Any yacht that has this sort of distinct pilot house for the captain to steer from generally falls into this category.

What is a category a yacht. A short primer on ratings can be found on the Nordhavn website. Category A yachts can handle waves up to 23 feet in height and wind over 47 knots. To be classified in the A category boats have to score 32 or higher on the STIX scale.

STIX short for stability index defines four categories of boats. Jeanneau lists CE Category A-9 B-10 C-12 for the 39i and A-8 B-10 C-12 for the 39DS. Covers largely self-sufficient boats designed for extended voyages with winds of over Beaufort Force 8 over 40 knots and significant wave heights above 13 feet but excluding abnormal conditions such as hurricanes.

In tobos thread some people mention Hanse yachts in general being designed to mainly be at anchor or in marinas not sailing on oceans so I started wondering about what relevance if any the CE category of the yacht might have. They are also designed to be self-sustainable for long voyages. Category A Yachts Are Ideal For Open Oceans Yachts are categorized into four main categories.

Lots of rated boats have met with disaster and lots of non-rated boats are plying the seas it all depends on AMOC. A Class A yacht boat is a vessel that is built to navigate the open ocean and surpass a force 8 on the Beaufort scale and surpass waves higher that 4 meters. Find Boats by type or category that includes most researched power boats sailboats personal watercraft and outboard motors.

Category A Ocean. Category A boat limits are a minimum mass of 30 tonnes and an AVS greater than 130 - 2 x massº but always equal to or greater than 100º. Pilothouses are enclosed on all sides for comfortable cruising in harsh weather and are usually separate from the main cabin.

Why is there more than one CE mark for each boat what are the numerical designations and why would one be A-9 and the other A-8 when they are nearly. Design categories as in the amended Directive Category A - Ocean. Bare boats or crewed yachts Bavaria Lagoon Beneteau Jeanneau Fountaine Pajot.