What are some good resources for information on centerboard foil shapes and total area for a catamaran?
I'm looking at cats in the 40' range for cruising, and I'm wondering how important the dagger boards are to the fixed keel. I prefer a Spartan...
[IMG] Anyone have any info on Loick's maxi-foiler record breaker trimaran design? Looks interesting.
I finally got around to reading Marchaj's research into the crab claw sail, and it was really interesting. I have heard people tried to duplicate...
[IMG] So, Here is a good question for the group. The twiggy MkII accomplishes its intended goal quite well: speed, low tech build, and...
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I'm excited to see corsair offer the Pulse 600, as it should renew interest in the beachcat/trimaran conversion efforts. It would be great to see...
I've always had an interest in racing multihulls built from plywood. I like the idea of building a trimaran out of wood that would be fast enough...
I was looking at warren light craft offerings as potential boats for the everglades challenge. Would the ultralight 20 or the little wing 15.5...
The Gougeon brothers were adapting what they had learned from iceboating to multihulls in the late 60s; with articulating floats, wave piercing...
Does anyone remember seeing a catamaran hull shape designed to provide additional stability when excessively healed? I was picturing a hull with a...
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Ok. Here is yet another offshore micro multihull thread. My question is, how long does a multi have to be in order for it to be off shore capable?...
I was hoping to get some advice on multihull sailing.. I have been racing monos for a while, so I thought stepping into a multi would be easy.....
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I was wondering if there was a general consensus for the foil section of choice on a catamaran. Is NACA0009 the best? What sections do the A cats...
I'm trying to decide on how to best set up the asymmetric on Janet C. I'm torn between a karver furler and a setup like the beach cats and the...
The everglades challenge is again underway. I was wondering what the forum thought the ultimate everglades challenge sailboat would look like. I...
I remember seeing a webpage of a designer discussing a sportboat hull that kept a symmetrical underwater shape at several angles of heel. I...
Here is a fun thought experiment: What would the ultimate 24' ish single handed bouy racer look like? My favorite monohulls in this size...