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High Performance Catamaran Racing

An F16 catamaran is a must have wind toy in the quiver.

If you are a serious trophy vacuuming racer or just a weekend warrior you need an F16. There’s a plethora of regattas to race at – check the events page. Apart from the growing F16 fleet, you can go toe to toe with the bigger F18s or foiling with the Nacra 17s.

If you kite, windsurf, sail big boats, race in a fleet of dinghies you need to have an F16. Its the go-to craft when the conditions are not perfect for kiteboarding or windsurfing or when you are bored with going slow. You can plan your sailing day and no matter the conditions you will be richly rewarded.

Having fun is always better when you have someone to share it with. Sailing an F16 with someone else is just a wonderful way to spend time together, to share and develop a common interest. That person may be a friend, prospective lover or kids. To teach someone to sail on such a brilliant craft is most rewarding (that includes yourself), to then watch them pass that knowledge on and teach their mates and ultimately sail against you is truly what empowering future generations is all about.

Some days though, you want to be alone, some days you are unable to rustle enthusiasm in the kid, wife or buddy. The F16 will always be there for you. The F16 is a great single-hander, perfect for blasting around at 18 knots on virtually any day. Go racing, go offshore, just burn up and down the lake – Bliss!

You will be able to right the boat alone when your desire outstrips your talent or experience.

So the kids want a sailboat, they are expensive things sailboats, especially cool fast catamarans. Do you want to be the guy dragging the kids to regattas and sitting watching them have all the fun? Get on a F16 and join in with them. The F16 is a great youth boat for kids to learn, develop on and race competitively. When the kids are done Mum and Dad can get on the twin hulled rocket and go for a romantic sail across the lake.

Do not be fooled by the F16s diminutive stature. It is a full blown race weapon. We combine F16 and the F18 classes at regattas and fleets of 25+ boats are not uncommon. So although you will need to sail the guts out of your F16 to beat the F18s, the spirit of competition and regatta schedule is full on!

The foiling craze has given us so many options, SUPs, Kites, Wind Foils (windsurfer), Foiling Moths, Foiling A Class, N 17s, N20 FCS, Whisper, Phantom……. Which one do you choose? Which one on which day? Most of us have issues standing on the beach just deciding the right kite size! The mind boggles.

Then the foiling F16 arrived. A whole lot lighter than a Nacra 17 and able to sail single handed or with a buddy. Its light enough to chuck around the boat park alone and pull up the ramp, even load on the trailer alone. Throw in the straight dagger boards and you can go racing with the existing F16s and F18s. – seems a logical choice.

F16 specs in a nutshell: 5m/16ft Long, 2.5m Wide, 123kg minimum weight.

F16 is a versatile racing, teaching and rip around sailcraft. The people who own them love them.

Contact us if you are interested in getting involved with the F16 gang. We’d love you to come play and can help you find a good place to sail from. There are a number of clubs where you can leave your boat, mast up and ready to go in 20 minutes for a sneaky weekday session.

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FALCON CATAMARANS

The F16 class has quickly established itself as one of the fastest growing multihull organizations. This is primarily due to the class’s unique combination of performance and versatility. The design concept has and continues to prove itself.  

On the race course, single-handed teams have shown to be equally capable of directly competing with crewed teams.

In mixed fleets the light weight and performance of the F16 allows it to be raced on an equal footing with other larger spin rigged boats.

The ease of rigging, moving and launching a light weight platform minimizes hassles on the beach. It also makes it much more likely that you will go sailing when the opportunity presents itself.

On the water the lighter weight of the F16 translates to performance. You have unmatched feel of the boat and of the conditions while sailing. Performance with less sail area means lower sheet loads, less tired crew and more fun for smaller and larger crews.

Following the very successful introduction of the Blade F16, the Falcon Marine team has now introduced the latest in F16 technology and development; the FALCON F16. Continuing with the tradition of the F16 class and what was started with the Blade, we have continued to refine the state of the art in hull design, rig technology, and manufacturing processes.

The Falcon F18 made its debut at the 2012 Globaltech World Championships in Long Beach, California as the newest F18 design. While the F18 class has very tight restrictions in materials allowed in the manufacture of the boat, and limits on most all of the boat dimensions, when we decided to design and produce an F18 it was done with two goals in mind.

The first was to design a boat that is easily pushed hard, especially under rough conditions, while still performing well across the full range of sailing conditions. The second was to produce a better, more quality boat than is currently available on the market.

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Falcon F16 youth sailing team

We support youth teams to help them take the step to high performance cat racing and to become a top team in the European cat scene.

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You know the feeling, great sailing weather but you can't find a crew. No problem, the Falcon F16 is one of the only catamaran built to sail as well in one up or two up mode.

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The Falcon is designed and built to thrill you and get you the best results. Our professional support and service will help you to reach your goal.

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TheBoatShop.be is the European distributor for Falcon catamarans, entirely built in Europe and the USA. Contact us for more info! Falconmarine LLC, who builds the Falcon F16 & F18, has almost 10 years of experience in building catamarans and over 16 years of experience in building products for the US military and airplane industry in polyester, vinylester, carbon, etc. Meeusen Composites in The Netherlands who is building the Falcon F16 for the European market has experience with Volvo Ocean Race and America's Cup projects. The boat is built with passion, experience and advanced tooling to have a solid, lightweight product at competitive prices. Next to premium products with high end finishing, we offer professional support and service to make you enjoy your Falcon to the max and get you the best results from day one.

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The standard in Formula 16 sailing. Recreational or highly competitive. The carbon stepping stone.

The Nacra F16 Carbon offers everything race teams look for in a mature racing cat and more. It is the preferred choice for lightweight crews of all ages and is suitable for both double-handed and single-handed sailing.

The boat comes in a full Class approved configuration as standard. But you can easily switch to semi-foiling performance. If you wish to take your F16 even further, there are several exciting options available.

Usage Competitive racing Touring Semi-foiling

Crew Configurable

ALWAYS BE ONE STEP AHEAD

The Formula 16 Class used to be an assembly of ‘homemade’ boats, but ever since World Sailing (ISAF back then) recognized the Class as official in 2010, it matured quickly. From the beginning, Nacra Sailing was convinced that Formula 16 sailing will grow and rise to new heights and so we’ve decided to make a dedicated Class boat. Together with the legendary engineers from

Morelli&Melvin we’ve designed a boat that has become the standard for almost every type of sailor – from the recreational solo-sailor to competitive teams searching for the cutting edge. And of course, it fits perfectly into the Olympic pathway: The Nacra F16 Carbon is the perfect steppingstone from youth to full Olympic sailing.

The racer for sailors with attitude. It is perfect for lightweight single or double crews of all ages. Designed to put sailors in control, the Nacra F16 Carbon is loads of fun to sail, both in racing and touring mode. A very rigid platform Although Formula 16 Class regulations do not yet allow Decksweeper sails, Nacra has made them available anyway. And in maybe the biggest upgrade yet, the F16 ‘s sails are now constructed of Endumax®  – one of the strongest and lightest cloth materials to date.

Superstrong lightweight carbon components give the Nacra F16 Carbon its name. With options such as full carbon mast, boom, spinnaker pole and tiller tie bar, your F16 can be as light as you wish it to be.

NEW MATERIAL Stronger than steel, light as a feather.  The all-new sails made by Olympic supplier Performance Sails are now made of Endumax® , a revolutionary aramid film that is incredibly strong and light. In fact, its strength-to-weight ratio is the highest available on the market. Its unique physical and chemical structure give Endumax® incredible performance, a very high resistance against tearing and other damages, and against UV-rays. Your Endumax® sails will take your F16 to the next level, no matter the circumstances.

The strength of Endumax® sails shows when sailing competitively.

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You can customize your Nacra F16 Carbon with multiple accessories, upgrades and additions to make your catamaran truly yours.

The F16 class fosters a sense of a community among competitive and social racers. The class aims to work closely with the other formula classes to create a great environment for all sailors. It is both an open class (handicap) and a class racer. In addition to competitive sailing, recreational sailing is an important aspect of the class. These three scenes fully complement each other and none impedes the full exploitation of the other. The F16 class looks forward to welcoming new F16 sailors to their community, no matter what type of sailor you are.

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The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

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A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

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A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

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D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
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Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

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This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

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The model Formula 16 has 6 differents versions : Bimare F16 , Bimare X16 , Cirrus Energy F16 , Cirrus Q , Nacra F16 , Viper .

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THE F16 WAS FOUNDED IN 2001 AND THERE ARE NOW A NUMBER OF FULLY OPTIMISED DESIGNS. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BOATS. FIND OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE CALENDAR OR THROUGH YOUR CLASS ASSOCIATION.

Designers:  John Pierce, Sue Davis

Launched:  2002

The first purpose designed fully optimized F16. When the F16 class was born in 2001, the Stealth Marine company launched their entry into this class 9 months later (spring 2002). It comes standard with a tapered carbon mast and it is still the most affordable F16 in the class as it is priced level with a new Hobie 16. A great achievement if there is one.

In recent years the Stealth F16 also comes standard with a Landenberger suit of sails and T-foil rudders. T-foil rudders are rudders with small horizontal winglets on their tips. These winglets keep the boat level with the waterline in chop and during gusts. This boat can be pushed extremely hard in challenging conditions without risking a dive because of these T-foil rudders.

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