The Multihull Yacht Club of Victoria is Australia’s oldest and most active multihull cruising and racing club - home of the Southern Oceans Multihull Regatta - the most challenging multihull regatta in the southern hemisphere! So take the time to find out more about what we do, and who we are. Come cruise and race with us, and you might discover a whole new world just over the horizon!
Quote of the Month
Quote of the Month; The Commodore of the club leads by example, usually he leads round the race track as well-Joe King.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Great Video
If you have 30 minutes to spare, sit down and watch this.
Formula 40 was an incredibly cool racing program too bad it eventually folded I guess everything has a half life. In the end trimarans came to dominate the racing there was no beam limit so trimarans became "square" in their length beam ratio this generated enormous righting moment and allowed massive rigs to be carried. Later trimarans like biscuits cantreau 4 opted for 85' masts and huge high aspect lifting foils/daggerboards. Catamaran owners started exiting the class in droves as they could no longer compete in a class that had gone from budget to highly expensive.
Formula 40 was an incredibly cool racing program too bad it eventually folded I guess everything has a half life. In the end trimarans came to dominate the racing there was no beam limit so trimarans became "square" in their length beam ratio this generated enormous righting moment and allowed massive rigs to be carried. Later trimarans like biscuits cantreau 4 opted for 85' masts and huge high aspect lifting foils/daggerboards. Catamaran owners started exiting the class in droves as they could no longer compete in a class that had gone from budget to highly expensive.
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