Nacra 20

Nacra 20
Nacra F20 Carbon
Development
DesignerGino Morrelli and Pete Melvin
LocationNetherlands
Year1998
Builder(s)Performance Catamarans
Nacra Sailing
RoleOne-design racer
NameNacra 20
Boat
CrewTwo
Displacement390 lb (177 kg)
Draft3.18 ft (0.97 m) with the daggerboards down
Hull
Typecatamaran
ConstructionGlassfibre foam sandwich
LOA20.00 ft (6.10 m)
Beam8.50 ft (2.59 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typetwin daggerboards
Rudder(s)twin transom-mounted rudders
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
Sails
SailplanFractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area206 sq ft (19.1 m2)
Jib/genoa area50 sq ft (4.6 m2)
Spinnaker area269 sq ft (25.0 m2)
Total sail area256 sq ft (23.8 m2)

The Nacra 20 is a catamaran sailing dinghy that was designed by Gino Morrelli and Pete Melvin as a one-design racer and first built in 1998.[1][2]

The design is a development of the Nacra F18 Infusion, using the same rudders, mast, inter-hull beams and other small parts and fittings, but with new, longer hulls.[3]

The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Nacra Inter 20 and later as the Nacra 20, more recently it has been developed into the Nacra F20 Carbon and the hydrofoil-equipped Nacra F20 Carbon FCS.[1][3][4]

The Nacra F20 Carbon is a recognized World Sailing international competition class.[5]

  1. ^ a b McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Nacra 20 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Morrelli & Melvin". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b Nacra Sailing (2019). "Nacra F20 Carbon". nacrasailing.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Nacra F20 Carbon sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  5. ^ World Sailing (2020). "Nacra F20 Carbon". sailing.org. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.