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Category Archives: New Designs
Discussion About Proposal for Zero-Emissions Sail Cargo Vessels
My 140′ sailing cargo trimaran is getting some traction.
An amazing discussion on my 140′ cargo trimaran. It’s 33 minutes but is worth listening to.
Ian, my customer got great news from Barbados.
“Good afternoon Kurt
Just received response from CEO EXPORT Barbados 🇧🇧
” This is excellent, looking forward to working to deliver this during 2025″
I guess you have to download it to hear
My Latest Resume
Kurt Hughes Sailing Designs – design
3123 Fairview Ave E, Suite 203, Seattle, WA 98102 ∙ (206) 719-4893 ∙ khughes@multihulldesigns.com
www.multihulldesigns.com
EDUCATION
1977-1979 University of Washington Seattle, WA
B.A., Architecture.
1979-1981 University of Hawaii Honolulu, HI
Graduate work.
1992 University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA
• Continuing Education in Engineering.
• Composite Materials Workshop XVI.
WORK EXPERIENCE
1984-present Kurt Hughes Sailing Designs Seattle, WA
Owner/Architect
Continue reading My Latest ResumeI Am Starting A New 49′ World Cruising Catamaran
First 3D model. In weird colors until I understand where everything goes.
My Trawler Style Livaboard
A former client got some 36′ plastic cat hulls and he wanted me to design a house for it. Instead he built something simpler and uglier.
Hawea Launched
My 48′ daycharter catamaran built by Pedigree Cats was launched June 6th 2024 at Raymond WA.
The boat was built for Woody Brown, son of the inventor of the Hawaiian beach cat. After sea trials it will sail to Hawaii.
It will be operating on Waikiki beach.
44′ Super Efficient Power Cat
This is a new 44’ powercat design by Kurt. It is simple, elegant, and perhaps the most bang-for-the-buck design I’ve seen. Kurt estimates displacement at 2550 kg/5600 lbs, which i suppose indicates the boat dry would be 4000 lbs and change. This would be a very easily driven hull. 2x 50-60hp outboards should be sufficient to go fast, and the mpg is going to be spectacular. Twin 40 gal tanks should give a range of 400-1000+ miles depending on conditions and how fast you want to go. Beam as designed fits in 18’/5.5m for docking, but could (should) be increased to 22′ -24′.
I am a professional boat builder and this is a boat I would love to build. A client of mine has commissioned these plans from Kurt and a detailed construction spreadsheet from me. At the moment they are unsure whether they wish to proceed with this design. Plans might be available at a discounted price. If you are interested, we are available to build this boat during the coming winter in Sarasota, Florida. If you are in Asia we can arrange to build this in the Philippines. Drop me an email at matthewhreynolds@gmail.com or text/call 1.941.323.5122.
To see more of Kurt’s designs, check out http://multihulldesigns.com.
My 32′ Cruising Trimaran
Sailing in Puget Sound.
My 35′ Power Trimaran
My 35′ power trimaran, built by legendary boat builder Andre Cocquyt. Foam/glass. Andre notes:
our trials got cut short due to hurricane Lee, the marina evacuated and it’s too late to put back in before the season ends per Oct. 1st. I saw 23.4 mph on the second test run. she likes to cruise happily and quietly around 3,400 rpm doing 14 mph. With engines in idle fwd, she does 6.5 mph. It will be interesting to see how she does next year with the trim mods and the swim platform.
POWER TRIMARAN
My friend, brilliant designer and builder, built one of my power trimarans.
It looks wonderful. Especially when I stand back and look at it.
A pair of 50 HP, 4 cycle outboards pushes it at 24 knots. Sea trials were cancelled due to hurricane.
#power trimaran
#composite
