Tempest (keelboat)
The Tempest is a one design two man high performance keelboat with a trapeze. It was designed by Ian Proctor for the 1965 trials for the new Olympic Keelboat, which it won convincingly.
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| Development | |
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| Designer | Ian Proctor |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1965 |
| Design | One-Design |
| Role | Designed for the Olympic Games 1972 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 2 |
| Draft | 1.10 m (3 ft 7 in) |
| Trapeze | single trapeze |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | GRP (Sandwich allowed) |
| Hull weight | 480 kg (1,060 lb) |
| LOA | 6.66 m (21.9 ft) |
| Beam | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Fixed 228 kg (503 lb) |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 15.24 m2 (164.0 sq ft) |
| Jib/genoa area | 7.69 m2 (82.8 sq ft) |
| Spinnaker area | 25.9 m2 (279 sq ft) |
| Upwind sail area | 23.11 m2 (248.8 sq ft) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 83.4[1] |
| RYA PN | 942 |
| Former Olympic class | |
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Tempests on full speed reaching. Left old size spinnaker, right new size.
Advertizement Sticker of the International Tempest Association
The class has since progressed with the times, including a new deck and cockpit layout and changing the construction from GRP to a foam sandwich. In the last few years the rules have allowed a bigger spinnaker, longer spinnaker pole and the use of epoxy resin in the construction of the hull.
The Tempest has an unusual aspect in that it is a keelboat but also has a trapeze, a rigging element usually only found on certain dinghies. As a result the Tempest is just as exciting to sail as fast dinghies, but is much more forgiving and is unable to be capsized. Due to the planing hull shape and large sailplan, the Tempest is remarkably fast when sailing on a reach, and speeds in excess of 15 kts are not uncommon in moderate winds.
Tempests are sailed actively throughout much of Europe with fleets in Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria and the United Kingdom.
In sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics the Tempest class was used alongside the Star class as an Olympic racing yacht. The Gold Medal was won by Valentin Mankin and Vitaly Dyrdyra of the Soviet Union. For the 1976 Olympics the Tempest class was used in place of the Star class. The Gold Medal was won by John Albrechtson and Ingvar Hansson of Sweden.
Since 2010 the Tempest is one of the Vintage Yachting Classes at the Vintage Yachting Games.
Events
Olympics[2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1972 Kiel |
.svg.png){kind=small} Valentin Mankin Vitali Dyrdyra |
 Alan Warren David Hunt |
 Glen Foster Peter Dean |
| 1976 Montreal |
 John Albrechtson Ingvar Hansson |
Valentin Mankin Vladyslav Akimenko |
Dennis Conner Conn Findlay |
World Championship[3]
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1967 Weymouth | Cliff Norbury Colin Turner Reg White Andrew Garran |
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| 1968 Grosse Pointe | William Kelly Robert Connell |
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| 1969 Riva del Garda | Cliff Norbury Colin Turner |
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| 1970 Quiberon | John Linville James Linville |
 Ben Staartjes Cees Kurpershoek |
Falconer Dyson |
| 1971 Marstrand | Glen Foster Peter Dean |
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| 1972 | not held because of the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
| 1973 Napoli |  Valentin Mankin Vladimir Akimenko |
 Dotti Sibello |
Dyson Lindsay |
| 1974 Medemblik |  Uwe Mares Franz Wehofisch |
Krick Heldt |
Mebel Lohmann |
| 1975 Association Island | Giuseppe Milone Roberto Mottola |
John Albrechtson Ingvar Hansson |
Uwe Mares Franz Wehofisch |
| 1976 | not held because of the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
| 1977 Strömstad | John Albrechtson Ingvar Hansson |
Höss |
Greve |
| 1978 Castelletto | John Albrechtson Ingvar Hansson |
Twelkmeyer Schumacher |
Rolf Bähr Wolfgang Nothegger |
| 1979 Hayling Island | Rolf Bähr Wolf Stadler |
 Oskar Billik Jr Josef Essl |
Moncur Lowther |
| 1980 Medemblik | Rolf Bähr Michael Beckereit |
Haas Jörg |
Greve Pildner |
| 1981 | no championship | ||
| 1982 Seebrück | Rolf Bähr Wolfgang Nothegger |
Klaus Rösch Max Reichert Jr |
Sepp Höss Dieter Klarmann |
| 1983 Weymouth | Sepp Höss Dieter Klarmann |
Klaus Rösch Max Reichert Jr |
Rolf Bähr Wolfgang Nothegger |
| 1984 Portorož | Sepp Höss Dieter Klarmann |
Klaus Rösch Max Reichert Jr |
Rolf Bähr Wolfgang Nothegge |
| 1985 Medemblik | Rolf Bähr Wolfgang Nothegger |
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| 1986 St. Gilgen | Klaus Rösch Max Reichert Jr |
Rolf Bähr Wolfgang Nothegger |
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| 1987 Portorož | Rolf Bähr Wolfgang Nothegger |
Klaus Rösch Max Reichert Jr |
Sepp Höss Dieter Klrmann |
| 1988 Spiez | Klaus Rösch Max Reichert Jr |
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| 1989 Malcesine | Klaus Rösch Max Reichert Jr |
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| 1990 Medemblik | Klaus Rösch Max Reichert Jr |
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| 1991 St. Gilgen | Klaus Rösch Max Reichert Jr |
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| 1992 Balatonfüred | Christian Schäfer Herbert Kujan |
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| 1993 Warnemünde | Vincent Hösch Thomas Aueracher |
Christian Schäfer Herbert Kujan |
Klaus Rösch Max Reichert Jr |
| 1994 Brunnen | Klaus Rösch Max Reichert Jr |
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| 1995 Medemblik | Christian Schäfer Andreas Mader |
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| 1996 Villach | Christian Schäfer Andreas Mader |
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| 1997 Hartlepool | Jürgen Knuth Mike Knobloch |
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| 1998 Malcesine | Jürgen Knuth Mike Knobloch |
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| 1999 Saint-Raphaël |  Werner Meier Christian Spranger |
Klaus Rösch Max Reichert Jr |
Rolf Bähr Thomas Olbrich |
| 2000 Travemünde | Christian Schäfer Andreas Mader |
Rolf Bähr Thomas Olbrich |
Klaus Rösch Max Reichert Jr |
| 2001 Malcesine | Christian Schäfer Andreas Mader |
Werner Merier Alfred Geisser |
Klaus Rösch Max Reichert Jr |
| 2002 Brighton | Christian Schäfer Andreas Mader |
Rolf Bähr Thomas Olbrich |
Klaus Rösch Max Reichert Jr |
| 2003 Grandson | Christian Schäfer Andreas Mader |
Rolf Bähr Thomas Olbrich |
Pierre Mäder Andreas Dietrich |
| 2004 La Rochelle |  Philippe Boite Fabrice Toupet |
Rolf Bähr Thomas Olbrich |
Christian Schäfer Andreas Mader |
| 2005 Attersee | Christian Schäfer Andreas Mader |
Philippe Boite Fabrice Toupet |
Rolf Bähr Christian Spranger |
| 2006 Fort-de-France | Philippe Boite Regis Viateur |
Mario Suter Christophe Müri |
Gerhard Albrecht Hansjörg Schäfer |
| 2007 Warnemünde | Philippe Boite Regis Viateur |
Frank Weigelt Christian Rusitsch |
Rolf Bähr Thomas Olbrich |
| 2008 Weymouth | Frank Weigelt Christian Rusitsch |
Philippe Boite Regis Viateur |
Christian Schäfer Andreas Mader |
| 2009 Spiez | Phillipe Boite Regis Viateur |
Stephan Fels Timo Näf |
Frank Weigelt Christian Rusitschka |
| 2010 Hoorn | Frank Weigelt Christian Rusitsch |
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| 2011 Ebensee | Christian Schäfer Christian Rusitschka |
Rolf Bähr Christian Spranger |
Marior Suter Andreas Hochuli |
| 2012 Quiberon | Christian Schäfer Christian Rusitsch |
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| 2013 Travemünde | Frank Weigelt Arne Lanatowitz |
Cornelia Christen Ruedi Christen |
Stefan Erlacher Christian Wöhrer |
| 2014 Travemünde | Cornelia Christen Ruedi Christen |
Rolf Baehr |
Andreas Plettner |
European Championships[4]
European championships were only held when a World Championship was held outside the European continent. From 1980 no Europeans were held anymore.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1966 Burnham-on-Crouch |
Keith Musto Ian Winter |
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| 1968 Alassio |
Carlo Massone Favio Risso |
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| 1969 Kiel |
Cliff Norbury Colin Turner |
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| 1972 La Rochelle |
Ben Staartjes Cees Kurpershoek |
 Tomasz Holc Rutkowski |
Valentin Mankin Vitaly Dyrdyra |
| 1975 Brunnen |
Uwe Mares Franz Wehofisch |
Dotti Girardi |
Kohler Frey |
| 1976 Alassio |
John Albrechtson Ingvar Hansson |
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| 1977 Strömstad |
John Albrechtson Ingvar Hansson |
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| 1978 Kiel |
John Albrechtson Ingvar Hansson |
Oskar Bilik, Jr. Josef Essl |
Twelkmeyer |
| 1979 Attersee |
Oskar Bilik, Jr. Josef Essl |
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References
- "Keelboat Classes". US Sailing. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- Olympic results
- Worlds Archived 2011-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Europeans Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
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