I just read of his passing in Pro Boat. Am I the only person who didn’t know?
I met him at one of the multihull design conferences held in Southampton back in the early 90s. He was a monohull designer who did his first trimaran, a Formula 40 tri, that was faster than any of its competition. I remember him as light hearted and unassuming. Godspeed.
Fair winds Ed Dubois, It’s sad that he passed on at such a relatively young age but what a legacy.
The F40 trimaran Full Pelt ended up with a 85′ rig, sending that beast would have been a thrill. They managed to cartwheel the boat at one stage apparently.
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