Nacra 5.2
5.2 Class symbol | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Tom Roland |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1975 |
| No.built | 2600 |
| Builder(s) | Nacra Sailing |
| Role | One-designracer |
| Name | Nacra 5.2 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | two |
| Displacement | 350 lb (159 kg) |
| Draft | 2.50 ft (0.76 m) with thedaggerboardsdown |
| Hull | |
| Type | Catamaran |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 17.00 ft (5.18 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | twin daggerboards |
| Rudder(s) | twin transom-mountedrudders |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional riggedsloop |
| Mainsailarea | 170 sq ft (16 m2) |
| Jib/genoaarea | 50 sq ft (4.6 m2) |
| Total sail area | 220 sq ft (20 m2) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 72.0 |
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TheNacra 5.2is an Americancatamaransailing dinghythat was designed byTom Rolandas aone-designracerand first built in 1975. Other than the small production runNacra 36,the Nacra 5.2 was the first Nacrabrandboat and established its reputation.[1][2][3]
The Nacra 5.2 design was superseded by theNacra 5.5in the company's product line in 1979.[1][4]
Production
[edit]The design was built byNacra Sailingin theUnited States.A total of 2600 were built during its ten-year production run from 1975 until 1985, but it is now out of production.[1][3][5]
Design
[edit]The Nacra 5.2 is a recreationalsailboat,built predominantly offiberglass.It has afractionalslooprig with a rotating mast,anodizedaluminumspars and nine fullmainsailsail battens.The symmetrical hulls haveplumb stems,reverse transoms,transom-hung fiberglassrudderscontrolled by atillerand retractable fiberglassdaggerboards.The boat displaces 350 lb (159 kg).[1][3]
The boat has adraftof 2.50 ft (0.76 m) with the dual daggerboards extended and 6 in (15 cm) with them retracted, allowingbeachingor ground transportation on atrailer.[1]
For sailing the design is equipped withtrapezesto allow the crew to balance the boat. The design includes on-water adjustment controls for theshroudtensions,outhaul,jibluff and mainsaildownhaul.[3]
The design has aPortsmouth Yardstickracing average handicap of 72.0 and is normally raced with a crew of twosailors.[3]
Operational history
[edit]In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "the hulls are wide at the bottom and narrow at the top to create extra buoyancy... In spite of the high aspect ratio, the center of effort is low."[3]
By 1994 there were racing fleets established inAustralia,Europe,Japanand the United States.[3]
See also
[edit]Similar sailboats
References
[edit]- ^abcdeMcArthur, Bruce (2020)."Nacra 5.2 sailboat".sailboatdata.Archivedfrom the original on 2 August 2020.Retrieved2 August2020.
- ^McArthur, Bruce (2020)."Tom Roland".sailboatdata.Archivedfrom the original on 2 August 2020.Retrieved2 August2020.
- ^abcdefgSherwood, Richard M.:A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition,pages 84-85.Houghton Mifflin Company,1994.ISBN0-395-65239-1
- ^McArthur, Bruce (2020)."Nacra 5.5 (18 Sq. Meter) sailboat".sailboatdata.Archivedfrom the original on 2 August 2020.Retrieved2 August2020.
- ^McArthur, Bruce (2020)."NACRA Catamarans".sailboatdata.Archivedfrom the original on 27 July 2020.Retrieved2 August2020.