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West River Sailing Club April 25 & 26, 2009

The West River Sailing Club in Galesville will host the Mid-Atlantic Spring Regatta for the A-Class Catamaran between April 25 & 26.   

The A-Class Catamaran is a single handed catamaran, 18' long by 7'6" wide. It weighs only 165 lbs!  It has a sail area of 150 sq feet including the mast.  Sailors go upwind on the trapeze as fast as 14 knots, they fly a hull in 8-10 knots and by 12 knots they are “wild-thinging” downwind at speeds up to 22 knots. 

A-Cats are built by high-tech manufacturers around the world.  Usually built of carbon fibre, they are the pinnacle of high tech dinghies. Builders in Australia, Italy, Sweden, Germany and the U.S. build these light-weight flyers.  One club member at WRSC has also built his own boat to a design by Dirk Kramers, a lead engineer with the Alinghi America’s Cup team.

This event is very important for the competitors. The highest finisher will secure a position in the 2007 World championships to be held in Florida in November 2007.

The A-Class fleet is only 5 years old at WRSC, but it already boasts 18 boats and a very active schedule.  This regatta is headed up by former America’s Cup sailor Tony Arends of Racer X Sails and former All-American sailor, Mark Bellerman.

We expect sailors from the Mid-Atlantic area including a strong contingent from Lake Hopatcong in New Jersey

Come on down to Galesville and check out all the activity.

http://www.westriversc.org/