The Tornado is a double handed multihull class recognised as an International Class by the International Sailing Federation. It was used for the Catamaran discipline at the Olympic Games from 1976 to 2008.
Design
thumb|left|One hull flying
The boat was designed in 1967 by Rodney March from the Isle of Sheppey, England. At the IYRU Olympic Catamaran Trials for international status, where it defeated other catamarans.
To increase its performance even further, the Tornado was modified in 2001, with a new sail plan which included a spinnaker and spinnaker boom, as well as an increased sail area of the existing sails. An additional trapeze was also added, and the jib was made self tacking. It is the fastest catamaran in the RYA Portsmouth Yardstick scheme, with a 2015 Portsmouth Number of 634.
Events
Olympics
The Tornado was used as the equipment for the multihull discipline in the Olympic Games from 1976 through 2008, when multihulls were deselected. Please see the individual years for results Olympic Sailing Regatta
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| style="align:center;" | 1976 Montreal <br>
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Great Britain Great Britain <span style="font-size:90%;">(GBR)</span><br>Reginald White<br>John Osborn
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|United States United States <span style="font-size:90%;">(USA)</span><br>David McFaull<br>Michael Rothwell
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|West Germany West Germany <span style="font-size:90%;">(FRG)</span><br>Jörg Spengler<br>Jörg Schmall
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| style="align:center;" | 1980 Moscow <br>
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Brazil Brazil <span style="font-size:90%;">(BRA)</span><br>Lars Sigurd Björkström<br>Alexandre Welter
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Denmark Denmark <span style="font-size:90%;">(DEN)</span><br>Peter Due<br>Per Kjergard
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Sweden Sweden <span style="font-size:90%;">(SWE)</span><br>Göran Marström<br>Jörgen Ragnarsson
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| style="align:center;" | 1984 Los Angeles <br>
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|New Zealand New Zealand <span style="font-size:90%;">(NZL)</span><br>Rex Sellers<br>Chris Timms
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|United States United States <span style="font-size:90%;">(USA)</span><br>Randy Smyth<br>Jay Glaser
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Australia Australia <span style="font-size:90%;">(AUS)</span><br>Christopher Cairns<br>John Anderson
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| style="align:center;" | 1988 Seoul <br>
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|France France <span style="font-size:90%;">(FRA)</span><br>Jean Le Deroff<br>Nicolas Hénard
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|New Zealand New Zealand <span style="font-size:90%;">(NZL)</span><br>Chris Timms<br>Rex Sellers
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Brazil Brazil <span style="font-size:90%;">(BRA)</span><br>Lars Grael<br>Clinio Freitas
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| style="align:center;" | 1992 Barcelona <br>
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|France France <span style="font-size:90%;">(FRA)</span><br>Yves Loday<br>Nicolas Hénard
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|United States United States <span style="font-size:90%;">(USA)</span><br>Randy Smyth<br>Keith Notary
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Australia Australia <span style="font-size:90%;">(AUS)</span><br>Mitch Booth<br>John Forbes
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| style="align:center;" | 1996 Atlanta <br>
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Spain Spain <span style="font-size:90%;">(ESP)</span><br>Fernando León<br>José Luis Ballester
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Australia Australia <span style="font-size:90%;">(AUS)</span><br>Mitch Booth<br>Andrew Landenberger
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Brazil Brazil <span style="font-size:90%;">(BRA)</span><br>Lars Grael<br>Henrique Pellicano
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| style="align:center;" | 2000 Sydney <br>
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Austria Austria <span style="font-size:90%;">(AUT)</span><br>Roman Hagara<br>Hans-Peter Steinacher
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Australia Australia <span style="font-size:90%;">(AUS)</span><br>Darren Bundock<br>John Forbes
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Germany Germany <span style="font-size:90%;">(GER)</span><br>Roland Gäbler<br>René Schwall
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| style="align:center;" | 2004 Athens <br>
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Austria Austria <span style="font-size:90%;">(AUT)</span><br>Roman Hagara<br>Hans Peter Steinacher
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|United States United States <span style="font-size:90%;">(USA)</span><br>John Lovell<br>Charlie Ogletree
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Argentina Argentina <span style="font-size:90%;">(ARG)</span><br>Santiago Lange<br>Carlos Espínola
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| style="align:center;" | 2008 Beijing <br>
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Spain Spain <span style="font-size:90%;">(ESP)</span><br>Antón Paz<br>Fernando Echávarri
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Australia Australia <span style="font-size:90%;">(AUS)</span><br>Darren Bundock<br>Glenn Ashby
|style="vertical-align:top;"|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Argentina Argentina <span style="font-size:90%;">(ARG)</span><br>Santiago Lange<br>Carlos Espínola
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World Championships
Open
Mixed
See also
- List of multihulls
References
External links
- International Tornado Association
- ISAF Tornado Microsite