Sailing in my case. Tried a beam mounted rudder today. Steers the boat very well, but a few details still to sort. Max speed 12 knots in 10 knots of breeze so I am slowly getting the bugs out. Went past an International 14 sailing higher and faster which was very satisfying.
I tried planing hulls on U (see www.harryproa.com) and they did not work. The boat tended to tip forward on the rocker rather than get up and plane. The narrow waterplane did not help either.
Rather than having the windward hull plane, you would be better shifting weight so it flies. In theory a Harry will beat any of the F boats, asssuming the standard of gear and crew is the same.
Spitfire is still down the club as far as I know. Contact Brett at Windrush catamarans to make an offer, or I can if you are serious.. All the bits are there, and the rumour is that Brett, who built it, now owns it. It reached very quickly (30+ knots by some reports) but was never raced.
BacK after a while. See the list is somewhat quiet. Must be all building or sailing I guess. I see Farrier is finally going to make the 22 footer availablle, with 4 (maybe a bit tight) berths. I was thinking, one of the reasons the trimaran design is so fast is because the middle hull planes, thus reducing the wetted area. I wonder, is it possible to get a HP ww (or both) hull to plane? I would really like an HP that makes a F-boat look slow, or marginally slow on a wetted area comparison when going fast. Still dreaming of a no sail, dry, very fast, unequal length (twin float) wind driven boat. What's the story with Spitfire? Is it still sailable, for sale, and what about the first owner? Is he/she contactable, was it a dog or what? Love to know (drooling).
Happy building, sailing, dreaming...
If it's not a Proa, it's probrably sloa. (thanks Chip for the spelling lesson, won't do it again) Can't spell in the Southern drawwwwwwl, sorry.
Hi All, BacK after a while. See the list is somewhat quiet. Must be all building or sailing I guess. I see Farrier is finally going to make the 22 footer...
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