USACA

Hello A-Cat Class Officers and Owners of Boats Listed for Sale,

My name is Chad Freitas, I help to run the Skiff Sailing Foundation here in SF Bay. We have been involved in mostly 18's, 49er's and 29er's. Two years ago, Davi generously donated his XJ to our 501c3. We later received a Waterrat. Hundreds of people since have been exposed to the A Cat on SF Bay whether sailing these boats or watching them fly by. The Waterrat was certainly the most sailed cat on the bay in 2011. At least 35 competitive racers have sailed one of the two boats out of Richmond YC for their first time. Many of these were experienced skiff sailors, and some Jrs. For the majority, this was their first ever Catamaran sailing.

After years of use, A cats often get beat up and need a little attention. The hull bottoms get the worst of the wear and those unsightly scratch, dings and scraps just have to go. Painting and re-fairing a boat is a time consuming, costly procedure if done professionally. But there is a way to resurface the bottom of you're a cat in your own garage with no spray equipment or air compressor.

Many of you might have seen A cats painted with a black/ dark gray bottom, The surface coating is most like called Hullspeed. This epoxy, silicon paint is purposely designed to reduce friction and making your craft go faster through the water. I have applied Hullspeed to 3 of my A cats with good success. I understand it might not appeal to everyone, especially those who like plain white boats.

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The Texas Revolution officially began on October 2, 1835, in the Battle of Gonzales.

The 2012 A-Cat Nationals NOR is released................registration is open

The Battle of San Jacinto looms

ONLINE Registration

Remember to be closest to the field of play book your reservations soonest at the club 281-471-1255.

Come and take it!

How to build an A class catamaran hull plug and fiberglass mold.

Section shapes designed on surface works 4.1.

Ronstan A Cat Midwinters at Davis Island Yacht Club are only one month away. If you are planning on attending please register ASAP.

Online registration can be found here for both the Ronstan Midwinters and the Hall spars Admirals Cup.

http://www.diyc.org/contentdetail.asp?ContentID=647

You can either register and pay online or fill in the entry form on the NOR and post in a check but please fill in the entry form online regardless so we know who is coming. The cost is a mere $45 per event or $80 for both.

If you have not yet arranged accommodation DIYC is very close to Tampa and a simple www.hotel.com or www.orbitz.com search with zip 33606 will give you a ton of options. There is also camping available at the club.

Robbie Daniel will be hosting a starting clinic on Thursday 23rd starting on the water at 12pm sharp.

January 16, 2012

Letter from the President:

Hello fellow A Class Sailors and welcome to 2012. This is my first letter to you as your new Class President, so I wanted to take the time to introduce myself as well as cover current business with the class. My first official act as incoming class president is to publically thank the outgoing class president Bob Hodges for the great leadership he provided over the last seven years. The US fleet has grown in number and quality and is well positioned for further growth thanks to Bob's and the rest of the class officer's efforts. This year the combination of the America's Cup warm up events held around the world in boats that bear a remarkable likeness to A cats on steroids, and the US again hosting the A Class worlds in Islamorada Florida this October are forming a near perfect opportunity to help generate interest in multihull sailing and help grow the US A class fleet. I hope we can leverage these opportunities to grow the class and help build the class bank account to support future growth.