Talk:Tornado (sailboat)

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Not sure about the weight. For me it sounds misleading, as the weight of the tornado "ready to sail" is much higher, namely 160-170 kg.

A weight of 130-145 kg is without sails, sheets, halyards, mast and boom. I'm not sure in English, but in German this does not qualify as "fully rigged".

References:

Swiss German Tornado web site (http://www.tornadocat.ch/Default.aspx?tabid=39): "Das Vermessungsgewicht (ohne Rigg und Segel) ist min. 130 kg und max. 145 kg."

International Tornado Class Rules (http://www.tornado.org/uploads/documents/2005%20International%20Tornado%20Class%20Rules.pdf): "C.6.1 WEIGHT: The total assembled weight of hull shells, correctors weights if any, main beam, rear beam, trampoline, centreboards, rudders, tillers, connecting arm, tiller extensions, mainsheet traveller track and jib sheet traveller track, mainsheet traveller car or slider and jib sheet traveller car or slider, mainsheet traveller car or slider positioning lines and jib sheet traveller car or slider positioning lines, bowsprit (rigged as defined in F4.5), gennaker container, and all fittings normally bolted, screwed or permanently fixed to the boat shall be not less than 130kg nor more than 145kg when in dry condition to the official measurer's satisfaction."

Catamaran book "Katamarane - Das Buch" by Helge Sach and Andreas Kling: weight of the Tornado "ready to sail": 169 kg

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