Historical multihulls

Glad to see John is still sailing.

 

From what I understand remember there was a canadian or american wild thing built in New Zealand. How does that one fit in time wise?

 

The two Tennant Wild Things built here (in the Bay of Islands) were Taranui and Careless Intent, both sold to Auckland. There's a shot of Careless Intent at Okahu Bay haulout on the early pages of this thread, also a shot of two Wild Things in Australia.
Andrew Bogle (from the esteemed Auckland arty farty *******) was part owner of Taranui; there's a shot of them heeled over and powering in a Coastal Classic in the Tennant brochure Corley posted.
Here's Careless Intent again.
The Canadian Wild Thing (also in brochure page) the first strip planked multihull, was built in Auckland by Peter Sowman, then exported; sails on one of their lakes.

 

I noticed this interesting foiler trimaran in Lorient in one of the photos on Google Earth.

 

That's the final version of Eric Tabarly's Paul Ricard, named Cote d'Or 11. It was restored in Portugal after being towed there after a capsize.

 

Gary, Taranui went across the ditch did it not? CI still at Okahu bay I think. Note the aussie version has modified float bows - CI has the original configuration. I think one of Malcolms last tri designs was a larger version http://www.tennantdesign.co.nz/index.php?page=flying-circus

Pic is of the original clear finished boat that was exported to Canada

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R47HUZ16jrU

Certainly "Historical".

 

Graham,

Thanks for the video. Wish I had some French.
Some of the first boats I really paid attention to were in that start.

 

anyone remember the 'B' class catamaran 'Maggie' out of Speer's Point SC in AUS ?
red hulls afairc

sailed in the 70s but quite possibly a 60s design/build

 

This is Wild Thing in the Whitsundays executing a perfect score 10 nosedive. She recovered from the nosedive and went on to complete the race.

 

Great pic. Shows what one can accomplish if one tries hard enough judging from the sea state in the photo there doesn't appear to be a huge amount of wind. Anyone know what the cause was?

 

The wind funnels between the islands in that area and it was quite a windy day. After the gust the boat rounded up settled down ready to race!

 

So these two Wild Things are in a similar area, Corley?

 

I'll check with John and see if he knows anything about the other Wild Thing.

 

This pic was taken in June 1971 which I think qualifies it as a historical multihull.
Buccaneer 24 # 63, with my all girl crew.