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03AugThermic Regatta Alpine Cup
Tornado Class Regatta at Lake Achensee Our fleet gathered at Lake Achensee, Austria, for another spectacular regatta in one of Europe’s most scenic sailing venues. Surrounded by the Alps, the event offered challenging conditions with shifting winds, strong gusts and constantly changing tactics. Despite several abandoned races due to unstable wind conditions, the sailors...
19Jul2026 Worlds – Final report
Strong Winds Bring Racing to an Early End as World Champions Are Crowned The fifth and final day of the 2026 Tornado World Championship in Quiberon was brought to an early close as strong winds exceeding 30 knots swept across the race area, making racing unsafe. After monitoring the conditions throughout the morning, the Race...
18Jul2026 Worlds – Day 4 report
Championship Lead Changes Ahead of the Final Day Day 4 delivered four fantastic races, all completed on schedule, with race durations of around 33–34 minutes. Starting in 8–10 knots and building up to 14–17 knots before easing slightly for the final race, the fleet enjoyed excellent Tornado conditions with flat water and increasing waves according...
17Jul2026 Worlds – Day 3
The third day of the Tornado World Championship in Quiberon delivered four exciting races, allowing the championship to return to schedule after weather restrictions had limited racing to just two races on each of the previous days. All 26 teams launched for the day’s racing at the Institut National du Nautisme (I2N), facing a wide range...
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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