The International A-Division Catamaran Association is now finally on facebook and twitter.

It's been a looooong process to move our a-cat.org domain to a new server, but now we have finally succeeded, and with that we where also able to create our final RSS feed and link it up with Facebook and Twitter.

On our web page you'll see links to Twitter, Facebook and RSS at the top-right of the page. Please click the icons and follow, like or subscribe to a-cat.org, and spread the word to all your friends.

Sneak render preview of the Scheurer Design & D3 ACat. More info soon.

The class continues to launch new boats every year, now a new design from Australia by Dario Valenza/Carbonic Boats. Full interview below.

We've been requested for reports on the 2012 Worlds. Record number of inscriptions with 120, but finally a 'reduced' event due to Hurricane Sandy approaching FL at the time, but the organization managed to put together 5 races in the 20-30knot range, making it a valid Championship.
Class 'rookie' Mischa Heemskerk got the title, followed by Andrew Landenberger and the 2011 World Champ, Steve Brewin.
Below a series of links to reports, posts, images and results of a very special Worlds.

We all expect to trickle down developments from the ACup to our Formula racing cats. But this is a "Trickle Up" case, as it has been used previously and successfuly in racing by two of the top 3 at last Worlds in Isla Morada including Mischa who got the title.
Another scale and dimension altogether for sure, but we can think the goal is the same.

Dear fellow A class Sailors,
I would like to welcome Martin Vanzulli to the A class Association as he has now taken on the role as Editor for our new website.

Attached you will find the offers of FRA and SWE for the venue of the European Championship 2014.
All countries must vote on their favorite no later than the 15th of December, so let your national A-Class Association president know your favorite before then.

The Club Nautique of Antibes Juan les Pins www.club-nautique-antibes.frorganises the 40th Ski Voile 2013 edition.
This combination event will start in the famous Mercantour ski resort, Auronhttp://hiver.auron.com/
Then, On Mediterranean basin of Antibes Juan les Pins , the event will gather Dragon, 5o5, Finn, Catamaran, together and 420 Class also.

Scheurer Design & Eng. and D3 Applied Technologies have signed a long term partnership to couple Scheurer's expertise in composite materials with D3's knowledg
e in Computational Fluid Dynamics & Boat Design.

In Spring of 2013 the above collaboration will launch a newly designed A-Class Catamaran called the “Scheurer D3”.

Dear fellow sailors,
First of all I would like to thank Stefano Sirri for the years he has worked for the class and wish he, and his family well for the future. I am sure Stefano will continue to enjoy his sailing with the rest of us.

Secondly, I would like to congratulate Mischa Heemskerk on becoming the 2012 World Champion. It is to be hoped that after Mischa’s success more sailors from the F18 class will follow him into the A class.