WASZP | |
Development | |
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Designer | Andrew McDougall |
Location | Australia |
Year | 2016 |
No. built | 3,600 |
Builder(s) | McConaghy Boats |
Role | Racer |
Name | Waszp |
Boat | |
Crew | one |
Displacement | 106 lb (48 kg) |
Draft | 3.28 ft (1.00 m) (not foiling) |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | Infused epoxy |
LOA | 11.00 ft (3.35 m) |
Beam | 7.38 ft (2.25 m) with wings extended |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | hydrofoil daggerboard |
Rudder(s) | transom frame-mounted hydrofoil rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | catboat rig |
Sails | |
Sailplan | catboat |
Mainsail area | 88.26 sq ft (8.200 m2) |
Total sail area | 88.26 sq ft (8.200 m2) |
Racing | |
Class association | One-design |
The Waszp is an Australian, single-handed, hydrofoiling sailboat that was designed by Andrew McDougall as a one-design racer for youth and adults, and first built in 2016.[1][2][3][4]
The design was named 2017 Best One-Design in Sailing World's Boat of the Year Awards.[5]