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A catamaran is a vessel with twin hulls. Commercial catamarans began in 17th century England. Separate attempts at steam-powered catamarans were carried out by the middle of the 20th century. However, success required better materials and more developed hydrodynamic technologies. During the second half of the 20th century catamaran designs ...
Derek Kelsall (15 May 1933 – 11 December 2022) was an English multihull sailboat designer latterly resident in New Zealand. [1] [2] He began his career in surveying and in the oil industry, but found the lure of boats too great to ignore. Born in north Wales on 15 May 1933, he died in Thames, New Zealand on 11 December 2022, at the age of 89. [3]
trimaran: 60: built for Phil Weld Lark: trimaran: 1962: 24: named for Newick's daughter Lucky Strike: trimaran: 50: racing design Maine Cat 22: catamaran: 24: 18 examples built Moxie: trimaran: 46: 1980 OSTAR winner, built for Phil Weld Native: trimaran: 1976: 38: Ocean Surfer: trimaran: 1988: 40: 1988 CSTAR entrant Pat's: trimaran: 50: Newick ...
Wharram was born in Manchester, England.In 1953, after long studies into the records of boats of the Pacific in the libraries and museums of Britain, and inspired by Eric de Bisschop's book The voyage of the Kaimiloa, [1] he designed and built the first British ocean-going double-canoe-catamaran, the Tangaroa (length 23 feet 6 inches (7.16 m)) and in 1955–56 sailed with Jutta Schultze ...
This initial success inspired others to build similar boats. Crowther then studied electrical engineering in Melbourne [2] and in the early 1960s became involved in multihull design and the Amateur Yacht Research Society. [3] In 1962 Trio was built based upon his designs. [2] [4] Crowther's next design was the Kraken 25, garnering some ...
He constructed his first trimaran, a 40-footer with $600 that he borrowed from his grandmother in 1961. Although influenced by Piver's designs, Horstman diverged by using Boeing technology to make flush-decked sailboat ""with accommodation in all three hulls—the dreadnaught class of trimarans" [ 2 ]
2 Designs. Toggle Designs subsection. 2.1 Monohulls. 2.2 Catamarans. 2.3 Trimarans. ... He first became interested in multihulls after seeing a 40-foot catamaran in ...
Jim Brown is a multihull sailboat designer who collaborates with John Marples. [1] The pair are responsible for the Constant camber, Seaclipper and Searunner [1] series of trimarans. Early in his career, Jim Brown was inspired by Arthur Piver. Jim is now retired. [1]