Yachting Australia (YA) announces that the new Nacra 15 catamaran will be used domestically for selecting multihull athletes to the Australian Youth Sailing Team (AYST) for the Youth World Sailing Championships and for nominating athletes to the Australian Olympic Committee for the Youth Olympic Games from 2016 onwards.
This decision follows World Sailing selecting the Nacra 15 as the multihull to be used at the Youth World Sailing Championships from Dec 2016 onward and the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. The Nacra 15 is, in essence, a smaller version of its Olympic cousin the Nacra 17, and having curved centreboards will behave in a similar manner. Yachting Australia supported the decision to move to the Nacra 15 as being important for future Olympic multihull success.
Following World Sailing’s decision, Yachting Australia conducted a survey amongst the youth pathway stakeholders. The survey highlighted a general desire for a more modern boat and given the international decision, supported the choice of the Nacra 15 for future selections.
Read the whole article on the website of the Australian Sailing Team.
