New builder from Kuwait looking for help & tip

[BaronQ8]

Hi all .. My name is Aziz I'm from Kuwait I love sailing but I know very little about it. I own 19' power boat
My dream one day to have a sailboat big to travel around the world ..would be great if 30+ cat

I need to start somewhere to learn sailing and boat building .. I was thinking of some thing like Tornado catamaran ..love to build it and use it
But I have no clue how
we don't have revers or lake in Kuwait only sea

can anyone help me? how to start boat building ..can I start with Tornado catamaran ( please say yes ) any good plan to buy, books ( simple books ) please don't say school as we don't have sailing/ building boat school in Kuwait

so happy to find this forum

thanks in advance for all your help

[gonzo]

If you want something simple, try a Wharram. Tornados are high perfomance complex boats.

[BaronQ8]

what the diffrent between Tornado catamaran and Wharram ? I google Wharram look almost the same .. really cool boat

[gonzo]

Are you joking with me?

[daiquiri]

Originally Posted by BaronQ8

what the diffrent between Tornado catamaran and Wharram ? I google Wharram look almost the same .. really cool boat

The difference if huge, even if they might appear similar to a guy who doesn't know how to evaluate and compare sailboats - like you admittedly do.

Wharrama are wooden hard-chine double-enders, designed for ease of build and handling:



You can find the design plans here: http://wharram.com/site/node/40


Tornado is a grp round-bilge, transom-stern speed machine which requires experience both for handling and for building:



The dimensions and templates for Tornado can be found here (class rules): http://www.tornado-class.org/class/class-rules.htm
or here, for wooden construction: http://www.thebeachcats.com/index.ph...2_itemId=11015

If I were you, I'd follow Gonzo's advice and would go for a Wharram. You'll be able to learn a lots about boat-building and will get a vessel on which you'll learn to sail in ease.

Cheers!

[BaronQ8]

First thank you both for your help and info

Gonzo didn't mean to upset you remember I'm a newbie in this but I'll do what ever it takes to make my dream happen

Daiquiri love the site's thanks a lot man ... what do you think about this site plans http://wharram.com/
?
have you every use one from there ? are they clear, simple ?what do you recommend to start with? I was thinking of the 17'