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Multihull Weights

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Portsmouth Committee. If weight requirements change in your Class Rules or if your class is not
listed below, we invite you to contact Brian Karrso that this page can be kept up-to-date.
Brian will arrange with you about getting a hard copy of the Class Rules.

'April 2001

Min.
Crew
Weight

Min.
Num.
Crew

Min.
Boat
Weight

Max.
Added
Weight

Source

Notes

ARC 22 Carbon I

325

415

1/1/00 Class Rules

Alum. beams and mast

ARC 22 Carbon II

325

405

1/1/00 Class Rules

Alum. beams, carbon mast

ARC 22 Carbon III

325

390

1/1/00 Class Rules

Carbon beams and mast

BIM 16

143

none

none*

none

1/1/01 Class Rules

BIM 16 sport

143

none

none*

none

1/1/01 Class Rules

Hobie Wave

97-00 IHCA Class Rules

Hobie 14

none

240

50+

97-00 IHCA Class Rules

Hobie 14 turbo

150

240

50+

97-00 IHCA Class Rules

Hobie 16 men

285

320

50+

97-00 IHCA Class Rules

Hobie 16 women

260

320

50+

97-00 IHCA Class Rules

In womens class racing (non-open)

Hobie 17

160

330

50+

97-00 IHCA Class Rules

Hobie 17 sport

97-00 IHCA Class Rules

Hobie 18 men

295

400

50+

97-00 IHCA Class Rules

Hobie 18 women

260

400

50+

97-00 IHCA Class Rules

In womens class racing (non-open)

Hobie 18 M

295

400

50+

97-00 IHCA Class Rules

Hobie 18 SX

310

455

50+

97-00 IHCA Class Rules

455 is without spinnaker gear

Hobie 18 Form

295

400

50+

97-00 IHCA Class Rules

Hobie Tiger 18

308

396

50+

97-00 IHCA Class Rules

min. boat weight without spnkr: 380

Hobie 20

295

420

50+

97-00 IHCA Class Rules

Hobie Fox

332

419

50+

3/01 NAHCA Website

Hobie 21

330

565

50+

97-00 IHCA Class Rules

Platform420:mast/boom100:wings45

Inter 17

145

none*

20+1/2

NAICA 9/00 Class Rules

minimum live weight 120lbs

Inter 17R

165

none*

25+1/2

NAICA 9/00 Class Rules

minimum live weight 130lbs

Inter 18

280

none*

20+1/2

NAICA 9/00 Class Rules

minimum live weight 250lbs

Inter 20

325

none*

25+1/2

NAICA 9/00 Class Rules

minimum live weight 275lbs

Isotope

145

275

US Isotope Class Rules

Mystere 3.5

none

3/94 Class Rules

Mystere 5.0

260

none*

3/94 Class Rules

Mystere 5.0 xl

260

none*

3/94 Class Rules

Mystere 5.5

280

none*

3/94 Class Rules

Mystere 5.5 fun

280

none*

3/94 Class Rules

Mystere 6.0

315

none*

3/94 Class Rules

Mystere 6.0 xl

315

none*

3/94 Class Rules

Nacra 4.5/450 sl

220

none*

12/1/98 Class Rules

Nacra 4.5 uni

130

none*

12/1/98 Class Rules

Nacra 5.0/500

260

none*

12/1/98 Class Rules

Nacra 5.2

280

none*

12/1/98 Class Rules

Nacra 5.5 sl

275

none*

12/1/98 Class Rules

5.5 sl without jib is a legal 5.5 uni

Nacra 5.5 uni

150

none*

12/1/98 Class Rules

Nacra 5.7/570

290

none*

12/1/98 Class Rules

Nacra 5.8/5.8 na

290

420

12/1/98 Class Rules

Nacra 6.0 na

325

none*

12/1/98 Class Rules

Prindle 15

150

260

4/1/99 Class Rules

Prindle 16

260

300

4/1/99 Class Rules

Prindle 18

300

335

4/1/99 Class Rules

Prindle 18-2

275

375

4/1/99 Class Rules

Prindle 19

295

385

4/1/99 Class Rules

Prindle 19MX

295

385

4/1/99 Class Rules

Prindle 20

4/1/99 Class Rules

SuperCat 15 Single

150

295

1/85 Class Rules

SuperCat 15 Double

260

295

1/85 Class Rules

SuperCat 17

280

325

1/85 Class Rules

SuperCat 17 XL

1/85 Class Rules

SuperCat 19

290

375

1/85 Class Rules

SuperCat 19 XL

1/85 Class Rules

SuperCat 20

300

450

1/85 Class Rules

SuperCat 20 Tall

300

465

1/85 Class Rules

SuperCat 22

1/85 Class Rules

Taipan 4.9 uni

none

97kg

none

1/12/99 Class Rules

uni class legal with skipper only

Taipan 4.9 sl

none

102kg

none

1/12/99 Class Rules

Taipan 5.7

none

142kg

none

1/12/99 Class Rules

137kg without spinnaker

Tornado

none

Tornado Class Rules

CLARIFICATIONS
nl	Not listed in class rules.
none*	Although
50+	If more then 50 lbs are needed to make minimum weight, an additional crew person shall be carried.
~	SuperCat class rules state that in open class racing the number of persons on board may be increased or decreased.
R	Refer to Tornado Class Rules for a full explanation of minimum and correction weights.