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eXploder AD3 is A-Class sailing catamaran – one of the fastest singlehanded sailing boats on the water. The eXploder A-Class cats have been in production since 2013 and in that time won a staggering 6 World Championship titles and 15 Continental titles Since it’s conception the eXploder platform has been improved over and over again. The focus behind the current boat has been aerodynamics. Optimised hulls and foils / rudders / daggers are constantly being tested and improved.
OPTIMISED DAGGERBOARDS/RUDDERS OUTLINES AND PROFILES
Tweaked and tested foils are not only incredibly fast, but also easy to control. This is a race-winning combination. When a customer buys a new boat, it is always provided with the latest, fastest, tested foils / rudders / daggers.
FOCUS ON AERODYNAMICS
Hulls, beams, double-layered trampoline, hull-beam connections – all these parts are optimised for drag reduction. Together with D3 Applied Technologies we’ve ran countless tests and CFD simulations to try to understand where the biggest efficiency gain lies. This is not a hydro story anymore, it’s a flying object! Also the whole package is designed to be very clean and as visually appealing as possible.
EASY ANGLE TRIM
All the foil trimming systems are clean and easy to operate on any course, allowing on the fly trimming, including rudder differential in either displacement of foiling mode.
All boat elements are designed to be durable, failure-free and easy to operate and manufactured using the latest in material and technology
READY TO SAIL
The eXploder AD3 is provided with all needed systems and even trim markings making initial boat set-up intuitive. To go out on the water, everything what is needed is to put a mast on, insert foils / rudders in their slots, hoist a sail and attach a Cunningham and a mainsheet.
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PROVEN
In our business the only way to determine performance is through results. The eXploder AD3 has won 6 World and 15 Continental titles in the last 7 years.
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“The AD3 2020 model is the result of over a decade of learning, testing, failing, succeeding at times, and overall, developing these boats. With the previous platform we made some compromises from a design perspective, enabling us to build test boats over the years with different board and beam locations. It has been a very successful platform, widely used by the majority of the class. However, in the last couple of years we have been considering changing the daggerboard cases, but in order to respect our philosophy, that would require a new platform. So last year we tested a few systems on the 2019 AD3 (carbon traveller car, rudder differential, etc), and prepared the grounds to design a new model in 2020.
You have limited opportunities to design a new platform, and in most projects, new ideas sometimes fade away in the design process as we face boatbuilding realities (materials, tooling, custom hardware, etc). On this model we were given plenty of freedom in terms of shapes and surfacing, and for once this was maintained until the end. The aero-package of an upwind-foiler is one of the main drivers of performance, and this boat is very clean in that aspect.
We took the opportunity to update the foils (Z42) and the rudder elevators. We not only changed the rondure and planform but also the family of foil sections following the most recent design tool developments. As of rudder lift control, we can sail now with a more extreme rudder differential. Righting moment is the horsepower of any boat, so this is a huge performance gain, particularly upwind.
The rest was our typical process of designing a racing boat: countless design iterations, CFD for aero and hydrodynamics, VPP iterations to update polars etc From a hydro point of view, this hull is designed as a foiler, so we ended up reducing the volume, rocker and freeboard of the hulls. Interestingly, we managed to reduce drag at lower speeds (2 hull downwind and non-foiling upwind).
The bar was set as high as it gets with it’s predecessor but we are 100% confident that the AD3 is another step towards the ultimate performance. “
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Lighter skipper will slide settings up the range one and heavier skipper will stay down range one setting for best performance. (70kg is light. 90kg is heavy) Mainsheet should be tensioned enough to have an even twist profile from top to bottom and all tell tails should fly evenly.
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A-Class: The New Flyer S by Editor · Published August 4, 2009 · Updated May 24, 2019 The new FLYER S after the Flyer MK1 and the evolution MK2 this one is a complete new design.
Catamarano Classe A Bimare V1 anno 2009. La barca è in eccellenti condizioni, usata veramente poco praticamente solo poche uscite in acqua dolce e 4 […] Vedi annuncio... 15 Gennaio 2024 Vela Challenger DS 2022 endumax steccata sacca di luglio 2022, usata pochissimo. Stazzata . La vela è al Lago di Bracciano ma può essere disponibile anche ...
www.surfcitycatamarans.comGlen Ashby showing how it's done. A Class Catamarans weigh 165#'s all rigged up. The hulls are usually made of Kevlar and Carbon Fi...
The official Youtube Channel of the International A Class Catamaran Association (IACA). This channel provides an idea of what sailing this most elegant of catamaran classes actually entails. For ...
Join group. pagina del Campionato Italiano catamarano Classe A - Riccione 24-27 Giugno 2021 page of the Italian Class A catamaran Championship - Riccione 24-27 June...
This is a good occasion to bring it a little wider audience, open the door from the kitchen and share some first impressions of the tests. Exploder A13 is a project of a new high performance A-class catamaran that was started in the summer of 2012. The precise moment of accession to the design and construction work is difficult to determine ...
eXploder AD3 is A-Class sailing catamaran - one of the fastest singlehanded sailing boats on the water. The eXploder A-Class cats have been in production since 2013 and in that time won a staggering 6 World Championship titles and 15 Continental titles. Since it's conception the eXploder platform has been improved over and over again.
Posted on 3 Feb 2023 2023 A-Class Midwinters at Upper Keys Sailing Club. 39 A-Cats gathered at Rowell's Park in Key Largo, FL. Posted on 26 Jan 2023 A-Class Catamaran Nationals at Grafham Water. Held as part of the recent Gill Cat Open. Posted on 7 Nov 2022 Gabriela Cumbie on the Caterwaul Regatta Fall 2022.
LENGTH: Traditionally, LOA (length over all) equaled hull length. Today, many builders use LOA to include rail overhangs, bowsprits, etc. and LOD (length on deck) for hull length. That said, LOA may still mean LOD if the builder is being honest and using accepted industry standards developed by groups like the ABYC (American Boat and Yacht Council).
The 'A' Class Catamaran - Its place at the top table. At 18ft long with a total allowed rig area of 150ft2, but weighing in at a mere 75kg, the 'A' Class is very much a Formula One car in catamaran form and in the last few years, developments have seen this class take off more than ever before, quite literally.
Diary dates - Worlds Punta Ala : 3-10/9/22. editor Sun, 03/08/2020 - 10:27. The IACA committee has accepted the proposal of the "Associazione Italiana Catamarani Classe A" for a Worlds Championships to be held in Punta Ala, Tuscany, on 3-10 September 2022. Our Worlds 2015 held at the same place are in our memories as a great sailing event, and ...
The website for the annual International 'A' Class Catamaran World Championships.
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A Class Catamaran Sailing Flyer II. December 12, 2010 by Marc. www.surfcitycatamarans.com Glen Ashby showing how it's done. A Class Catamarans weigh 165#'s all rigged up. The hulls are usually made of Kevlar and Carbon Fiber. The Flyer II is available in the US through Surf City Catamarans. www.surfcitycatamarans.com
The official organisation for the A-Class catamaran is the IACA (International A division Catamarans Association). The A-Class rules were expanded over time to prevent the cost of these boats from rising too high and to ensure fairness in racing. Max overall boat length : 5.49 m / 18.3 ft (= still the old IYRU rule) Max overall boat width : 2. ...
Le Classe A open, autorisant le vol, est le précurseur de la voile actuelle, en utilisant les libertés de la jauge afin d'atteindre des vitesses encore plus grandes en étant libéré de la résistance de l'eau. Le classe A classic s'inscrit dans la prépondérance du jeu stratégique de la régate avec des restrictions supplémentaires ...
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20 - 25 degrees. 80%. 80 degrees. 500 mm (Hang on!) Lighter skipper will slide settings up the range one and heavier skipper will stay down range one setting for best performance. (70kg is light. 90kg is heavy) Mainsheet should be tensioned enough to have an even twist profile from top to bottom and all tell tails should fly evenly.
I dedicated some hours adding clamcleats and a rope to lift the new Exploder J/Z foils. Wind started building offshore as expected with super flat river conditions, I geared up quickly and went out in around +15knots and building steadily. The FP guys ended sailing in 25knots that day, gp video of them tomorrow. I went out no cam. with the A.
The V1R-2012 comes with a new sail made out of DIAX2 TT-RACE (twaron/kevlar) by Brinbridge. And of course our V1R is made out of 100% carbon. Winter offers: V1R-2012 Ready to race out of the box incl.Mast,sail and Beach trolly € 14.900,-- ex vat. V1R-2011 Ready to race out of the box incl.Mast,sail and Beach trolly € 13.700,-- ex vat.
Our new Instaboss Queen. editor Tue, 03/05/2024 - 14:19. It gives us great pleasure to introduce Matilde Delaite to the IACA team. Mathilde will be looking after our Instagram account and helping to spread the A-Cat love across that platform, so hopefully engaging a few new sailors to join us.
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