The Nacra 15 is a performance catamaran used for racing. It went into production in 2015. It was designed as a smaller version of the Olympic multihull class, the Nacra 17.
Youth selection In early 2015, World Sailing announced that they were looking for a new youth multihull for the ISAF Youth World Championships with a targeted crew weight of approx 110–130 kg . Nacra Sailing announced two bids for the trials, the existing Nacra 16 and the all new Nacra 15. After the trials and extensive consideration by World Sailing at their AGM in China, the Nacra 15 was confirmed as the new Youth World Championships class. It was also un-expectedly announced as a new class for the Youth Olympic Games. In 2016 British RYA selected the Nacra 15 as their new youth multihull boat, replacing the Spitfire.
Configurations Nacra 15 Club Nacra 15 World Sailing Nacra 15 FCS Hull colour White White White Main and jib colour White White White Spinnaker colour red/white/blue red/white/blue red/white/blue Dagger board shape Straight Curved Z-Boards Dagger board construction Aluminium carbon composite carbon composite Rudder winglets No Yes Yes
Events
Youth Olympic Games
2018 Buenos Aires (details)Teresa RomaironeTitouan PetardKenza CoutardLaila van der MeerBjarne Bouwer 2022 Dakar Postponed to 2026 due to COVID-19 pandemic
Open World Championships
2016 Lake Como Jack ButtersJames King Alex PhilpotJess D'Arcy Bjarne BouwerEliott Savelon 2017 Lake Garda Bjarne BouwerEliott Savelon Lucas ClayessensGauthier Verlhurst Georgia PayneDaniel Brown 2018 BarcelonaHenri DemesmaekerFrédérique Van EupenDoran Gouron Le RochKenza CoutardThomas ProustClément Martineau 2019 MarseilleRuben BoothRita BoothJesse LindstädtLisa RauschAndrea SpagnolliAlice Cialfi 2020 Geneva Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemicAxel GrandjeanNoëmi FehlmannThomas ProustEloïse ClabonManolo Geslin-GrimaudMarion Declef 2022 Lake GardaClément MartineauLou MourniacTitouan PétardElise LeconteThomas ProustEloïse Clabon 2023 Fort LauderdaleCody RoeKJ HillMarie MazuayClément GuignardClément MartineauMaë Cottereau 2024 BarcelonaMateo LeclercqMathieu PinsartCôme Vic-MolineroFatima TiaLorenzo SirenaAlice Dessy 2025 La RochelleLorenzo SirenaAlice DessyMarius PraudEmilie MansouriHannelien BorghijsSander Borghijs 2026 PlymouthMattia Di MartinoNina CittarAlessandro VargiuNoa LisciAnahita FontanilleLéo Jean-Albert
Youth Sailing World Championships - Mulithull Discipline
Foiling World Championships
2019 MarseilleLucas ClaeyssensAnne VandenbergheOwen BowermanJasmine WilliamsBenno MarstallerTheo Williams
European Championships
2018 Lake ComoHenri DemesmaekerFrédérique Van EupenAndrea SpagnolliGiulia FavaArnaud GrangeMarie van der Klink 2021 Silvaplana Clement MartineauThomas ProustCamille RigaudJulien MoutardeManolo Geslin GrimaudMarion Declef 2022 Carnac Axel GrandjeanNoémie FehlmannClement MartineauLou MourniacCamille RigaudLorcan Johnson 2023 Knokke-Heist Marie MazuayClément GuignardMateo LeclercqMathieu PinsartCôme RouseréHugues Vandermersch 2024 Cagliari Daniel García de la CasaNora García de la CasaMateo LeclercqMathieu PinsartHannelien BorghijsSander Borghijs 2025 BalatonföldvárAlessandro VargiuNoa LisciMattia Di MartinoNina CittarHannelien BorghijsSander Borghijs
Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers
2017 MedemblikBenno MarstallerChloe CollenetteShannon DaltonJayden DaltonMax WallenbergAmanda Bjork-Anastassov 2017 MiamiNicolas MartinAnnaClare SoleMark BrunsvoldDylan HeinzBen RosenbergClaire Housey 2018 BrisbaneWill CooleyEvie HaseldineTom CrockettTahine CaldecoatAshleigh SwadlingGeorge Morton
European Super Series 2019Silas MühleLevke MöllerLucas ClaeyssensAnne VandenbergheTheo WilliamsJasmine Williams 2020 Series cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2023Sam CoxSophie RavenMateo LeclercqMathieu PinsartFrederic SchuleCatharina Jacobs 2024Feline MousWillemijn ValkenburgTom JonesMaddie JinksMateo LeclercqMathieu Pinsart
References
External links Nacra Sailing, the builders World Sailing Youth Olympics Microsite Website Nacra 15 (YouTube video)