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oldmulti attached a file to the thread Multihull Structure Thoughts.
Goldcoast Yachts in the Caribbean does many interesting sailing and power multihulls. The main market now appears to be power cats and...
Feb 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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oldmulti liked rwatson's post in the thread Dry Strip Planking.
Strip planking is one of the best ways to get a compound, complex , efficient hull shape. There are plenty of Youtube videos on strip...
Feb 17, 2025 at 7:41 AM -
oldmulti attached a file to the thread Multihull Structure Thoughts.
Just a short comment on the Sail GP in Australia. The new T foil cats are very responsive to driver, wing and foiler controller input....
Feb 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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oldmulti liked Skip Johnson's post in the thread Multihull Structure Thoughts.
The cambered panel staysails on QB are the result of a long journey to find a sail rig uniquely suited to a proa. The balanced club sail...
Feb 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM -
oldmulti attached a file to the thread Multihull Structure Thoughts.
A short one about traditional proa’s built today using available materials from the islands. This is about John Scull (a Canadian) who...
Feb 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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oldmulti attached a file to the thread Multihull Structure Thoughts.
The final (for now) Skip Johnson proa. The “Questing Beast” more commonly known as the QB. This was the proa that Skip used in the Texas...
Feb 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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oldmulti attached a file to the thread Multihull Structure Thoughts.
“Nomad” was created for 2011 WoodenBoat’s Design Challenge but Skip Johnson did not enter. Chuck (of Duckworks) said it seemed a shame...
Feb 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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oldmulti liked Skip Johnson's post in the thread Multihull Structure Thoughts.
More re wingsails. The original trials with a wingsail on the Bionic Broomstick, which originally had a cambered panel staysail, were...
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oldmulti attached a file to the thread Multihull Structure Thoughts.
Skip Johnson’s (sorry about the spelling) next Proa after Nomad was a “simple proa” that could sail as a Pacific or Atlantic proa....
Feb 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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oldmulti liked Skip Johnson's post in the thread Multihull Structure Thoughts.
Thanks Oldmulti, the only corrections I've got is last name is Johnson ;-) and the wings were hot wired foam with light fiberglass skins...
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oldmulti attached a file to the thread Multihull Structure Thoughts.
Skip Johnstone occasionally visits this thread. He is a prolific home boat builder designer who has built about 35 water craft of all...
Feb 11, 2025
