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The Waszp (/wɒsp/ ⓘ) is an Australian class of single-handed, hydrofoiling dinghy, designed by Andrew McDougall in 2016 as a one-design racer for both youth and adult racing. The Waszp class includes 4 different rig sizes, each using the same hull with different wing designs. The design was named 2017 Best One-Design in Sailing World's Boat of the Year Awards.
The waszp hull can be used for sail sizes of 8.2m, 7.5m, 6.9m, and 5.8m rigs, each designed for different age groups and sizes.
The design has been built by McConaghy Boats of Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia since 2016 and remains in production. 750 boats had been built by May 2019 and more than 1,000 by 2022.
There are Waszp sales agents in each continent excluding Africa. These brands do not make Waszps but act as distrubutors of the class.
The Waszp is a racing sailing dinghy, with the hull built predominantly of infused epoxy. It has a free-standing catboat rig, a concave plumb stem, a vertical transom, an aluminum frame-mounted, transom-hung, hydrofoil rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable, aluminum, hydrofoil daggerboard. It has folding hiking wings and displaces 106 lb (48 kg). The design crew weight is 140 to 200 lb (64 to 91 kg).
The boat has a draft of 3.28 ft (1.00 m) with the daggerboard and rudder extended while not foiling and 8 in (20 cm) for launching with the daggerboard and rudder both retracted.
For sailing the design is equipped with variable angle hiking wings to adjust to skill level. There are also three different sail and mast combinations for smaller or less experienced sailors, with areas of 62.4 sq ft (5.80 m2), 74.3 sq ft (6.90 m2) and 88.3 sq ft (8.20 m2).
The Waszp can start to hydrofoil in 7 kn (13 km/h) of wind, sustain hydrofoiling in as little as 5 kn (9 km/h) of wind and can reach a top speed of 24 kn (44 km/h).
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Waszp
The Waszp (/wɒsp/ ⓘ) is an Australian class of single-handed, hydrofoiling dinghy, designed by Andrew McDougall in 2016 as a one-design racer for both youth and adult racing. The Waszp class includes 4 different rig sizes, each using the same hull with different wing designs. The design was named 2017 Best One-Design in Sailing World's Boat of the Year Awards.
The waszp hull can be used for sail sizes of 8.2m, 7.5m, 6.9m, and 5.8m rigs, each designed for different age groups and sizes.
The design has been built by McConaghy Boats of Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia since 2016 and remains in production. 750 boats had been built by May 2019 and more than 1,000 by 2022.
There are Waszp sales agents in each continent excluding Africa. These brands do not make Waszps but act as distrubutors of the class.
The Waszp is a racing sailing dinghy, with the hull built predominantly of infused epoxy. It has a free-standing catboat rig, a concave plumb stem, a vertical transom, an aluminum frame-mounted, transom-hung, hydrofoil rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable, aluminum, hydrofoil daggerboard. It has folding hiking wings and displaces 106 lb (48 kg). The design crew weight is 140 to 200 lb (64 to 91 kg).
The boat has a draft of 3.28 ft (1.00 m) with the daggerboard and rudder extended while not foiling and 8 in (20 cm) for launching with the daggerboard and rudder both retracted.
For sailing the design is equipped with variable angle hiking wings to adjust to skill level. There are also three different sail and mast combinations for smaller or less experienced sailors, with areas of 62.4 sq ft (5.80 m2), 74.3 sq ft (6.90 m2) and 88.3 sq ft (8.20 m2).
The Waszp can start to hydrofoil in 7 kn (13 km/h) of wind, sustain hydrofoiling in as little as 5 kn (9 km/h) of wind and can reach a top speed of 24 kn (44 km/h).
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