Nitro 80

8 m one-design keelboat with lifting keel, designed by Jacques Fauroux and built by Caparros.

Design

: Jacques Fauroux
: Jacques Fauroux Nitro 80
: Chantier Caparros

: 7.98m

: 2.48m

: 1.85m

: 1,100kg

: 35m²

: 82m²

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Designer(s)The designer of the boat: hull shape, appendages, structure, sail plan.See in the glossary

DesignThe drawing a boat is built from; sister-ships share the same design.See in the glossary

ShipyardThe company that builds the boat, or carries out major work on it.See in the glossary

Keel typeThe weighted fin under a monohull's hull, which stops it drifting sideways and keeps it upright.See in the glossary

LiftingA keel that can be raised into the hull to reduce draft.See in the glossary

Hull materialWhat the hull is made of: carbon, glass fibre, composite, aluminium, wood or steel.See in the glossary

CompositeA material made of fibres (glass, carbon, flax…) set in resin.See in the glossary

Hull lengthLength of the hull alone, without the bowsprit or protruding appendages.See in the glossary

Max beamMaximum width of the boat; for a multihull, from one float to the other.See in the glossary

DraftHow deep the boat sits: from the waterline to the lowest point of the keel.See in the glossary

DisplacementThe mass of the boat ready to sail, equal to the mass of water it displaces.See in the glossary

Upwind sail areaSail area carried when the boat sails towards the wind: mainsail and headsail.See in the glossary

Downwind sail areaSail area carried with the wind on the beam or from behind, with the big headsails.See in the glossary

Hull length

Rig

Foils

Keel type

Air draft

Hull material

Mast height

On-board energy

Displacement

Foil version

Upwind sail area

Downwind sail area

Nitro 80

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