...

The RC-30 weighs about half as much as the original Roland 36. (1,980 lbs vs Bill's RC-30 which is probably just under 1,000 lbs.) The original R-36 has about the same sail area as the RC-30. Although I can't find even an old rating for the R-36, I think it is safe to say RC-30 beats the original R-36.