The Nacra 17 is a performance catamaran used for sailing. It was designed in 2011, went into production in 2012 and has been the focus of multihull sailing at the Olympic Games since its conception.

Apr 5, 2025 · Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti have become Italy’s greatest Olympic sailors of all time after winning their second Olympic title at Paris 2024. The duo have dominated the Nacra 17 class for the past four years, winning the gold medal at Tokyo 2020 and taking four world titles.

The Nacra 17 is the ultimate Olympic catamaran, designed for high-speed racing and full foiling. As the official multihull for the Olympic Games since 2016, it combines cutting-edge technology and durability, pushing the limits of performance on …

The NACRA 17 is used as the exclusive Olympic Multihull equipment in the “mixed multihull class” running up to the Olympic Games. Every year there are several ISAF World Cups, World Championships and other continental championships where the elite sailors of the world in the catamaran are racing one another.

Mixed Nacra 17 World Championship is an annual World Championship sailing regatta in the Nacra 17 class organised by the host club on behalf of the Interntional Class Association and recognised by World Sailing.

Since no existing design or class fits the ISAF specs, we decided to create an all-new design that is about 17 feet long, called the NACRA17. Compared to an F16 class catamaran, it is 250mm longer, 100mm wider, has a taller mast and more sail area, and curved dagger boards.

The Nacra 17 was designed to be a high-powered performance catamaran specifically meeting the World Sailing requirements for the Olympic Mixed Multihull event. In its current configuration, the Nacra 17 is fully foiling upwind and downwind, with speeds that can reach 25+ knots.

The Nacra 17 is a performance catamaran, exciting to sail and to watch in action, and became the first mixed sailing discipline on the Olympic sailing programme in 2016. It is a one design class where athletes compete with identical equipment built by the same manufacturer.

Mar 20, 2020 · The Nacra 17 is a 17’2” (5.25m) double handed sport/beach catamaran designed by Morrelli & Melvin (United States). She was built between 2011 and 2017 by Nacra (United States).

Carbon mast and carbon epoxy high aspect curved daggerboards. Spin. Area 19m2/204 sq.ft. Used as 2 person catamaran class for 2016 Olympics. A new, 'foiler' version has been under development. The intent is to make it so original boats can be retrofitted. (7/16)