naval architect needed for 60' circumnav tri

In addition to pay, you'll get excellent press in 1.4 million copies of a prominent magazine. I'm finishing my initial drawings and weight and materials spreadsheet and need to work with a naval architect/professional engineer for calculations and design. I've designed and built a 90' aluminum charter cat before, so I have experience. This one is an extremely skinny, light, aluminum tri, 60'x30', 6500 lbs, with tiny living space, two masts. I'm under a very tight deadline, building the boat and doing the trip for a high-circulation magazine, so I have to have the hull and rigging ready for an initial test sail by September 15, then I can add systems and equipment and do more test sails before leaving on the circumnavigation Dec 15. This isn't a stupid, fly-by-night project. I have 40,000 miles offshore, a 200-ton license, have built before, am also a bestselling author and professor, etc. I need an architect who is going to focus on the task, can spend some hours right away, this week or next, and not lecture me about how my project is unconventional.
It could be fun, for the right architect.
Best,
David

 

What r u after exactly?

 

Hi Paolo,
I'm looking for a naval architect to review and develop the plans so that I can build.
David

 

If you have not found one yet, try Pete Melvin at Melvin and Morreli Design for starters.

 

Aluminium Tri

Guppy

I will be able to help. Just contact me and we can talk.

Also I see your planning to do the build yourself, I have cost effective builders here who can build to a high level of quality. It's just an option; it depends on your priorities.

Halcyon.marine@gmail.com

 

thanks--may still need help

Thank you. I may still need some help. I've worked with an architect for much of the design, but he's been pulled off onto a megayacht project, so I may need help finishing up. I'll know in a few days.
David
david@davidvann.com

 

I would recommend Richard Woods.

http://www.sailingcatamarans.com

Over the summer he will be up in British Columbia. +(1) 250 539 5307

I had some discussions with him many years ago when we had a client interested in a 60ft alu cat. He is a formally trained, but very practical designer and engineer and in the multihull sailing world has pretty much been there and done that.

 

Trimaran Guru

Ed Horstman of TriStar designs has inexpensive proven designs and books on how to build. I have built 5 of his tris, one for myself, neck named as "Roomarans" They have great comfortable room on board. 0 problem in 20,000 miles may last one is on out site, a 42' Airex foam cored and first with a mini keel, I run agound alot.

 

Thanks. I appreciate the info. Yves-Marie Tanton has been helping me out and doing a great job, so I think I'll start building later this week.
Best,
David