Oldmulti: his name is Bernd, not Bernard. Now we have got that out of the way, please note that image number 10 is in fact from the Duo 480, my...
Weta hull form actually designed by Tim Clissold for which he received little or no credit
I sailed on the orange KD650 "Sparta" many times. It's a great boat. The only thing about it is that it is marketed as a trailable boat but...
Yes Richard, I am happy with my boat. And I am happy that you are happy designing boats that make your very experienced yachting magazine tester...
Hi Richard re those two clips: my boat has got slight weather helm when pressed. Because I have no head sails I cant really balance it any more....
Hi Richard my boat doesn't actually sail well by itself. it rounds up and goes into irons. However, to answer the question in the second part of...
Hi Jim yes, still around. We've covered a lot of ground since the above posting. The bi plane rig is nice, with the easy furling on the masts . I...
Steve, I already gave you all the answer you need. The sailmakers here want the big $$$ stuff. Give Chip an email, he's an expert on that sort of...
As a kiwi after some sails for my Duo 480 cat, after a distinct lack of interest from local sailmakers I approached Chip at Whirlwind Sails, San...
Just getting back to Bernd Kohler's designs, and talking about a small cruiser trimaran: yes he does have such a boat on the horizon. No plans...
Hi the original post here was just to point out the design, not to compare it with something bigger , or smaller , or with a larger sail area , or...
P5000 I don't think Bernd was making any outrageous claims here. The design is an old one for which , for reasons dating back to the...
hi Gary, I,m with you now, its a bit hard to identify where we were from the seaward side, looking at the photo. Re the booms or lack of- yes,...
Gary are you trying to alienate our northern hemisphere friends posting images like this? BTW I was out a little later in the morning after...
no worries (NFW as some locals here put it)
hi Redreuben I am not sure whether you caught my thread above , but my boat doesnt have the anti vortex panels. I wasnt intending to add them, so...
Hi Basil thanks for comments. As regards your tri, Im afraid you would have to ask someone on this site who might actually know something...
Hi indeed , that is the one and only GW in the photos. in fact i blame him for me getting myself into all this in the first place Re anti vortex...
Hi , just launched the above in Auckland New Zealand for the first time despite being finished for months, waiting on sails, trailer etc. It...
Re Duo480 (Kohler) Hi Gary thanks for the photos, hopefully I can get to sail the thing in some real wind soon. BTW I tried sending you separate...
