The Tornado is a double handed multihull class recognised as an International Class by the International Sailing Federation . It was used for the Catamaran discipline at the Olympic Games from 1976 to 2008.
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18-684: A remarkable day for British sailing on the Olympic stage in Japan, making history winning a silver Medal, the first ever British team to do so in the Mixed multihull, which debuted at Rio 2016 , and taking Britain's first medal in a multihull class since Reg White & John Osborn 's gold medal in the Tornado at Montreal 1976 . The pair continued their good run to win the 2021 World and European Championships. He represented Team GB , along with partner Anna Burnet , in
27-529: Is among the fastest double handed catamarans, with an ISAF Small Catamaran Handicap Rating System rating of 0.934 and a D-PN of 59.0. It is the fastest catamaran in the RYA Portsmouth Yardstick scheme, with a 2015 Portsmouth Number of 634. The Tornado was used as the equipment for the multihull discipline in the Olympic Games from 1976 through 2008, when multihulls were deselected. Please see
36-581: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles John Gimson John Gimson (born 11 March 1983) is an Olympic Silver Medallist and two time World champion in sailings Mixed multihull Olympic discipline. He lives in Congleton . In 2020 he became world champion in the Nacra 17 World Championship with partner Anna Burnet . They were selected for the British Olympic team and gained silver medals at
45-497: The 2020 Summer Olympics . A veteran by the standards of many, John Gimson has forged a career in various formats of sailing and followed up success in the lead-up to Tokyo alongside Anna Burnet with silver in the Nacra 17 class at the 2020 Games. The duo won the 2020 Nacra 17 World Championship plus silver medals at the 2019 European Championships, World Cup Final and the Olympic test event. Gimson's youth career yielded silver medals at
54-598: The Isle of Sheppey , England. At the IYRU Olympic Catamaran Trials for international status, where it defeated other catamarans. To increase its performance even further, the Tornado was modified in 2001, with a new sail plan which included a spinnaker and spinnaker boom, as well as an increased sail area of the existing sails. An additional trapeze was also added, and the jib was made self tacking. The Tornado
63-525: The Nacra 17 class at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo winning a silver medal. Gimson's World Championship success includes winning the 2020 Nacra 17 Worlds and 2nd Place at the 29er World Championships . This biographical article related to sailing in United Kingdom is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tornado (sailboat) The boat was designed in 1967 by Rodney March from
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81-623: The World and European Championships and his CV also features a 2013 Americas Cup appearance, as well as eight years racing keelboats. Gimson joined Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson in 2012 as their training partner in the Star class for the Olympic cycle ahead of the London Games but the Star class was dropped as an Olympic event following 2012, leading to his eventual switch to Nacra 17. He and Burnet would cap off
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