Catalac 8M vs Tricat 8.50
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On the numbers
Next to the Catalac 8M, the Tricat 8.50 is 0.3 m longer and 32% lighter. The Tricat 8.50 has the higher Capsize screening (5.25, above the guideline), the Catalac 8M the lower (2.97, above the guideline).
Catalac 8M
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Tricat 8.50
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| General | ||
| Builder | Tom Lack Catamarans | Tricat |
| Designer | J. Winterbotham/T.M. Lack | B.E. Tricat / Jack Michal |
| Hull type | Catamaran (no boards/asym.) | Trimaran |
| Rigging | Masthead Sloop | – |
| Construction | FG | – |
| First built | 1975 | – |
| Number built | 212 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 8.23 m ▼ | 8.50 m ▲ |
| Waterline length | 7.77 m | – |
| Beam | 4.17 m ▼ | 6.50 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 0.61 m ▼ | 1.50 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | – | 0.45 m |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 2,850 kg ▲ | 1,950 kg ▼ |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | – | 52.00 m² |
| Mainsail | – | 34.00 m² |
| Foresail | – | 18.00 m² |
| Engine & tanks | ||
| Fuel | 76 L | – |
| Water | 265 L | – |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 169 | – |
| Comfort ratio | 11.5 lightweight racing | – |
| Capsize screening | 2.97 ▼ above the guideline | 5.25 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 6.77 kn | – |
| KSP | 0.53 | – |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.