Thompson T8

Sailing

The Thompson T8.  Club racer extraordinaire!

Point her into the wind and she will fight the 40 footers. Turn around and head downwind and….well, hang  on as this boat will take your breath away as she runs 15 knots plus downhill.

If you like to go fast, feel the exhilaration born of a wind powered Sports Boat then the T8 is for you.

Fast, Light, Simple, Cheap.

The T8 was designed from the ground up to win races. Whilst your competition is still looking around for wind the T8 Sports Boat will already be heading for the top mark.  But don’t think this baby is a light wind willy! Given a chance in a good blow she will show you what she has and leave the rest behind.

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The T8 has been built and raced in Australia, Europe the United states and now Japan. Yes that’s right if your looking for perfection in craftsmanship we can now promise the Japanese sailors that we will deliver from right here in Japan.

If you look on the sports boat used boat market you will be very, very lucky to find one of these Thompson boats. Just take a look at the specifications on this sailing sports boat champion and you will see why those who own them will not sell.

Features

Design

The T8 is designed as a one design with the added advantage of being a superb PHRF racer often beating the 40 footers around the course.

The designers have utilises the latest VPP software to help create a boat that is very fast and stable upwind yet exhilarating downwind.

It features wide and comfortable side decks and a large cockpit, all of the sailing controls are simple and easy to use.

The rig features no permanent backstay with rig tension adjusted from an optional hydraulic ram under the mast. The carbon mast is designed with the mainsail roach to bend in the puffs and allow the mainsail to exhaust.

The rotating carbon prod assists in sailing low downwind angles with asymmetric spinnaker.

Construction

The T8  is constructed using carbon/eglass fiber and epoxy resin with a foam core. Carbon fiber is used for additional stiffening where appropriate.

Internals are used with a simple grid system of foam ringframes.

The keel and rudder are constructed using carbon fiber stiffening.

Rig

The mast and boom are constructed in carbon fiber.

Shrouds are Dyform with Aluminium spreaders.

The bow prod is articulating and constructed of carbon fiber.

Deck Fitout

The deck has been kept as simple as possible.

Harken fittings have been throughout.

Spinlock stoppers used for lines.

Sails

Mainsail, light and medium jib with a heavy air option.

Spinnakers are asymmetric with one masthead and one fractional.

Code 0 is also available.

Dimensions

	Metric	Imperial
LOA	8.0 metre	26.2 feet
Beam	2.5 metre	8.2 feet
Draft	2.20 metre	7.2 feet
Sailing Weight	1200 kg	2640 lb
Crew Weight (6 people)	450 kg	990 lb
Ballast	450 kg	990 lb
SA UP	45.7 sq. m	492 sq. ft
SA Down	136.5 sq. m	1469 sq. ft