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Spiez 2009
The 2009 World Championships will be held at Spiez 15th-2nd August
Enter before 15th July to beat the late entry fee
Visit the site now and join the 54 boats already pre
registered
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2010 Worlds in Holland [more]
New German and Austrian teams [more]
New Pole Length [more]
International Tempest
The Tempest is a one design two man high performance keelboat with a trapeze. It was designed by Ian Proctor for the 1965 trials for the new Olympic Keelboat, which it won convincingly.
The boat had many design features which were far ahead of its time for a keelboat it had a self draining cockpit and three separate buoyancy tanks which were equipped with foam buoyancy. This made it into a very safe keelboat.
The class has since progressed with the times, including a new deck and cockpit layout and changing the construction from GRP to a foam sandwich. In the last few years the rules have allowed a bigger spinnaker, longer spinnaker pole and the use of epoxy resin in the construction of the hull.
The Class is a one-design class and has stayed true to its original concept. Any modifications to the boat were such that older boats could be modified easily or the modifications had no affect on performance.
World Champions Frank Weiglt and Christian Rusitsch - Weymouth 2008