The Tasar is a fiberglass 2 person
sailing
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dinghy
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with a mainsail and jib. Designed by
Frank Bethwaite
Francis Dewar Bethwaite (26 May 1920 – 12 May 2012) was a New Zealand naval architect, author and Olympic meteorologist. of
Sydney in 1975, the boat was technologically advanced for its time and continues to evolve. Aimed at a husband-and-wife or parent-and-child crew hence no spinnaker, it is designed for a combined crew weight of around 140 kg. The hull weighs 68 kg, and is of
sandwich foam construction. The hull has a fine angle at the bow to reduce wave impact drag with unusually clean and sharp chines aft to ensure very free planing and outstanding stability. The foam cored hull is stiff and light and the advanced hull shape, together with an innovative rig which combines a rotating mast with a fully battened main sail, allows the Tasar to plane upwind with the crew normally hiked. The wide beam and a cockpit designed for comfortable hiking make the Tasar easy, fun and very exciting to sail in winds up to .
The Tasar is an international class, with strong fleets in
Australia,
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,
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, and
Japan. The class gained status from the World governing body for sailing in November 2001 permitting the class to hold an officially recognised World Championships.
2006 saw the introduction of new
PET film sails. In addition, the hull moulds have replaced and the class continues to evaluate.
The Tasar is constructed to the same specifications by licensed builders in Singapore and Canada. This keeps all boats as similar as possible and ensures a true one design class.
Events
International Regatta
World Championships
Specifications
Length overall:
Waterline length:
Beam:
Weight: Hull, fully rigged without spars, sails or foils:
Crew: Two, design crew weight , minimum crew weight for racing (When boats are sailed by crews weighing less than this, ballast is carried to equalize performance.)
Sails: Sails were originally polyester fiber. PET film sails were adopted in 2006.
Mainsail: PET film - ., 8.31 m².
(Polyester fiber - - 8.36 square metres)
Jib: PET film - ., 3.57 m².
(Polyester fiber - - 3.07 square metres)
Portsmouth Yardstick Handicap: 1018
D-PN: 88.2
Construction: GRP foam sandwich for the hull, hollow aluminium section for the spars
Designers:
Frank Bethwaite
Francis Dewar Bethwaite (26 May 1920 – 12 May 2012) was a New Zealand naval architect, author and Olympic meteorologist. , Ian Bruce
References
External links
International Class AssociationAustralian class website
{{Classes of World Sailing
Classes of World Sailing
Dinghies
1970s sailboat type designs