Located in SoCal. It gets used a lot there. CM developed plywood hull construction. A beautiful boat.
A Great Picture of My 42′ Cruising Cat
Category Archives: Cruising Multihulls
New 44′ Catamaran Design
I have just been given permission to release my new 44′ sailing catamaran design. It was based on my circumnavigating 42′ cat. With lots of improvements. It will be on the website soon. Foam/glass.
Capricorn Cat Coming Home From Hawaii
my first 45′ cat design, with a video of their trip back from Hawaii.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmoGixZfGsE&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR31QDa4O-WtSTzTzAWahHq5mznfnwbT6Us0VbjV48fk9ZLyNsm9NZdeNTk
Grit Heads South
I got this nice picture from the owners of Grit, one of my heavily modified 45′ cruising cat designs. Heading South for the winter. Notice that the mast is now up.
Grit Underway
Grit. Voyaging under power on a beautiful day. Amazing finish inside and out.
link fixed now I think.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7jsM37zsw3k
Grit Launch
Paul started with the KHSD 45 cruising cat plans, but wanted some changes. I did a composite bow tube design for him.
I don’t recall being told it would be forward cockpit. The helm is indoors, which is always good.
Quemarla Has a New Home,
Back to it’s first home after a lap around the world.
Nice note from the new owner, Paul.
“Paul Willison
January 6 at 4:46 PM
When Kurt Hughes designed this boat he really got it right. Tacking strongly into big Western Australia seas and wind. We are comfy and dry and pointing high biggest problem is trying to slow down. Thanks Kurt”
45 Cruising Cat Update
I’m finally able to start updating the very successful 45 cruising cat plans. Some of the recent performance cruising cats that I have seen look like they intend that looking good is more important than being usable.
It will still have full headroom, excellent shorthanding ability and cruising usability.
It does have a hotter sail plan keeping with trending now.
The plans are available at the old price until the study plan set of the update is available.
Charly Cruising
One of my USCG certified cat customers, Charly, takes his boat out cruising. A lot. 36 x 24 feet. http://charlysboat.com/ for the tours. And http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/boat-building/kurt-hughes-daycharter-36-a-31846.html for its story.
Alex Is Cruising
Alex took Salty Cat out for a cruise to Sucia Island. “There was no dock space available and the mooring buoys were all taken so we had to anchor. We did this at the shallow head of the bay, much to the envy of the deeper draft sailboats.” Recall Salty Cat is a 45′ foam/glass cat with an unstayed Aeroesque mast.
