Stumbled onto some interior and other pictures of Dick Saltonstall’s KHSD 46′ cruising tri. I had not seen the finished interior before. I like the functional look inside.  And Faamu was one of  Ocean Navigator Magazine’s top 50 yachts of 2001.

http://uk.yachtworld.com/boats/2001/Hughes-46′-Trimaran-1946989/United-States
and of course the rave from a couple of years ago:  I sailed on Faamu Sami, a custom Kurt Hughes 46′ tri, this past weekend and there’s no wire in the standing rigging.  BTW, the race was from Falmouth, ME to
Yarmouth, NS, 180 mi.  We set a course record lowering the time from 18 hrs 35 min to 12 hrs 20 min.  It was a blast!

Regards, Ira Heller

The Multihull Source
508 295-0095
http://www.themultihullsource.com 

I had not paid attention to how many first-to-finishes Kevin Millett’s cruising boat has racked up over the last 7 years.  Kevin designed the boat, with KHSD doing the hull design. Unlike most racing multis, they also took a lap around the Pacific a few years back.  But look at these:(2010) “NAWILIWILI — Kalewa, a 50-foot cat, swooped in on the inside track, close to the jetty wall to take the lead, Thursday.
Kalewa held on to the lead through most of the race, but could not overcome its handicapping as Fast Company, piloted by Jim Saylor, settled a three-way race between the smaller boats to take the first race of the Gene Wells Memorial Series hosted by the Nawiliwili Yacht Club.
“Kalewa must have a huge, huge lead to win,” said Sharon Gibson, the NYC scorekeeper, watching the catamaran return in a strong lead position from the Ninini Point turnaround.”
and back in 2004, “Kalewa captures O’ahu-to-Kaua’i race: Kalewa, a 46-foot catamaran built by Kevin Millett, swept the Nawiliwili Yacht Club’s Kaua’i Channel Race this past weekend. Kalewa finished the race from Ko Olina, O’ahu, to Nawiliwili, Kaua’i, in 6 hours, 20 minutes, 16 seconds. In 13 previous races, the event started at the Ala Wai. Kalewa was first overall in elapsed time, time, corrected time (6:38:34) and in the multihull division in the 78-mile race.”

Anyone?
“Mr. Hughes:
My name is Barry Neville.
I’m trying to locate Bill Anderson who built one of your catamaran designs and named it Feet.
Bill was my foreman for many years in Alameda Ca.
We were in touch by email for many years and now I am unable to contact him.
Have you heard from him? If so can you forward his new email address?
I must add the I had sailed on San Francisco Bay for more than 40 years when I took my first ride on Feet. I have never enjoyed as comfortable or as FAST a ride in my life. I still brag about it.
Thank you

Barry Neville”
BNeville@centurytel.net
See Matthew’s pictures of the boat at
http://cadanoche.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=1579

I stumbled onto this picture of my first tri sailing the Duck Dodge race in 1980. Note that the race is several laps long; we are not behind the fleet. And that is Chaak’s (40′ tri) spinnaker.  Most of all notice the smoke of the second Mt. St. Helens blast in the distance.

Got a nice link http://proboatradio.com/2011/06/24/kurt-hughes-multihulls/
and how about this on facebook,
Barbara Jean Sunshine Walsh “We’ve already had 100 listeners w/in 48 hours. (A lot of them seem to be coming in from some multihull design site.)” Thanks everyone.

Looking for my boat title last night I stumbled onto this old picture of the charter cat Kamanu. It was taken in 1984 at the Schooner Creek boatyard in Portland, OR. Kamanu was my first charter design and still operates every day in Kona, Hawaii.  Cylinder molded plywood/epoxy construction.

Another pic of Alex’s carbon unstayed mast being bagged at Jim Bett’s shop.

The Proboat Radio experience was big fun.  Thanks again to Barbara Jean and Ann.

http://proboatradio.com/2011/06/24/kurt-hughes-multihulls/

Pic of the second Earthwise powercat destined for Uganda. It is getting a protective glass coating. Albert and Andrew hitting it.

Ok. Its http://proboatradio.com/2011/06/24/kurt-hughes-multihulls/
First time on my co-presenters tried to keep me from humiliating myself by talking about DIY builders. They knew nobody cared about that and that two billionaire’s toys worth half a billion between them were much more interesting to the listeners.
Last time I was introduced as my friend Roger Hatfield. Maybe tomorrow will be more fun. See you there, as they say.