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Catamaran

Nacra 5.5

dinghy

Nacra's second design and once the benchmark eighteen square metre box rule cat. Simple, quick, and still raced by a loyal following.

LOA
5.49
M
YEAR DESIGNED
1979
DESIGNER
Tom Roland / Nacra Design Group
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Technical Data

Specifications

LOA
5.49
M
Beam
2.44
M
Draft
0.86
M
Hull Weight
150
KG
Crew Min
1
Crew Max
2
Year Designed
1979
Mainsail Area
14
M²
Jib Area
4
M²
Spinnaker Area
17
M²
Class Profile

Class Facts & History

Category
Catamaran
Type
dinghy
Designer
Tom Roland / Nacra Design Group
Class Association
Nacra Class Association

History

Tom Roland and the Nacra Design Group released the 5.5 in 1979 as the successor to the original Nacra 5.2, built around the eighteen square metre singlehanded box rule before a two person jib rigged version followed. It kept Nacra's reputation for quick, well mannered beach cats growing through the eighties.

Sailing Characteristics

A rotating mast and fully battened main give it clean, predictable power, and the daggerboards make it point higher than a lot of skeg hulled beach cats of the same era. It rewards a sailor who likes fine tuning shroud tension and jib luff on the water.

Racing Context

Fleets are smaller than they once were but remain active in Australia, the United States and parts of Europe, usually alongside 5.7 and 5.8 boats at the same regattas. Most racing now runs under local class or handicap rules rather than a standalone world circuit.

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