5.50 m
18' 1"

International series sailing catamaran FORMULA 18 Nautictrans Bimare Catamarans
X2

Maybe you've already heard of the Javelin 2 or you've read of it in relation to the recent ICCT. This regatta was reintroduced after several years because of our J2, which was used precisely for this great event in the 2004-05 editions. The best boat performance by far and winner of very many open sea regattas and notorious RAIDS or rather, long-distance races where only the fastest finishes in front, well, the J2 in this field is unparalleled, in most cases even the big 20 footers (J2 is 18 ft) cannot beat them.
The J2 is vacuum-constructed in graded layers using the best materials available in order to produce an extremely lightweight and bomb-proof boat as concerns structural strength. The rudders and daggerboards are entirely made of carbon, as is the 10 m. mast.

The components are all Harken/performance, while the spinnaker boom, the helm tiller and the spinnaker snuffer are also made of carbon. Ready to sail the boat weights just 135 kg, with a width of 2.45 m., while its 18 foot length corresponds to 5.50 metres. There are obviously 2 sails; a full-battened radial mainsail in pentex with a 20 m2 surface area and a gennaker of the same size. There are 2 well-required trapeze wires to tame this wild animal!

The J2 belongs to the greatly expanding Formula 18 High-Tech Class (F18HT), which now has numerous crews mainly from Italy, Switzerland, France, Spain and USA. During the racing season, crews race in Class regattas around Europe and the USA and in fleet races such as raids where rating systems are used.

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