Woods trailerable cats

[DennisRB]

Hi, great site and forum This place seems to be packed with experts in leading edge and race winning design.

I have been searching the net for trailerable boats with good performance price and space.

The farrier designs look great but they appear difficult and expensive to build. I found this http://www.sailingcatamarans.com/1sango3index.htm and http://www.sailingcatamarans.com/1sango3index.htm

They appear to be buildable by an amateur and the design seems promising. I wonder if anyone knows anything about these boats. I am having trouble finding independent reviews etc.

What do others think?

A bit of background on myself, I am 23. love sailing design and building, and am currently restoring a highway swing keel trailer sailor (slow) also does anyone have any info on the highway?

I sure like the looks of the Sango! And the "Pop Bottom" is one of the most brilliant innovations in cruising cats I've seen in 40 years of designing and building boats.Why didn't I think of that?!
I've never built or sailed a Woods but I've read good things about his boats. And, again, I'm awed by the innovation and appreciative of her good looks.

[DennisRB]

It looks great hey. I stuffed my link in my first post this is wizard, a slighly smaller version on sango.

Wizard

[SeaDrive]

If you are wondering if Woods is a proven designer, the answer is yes. He has a lot of boats built to his designs, including a several high-volume production boats, e.g. Strider. I think he may spend a lot of time building and sailing which is probably good for his designing, but bad for his business, i.e. he could use more publicity. He is probably more interested in the home build market than is good for his pocketbook. He pursued fame through racing success for some years, but I sense that his business has moved more the direction of cruising boats since he made his reputation. He seems too sensible to get caught up in the craziness of the big-time European multihull racing circuit, in an case.