Extreme 40

Extreme 40 is a class of boat sailing catamarans, which was developed by Tornado Sport and designed by Yves Loday.

The hulls are 40 feet (about 12.2 meters) long and is made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic. The width is 23 feet (7.6 m). The mainsail has an area of ​​75 square meters and the jib 25 square meters. The gennaker, which is used for downwind and half wind course, has an area of ​​110 square meters.

The mast has a height of 62 feet (about 18.9 meters). The boats of the class reach a top speed of about 40 knots (74 km / h) and can be quickly 35 knots with a wind of 20-25 knots. They thus reach 1.5 times the wind speed. Basically, an Extreme 40 catamaran an enlarged tornado.

Regattas

The first races were run in the iShares Cup 2005. This takes place both in Asia and in Europe.