Whisper
Sailboat specifications
The Whisper is a 17’8” (5.4m) double handed flying catamaran designed by Ron Price (United Kingdom). She is built since 2016 by White Formula (United Kingdom). She has been awarded "2016 - SAIL magazine - Best Performance Boat under 30ft".
Whisper's main features
- Model
- Whisper
- Hull type
- Catamaran
- Category
- Double handed flying catamaran
- Sailboat builder
- Sailboat designer
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Construction
- Carbon fiber reinforced epoxy:
Sandwich carbon fiber epoxy - First built hull
- 2016
- Last built hull
- Still in production
- Award(s)
- 2016: SAIL magazine - Best Performance Boat under 30ft
- Appendages
- Foils : twin T-foils with aft sensor
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Rudder
- Twin rudders with T-foils
- Unsinkable
- No
- Trailerable
- Yes
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- About23 900 €(2020)
Whisper's main dimensions
- Hull length
- 17’ 8”5.4 m
- Beam (width)
- 7’ 6”2.3 m
- Light displacement (MLC)
- 231 lb105 kg
Whisper's rig and sails
- Upwind sail area
- 192 ft²17.8 m²
- Downwind sail area
- 319 ft²29.6 m²
- Mainsail area
- 154 ft²14.3 m²
- Jib area
- 38 ft²3.5 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker area
- 165 ft²15.3 m²
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi (square top mainsail) fractional
- Mast configuration
- Fore beam stepped mast
- Rotating spars
- Yes
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Spars construction
- Carbon fiber spars
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire continuous
Whisper's performances
- Trapezes
- 2 set(s)
- Upwind sail area to displacementiThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.
The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.
Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat. - 861 ft²/T79.98 m²/T
- Downwind sail area to displacementiThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.
The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. - 1431 ft²/T132.99 m²/T
Whisper's auxiliary engine
- Engine(s)
- No engine
Whisper's accommodations and layout
- Cockpit
- No cockpit
White Formula Whisper sailplan - - 2/6
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © White Formula
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © White Formula
White Formula Whisper sailing - - 3/6
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © White Formula
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © White Formula
White Formula Whisper sailing - - 4/6
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © White Formula
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © White Formula
White Formula Whisper sailing - - 5/6
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © White Formula
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © White Formula
White Formula Whisper sailing - - 6/6
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © White Formula
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © White Formula
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