origami

Aluminum hull and deck. Cut, weld and fold without dart and chine.

Lod 28'-5" x Beam 12'-0". Twin keels or lifting keel. Twin rudders. Possibility of inside steering.

Simple sail plan. 520sq/ft., Mast, rigging and deck gear.

At 36 feet, Whitecap's hull is designed to be built in metal by a folding method, better known as "origami". With the use of thick plating and few internals, the shell part of the building is fast. The shape obtained is a classic double-ender with the possibility for many options in...

At 36 feet, Whitecap hull is designed to be built in metal by a folding method, better known as "origami". With the use of thick plating and few internals, the shell part of the building is fast. The shape obtained is a classic double-ender with the possibility for many options in...

At 36 feet, Whitecap's hull is designed to be built in metal by a folding method, better known as "origami". With the use of thick plating and few internals, the shell part of the building is fast. The shape obtained is a classic double-ender with the possibility for many options in...

At 36 feet, Whitehead's hull is designed to be built in metal by a folding method, better known as "origami". With the use of thick plating and few internals, the shell part of the building is fast. The shape obtained is a classic double-ender with the possibility for many options in...

At 36 feet, Whitecap's hull is designed to be built in metal by a folding method, better known as "origami". With the use of thick plating and few internals, the shell part of the building is fast. The shape obtained is a classic double-ender with the possibility for many options in...

At 36 feet, Whitecap's hull is designed to be built in metal by a folding method, better known as "origami". With the use of thick plating and few internals, the shell part of the building is fast. The shape obtained is a classic double-ender with the possibility for many options in...

At 36 feet, Whitecap's hull is designed to be built in metal by a folding method, better known as "origami". With the use of thick plating and few internals, the shell part of the building is fast. The shape obtained is a classic double-ender with the possibility for many options in...

I find this shot very romantic, and partly ironic, in a manner of speaking; the boat's owner lives aboard in this gorgeous Comox, BC harbour with a panoramic view of coastal mountains and a glacier, while the owners of the upscale houses ashore have spent 3 or 4 times as much for their homes...