New Offshore Racing Catamaran Class Soft-Launching In 2021

[Speed on the Water]

A new wrinkle for next year's offshore powerboat racing season, https://www.speedonthewater.com/new-offshore-racing-catamaran-class-soft-launching-in-2021/

 

[john acosta]

oh well.

 

[Ratickle]

Obviously needed. Everybody knows that only having 16 classes isn't enough when there are 59 boats present, like in Morehead. That's almost 4 boats per class!!! There are only 3 trophy's handed out per class.....

Come On Man!!!

CLASS

Unlimited
ClassONE USA
Super Cat
Factory Stock
Super Stock
Vee Extreme
Modified Vee
Stock Vee
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
Class 5
Class 6
Class 7
P1 SuperStock

 

[Ratickle]

And, since there is obviously a big gap between the Stock class, capped at 32 feet and 300 Hp, and this new class for 34 to 40 feet, we need to do a class called the 400R class, for cats longer than 32 feet, and shorter than 34 feet, that runs 400 Mercury Outboards.

 

[john acosta]

And, since there is obviously a big gap between the Stock class, capped at 32 feet and 300 Hp, and this new class for 34 to 40 feet, we need to do a class called the 400R class, for cats longer than 32 feet, and shorter than 34 feet, that runs 400 Mercury Outboards.

Already exists .... its called modified pontoon.

 

[Ratickle]

They're only running single 300's, not twin 400's. But that is another class I forgot to include in the list....

 

[Ratickle]

I'm trying to find out what the minimum weight is.

And tunnel width is also extremely important.

The only rule is the boat has to come out of a mold????

 

[Ratickle]

Not getting anywhere so far, still digging.....