Kick-up Cleat BTW, I saw a lot of references to some sort of kick-up cleat systems in the anti-capsize discussions. This was the first one I used...
Anti-Capsize It appears that HTMO9 is very concerned about the subject of capsize,...as have many multihull sailors since multihulls became...
I really like these two,...classy shear lines.
For the pure enjoyment of sailing I think there is nothing better than tiller steering, and that is even more difficult to experience as the boat...
Its tough to make a large catamaran aesthetically pleasing, and even tougher sometimes in the really big ones. I was always a fan of some of Peter...
Nice looking rendition Kajan! PS: It even looks fast, just sitting still :D
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Rather surprisingly I just recently happened to have received a private message from a gentleman asking about helping him understand a mast aft...
I wrote this in jest back when I was 73,...I just turned 81, and not so sure I could do it now You know I can still imagine sailing a big 65-foot...
I'm not sure what went wrong with my posting the images,...some were full size, others were NOT? I was trying to show how with a little bit of...
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I'm going to use my old model of the boat to show the rigging, but please remember I have not modified this model of the boat to reflect the new...
Sheer Beauty ...from a reply letter I sent to Soundings a few years ago Just finished reading your article about Ray Hunt in the June issue of...
Backstaying your new rig? How do you intend to add backstays to this rig of your new design?,...to counter that BIG genoa and avoid that BIG...
Dear HTMO9,……..my curve ball pitch That is a REALLY BIG MAINSAIL. I have trouble imaging handling such a big sail, particularly short...
I have become very good friends with a housing contractor here in St Augustine, who at one time was chief engineer on a large private owner...
Dear HTMO9, I appreciate your taking the time to give the Dyna rig a serious consideration. Sorry it did not work out. But I have one other...
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/orcas-sink-another-boat-in-the-strait-of-gibraltar-180983203/
Is this boat design marketable in todays market?.....or too small,...or too slow,...or what???
What's going on?...this seems to be just another in a string of similar events,......
