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Old 09-15-2011, 07:14 PM
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Rudy Choy

I just learned that we lost one of the great pioneers of modern multihulls: Rudy Choy passed away Tuesday evening, September 13, in Honolulu.
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Old 09-15-2011, 07:17 PM
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Rudy Choy

Thats a damn shame. Thanks for the info.
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Old 09-15-2011, 09:00 PM
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I just learned that we lost one of the great pioneers of modern multihulls: Rudy Choy passed away Tuesday evening, September 13, in Honolulu.
Only a couple of months after Gil Iwamoto.
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Old 09-16-2011, 03:00 AM
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Liked his thinking, now he's gone
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Old 09-16-2011, 08:44 AM
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I wish they would make the old plans available, most of those boats would still sail past the current condo cats. His book was an early inspiration. His son Barry is still designing.
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