Tempest Specifications:
The International Tempest is a 22-foot, two-man, high-performance keelboat equipped with spinnaker and trapeze.Tempest Specifications
Overall Length 6.70 m.
Beam 1.97 m
Weight 470 kg.
Ballast 230 kg.
Draft 1.10 m.
Mast Height 8.90 m.
Construction Fibreglass
Racing Crew Two
Tempest History
1960-1965 Designed by Ian Proctor during a range of IYRU trials
1969 Selected by the IYRU for the 1972 Olympics
1976 Used for the last time in the Olympics
1990 Redesigned by Ian Proctor
2000 New Class Rules Adopted
Today, people sail Tempests because they are remarkable boats, unsurpassed
by many newer designs. Worldwide competition in the class isnt as intense
as in the Olympic years, but new boats
and new sails are being built. It seems that old boats dont deteriorate
more quickly than the people who sail them. So while the average age of
Tempest sailors is increasing, the
boats continue to keep on sailing!