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25MayMavros & Parianos Defend Greek National Title
The 2026 Greek Tornado National Championship concluded with one final race sailed in light and highly unstable conditions, bringing an end to a championship that tested the fleet across a wide range of weather throughout the long weekend. Despite an early charge from Panagiotis Tsaggetas and Giorgos Papadopoulos in the final race, the championship leaders...
25MayRaiffeisen €uro-Cup & Austrian National
The Raiffeisen €uro-Cup and Austrian National Championship got underway at Rohrspitz on Lake Constance with a competitive fleet of 13 boats representing four nations (AUT, CZE, GER, SUI). Day one featured light conditions of 6–8 knots, allowing two races to be completed. The women crew of Nicole Lackner and Cornelia Salzmann made an impressive start to...
24MayDefending Champions vs Tornado Legends
This long weekend’s Greek Nationals promises a fascinating clash between the sport’s rising champions and some of the most decorated names in Tornado sailing. Leading the fleet are defending Greek National Champions and reigning Tornado World Champions Nikolaos Mavros and Polydoros Parianos aboard GRE 86. The duo captured the 2025 Tornado World Championship title in...
07MayTornado Presence at Eurocat 2026
The 2026 Eurocat brought together top multihull sailors in Carnac, France, for three days of exciting racing in the Bay of Quiberon. Organized by the Yacht Club of Carnac, which hosted our 2015 World Championship. The event featured highly competitive fleets, including Formula 18, Goodall Viper, Nacra 15, Hurricane 5.9 SX, Formula 16 and, of...
LEARN MOREABOUT THE TORNADO
The Tornado was designed in 1967 by Rodney March from the Isle of Sheppey, England, specifically to be the Olympic Class catamaran. It easily defeated the other challengers in a selection event in England in the same year, and sailed its first Olympics in 1976. Since then, with constant refinement of underwater shapes, construction techniques, and sail plan, the boat has continued to go faster and faster. In spite of the best efforts of many other designers and builders worldwide, the Tornado still reigns supreme as the fastest production catamaran in the world. It is a showplace for both the skill of the sailors and for the technology for a production boat.
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