Formula 18

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F18

Development
Designer	various
Year	1994
Design	Box Rule
Brand	various
Builder(s)	various
Name	F18
Boat
Crew	2 person
Displacement	180 kg (400 lb)
Draft	1.40 m (4 ft 7 in) (upwind)
Trapeze	helm and crew
Hull
Type	catamaran
LOH	5.52 m (18 ft 1 in)
Beam	2.60 m (8 ft 6 in)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	optional: daggerboards / centerboards
Rig
Mast length	9.10 m (29 ft 10 in) (maximum)
Sails
Mainsail area	17 m2 (180 sq ft) (mainsail and mast combined area)
Jib/genoa area	4.3 m2 (46 sq ft)
Gennaker area	21 m2 (230 sq ft)
Upwind sail area	21.3 m2 (229 sq ft)
Downwind sail area	42.3 m2 (455 sq ft)
Racing
Class association	International Formula 18 Class Association
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The Formula 18 class, abbreviated F18, is a non-foiling, restricted development,^[1] formula-design sport catamaran class. It was started in the early 1990s and quickly grew getting class recognition by World Sailing, with large racing fleets all over the globe.