I can’t believe how much nicer it looks than I ever had time to make it.
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More Greg Lynn Trimaran
I have to admit this unit looks so cool that I can’t stand it. What a work of art! The green windows make no logical sense but how cool are they?
It almost like a 15 year old gamer designed it to only exist in cyberspace, unrestrained by how it will be at sea. I can think of a dozen things that will not be right at sea, but it doesn’t matter. It looks so cool.
John Marples on Synthetic Rigging.
Nice article by John Marples in the last ProBoat issue.
New Pic of Pipeline 3
Got this nice shot of Pipeline 3 my 46′ cruising tri, formerly Famu.
Cargo 60 Catamaran
I worked on this cargo cat for the Caribbean over the winter. It is designed to be rock bottom inexpensive to build. It will be built using a developed plywood half hull mold. Instead of core it will be solid skin with triaxial stringers. Internals and connectives are epoxy/plywood.
At first glance it may look similar to the powercat 89 but except for the reverse bows, nothing is similar. Instead of flare it merely has a spray deflector.
I finally wanted to render it and Monday I will get back to plotting out everybodys plans.
Windyty Wind Forecast
I think I had this once before, but I understand it has been upgraded. So here you go.
https://www.windyty.com/?surface,wind,now,37.788,-146.733,4
89′ Powercat Update
The 85′ Powercat is being updated to 89′ and will be built in Bali. Foam/glass. Flat panel construction to help cut back on the build time.
New Bieker Proa
At CSR today I saw this new Bieker proa of maybe 22′? It is plywood/epoxy which will make Kelsall froth, probably. Looked like it was 3mm or 4mm thick hull. Kind of a rounded chine probably.
Odd I thought in two ways. It has a big bow overhang and the cabin/cockpit is right at the transom. Designed like it’s a retro unit. It will surely pitch in waves and will surely drag transom. Odd. The upgrade to my power proa will have reverse bows, be of developed ply, and will have lots of hull aft of the cockpit and beams. Find the teachable moment.
Salty Cat Goes Swimming
Alex launched his aeroesque unstayed 45′ cat last week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L11P_xdV3jY
For me it really starts about a minute in and in the water closer to 4 minutes. It seems to sit nicely on the water. And notice that there are no straps so he must have used lifting plates. Nice. There will be more soon.
New Address for Sea Breeze
I was informed that I had an obsolete link to Hawaiian Bob and his Sea Breeze Tours. I better fix site.
Should be http://www.napaliseabreezetours.com/
