NACRA 6
Description
The NACRA 6.0 (often stylized as NACRA 6.0 or Nacra 6.0) is a high-performance beach catamaran designed by Roy Seaman and built by NACRA (USA) starting in 1988. It was developed as an evolution of the NACRA 5.8 series, with a focus on extreme racing—famously dominating the Worrell 1000 offshore endurance race for several years in the late 1980s/early 1990s. Production was limited (fewer hulls than the 5.2 or 5.8), making it a cult classic among multihull racers. It's a twin-daggerboard cat with a rotating mast, full-battened mainsail (significant roach for power), and trapeze for two crew—built for speed, upwind pointing, and heavy-air endurance rather than casual daysailing. The boat excels in moderate-to-strong winds: flies a hull early, planes/surfs aggressively downwind, and handles big breeze with skill (though it's demanding and capsize-prone for novices). It's more powerful and stable than the NACRA 5.8 (longer waterline, more sail area) but retains the responsive, low-drag daggerboard feel. Many are still raced in vintage fleets or as "all-out racers," with owners praising its ocean-racing pedigree and fun factor.
Construction Details
| Designer | Roy Seaman |
|---|---|
| Builder | NACRA (USA) |
| Length | 20.000 ft |
| LOA | 20.000 ft |
| Beam | 8.500 ft |
| Displacement | 304 lb |
| Max Draft | 3.180 ft |
| Min Draft | 0.420 ft |
| Year Built | 1988 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 26.30 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 7 ft |
| p | 35 ft |
| e | 8 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.30 ft | 7 ft | 35 ft | 8 ft | - | - | - | - |
Documents
Sails
NACRA 6 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 35 ft - (10668 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 8 ft - (2438 mm) |
| Leech | * 35.48 ft - (10814 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 35.63 ft - (10860 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 3.5 in - (89 mm) |
| Area | * 144.37 ft² |
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NACRA 6 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 21.77 ft - (6635 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 9.03 ft - (2752 mm) |
| Leech | * 19.43 ft - (5922 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 8.05 ft - (2454 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12.01 ° |
| Area | * 87.65 ft² |
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NACRA 6 - ASYMMETRICAL
| Luff | 27 ft - (8230 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 12.25 ft - (3734 mm) |
| Leech | 23 ft - (7010 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 248 ft² |
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NACRA 6 - SPINNAKER
| Stays | * 25.85 ft - (7879 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | * 12.6 ft - (3840 mm) |
| Foot | * 12.6 ft - (3840 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | * 277 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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