My first time standing in the cabin. 50 feet, and 32 passengers.  Building near Seattle.

#catamarans  #passengerferry  #lakechelan  #multihulldesigns 

in my Automotive Design/Production magazine I read about a new composite being by the University of Portsmouth in UK. They are using a date palm fiber biomass for things like bumpers and liners. The products are reported to have better tensile strength and better low velocity impact strength.
Date palm fiber polycaprolactone PCL bio-composite is completely biodegradable and recyclable…”

Mechanical properties.  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1020216906846

I get a bending strength of about 50,000 psi which is impressive.

In development now. The beachable resort version first. 19′ x 8′.  It will be vinylester/glass, not rotomolded.

This arrangement is proven as it has sailed for years. I have been told that it can rotate 90 degrees each way from centerline.
John Fanta would prefer Colligo Cheeky Tangs for the shrouds.

Chaak recently popped up on the Classical Sailing Multihull page. After she ran hard on the beach, destroying the original amas, I was asked to design new amas and beams for Chaak. ’85 maybe? They have proven to be tough. It did a run to Hawaii and back. It was campaigned harder than most PNW boats at that time. I recall Tim mentioning one time when the route back from Hawaii was by way of Alaska. Tim started to realize that when the shadow parted from the boat every few waves, it meant they were airborne.

USCG aircraft above asked if then needed help. “Nope”.
I recall that there was a Constant Camber 44 designed that was supposed to beat Chaak in racing. In fact it was nicknamed “Chaakduster”. Was not even close.

I was sent this great picture of Pipe 3.
I understand that back when it was Faamu Sami, Salty used to singlehand it everywhere while out cruising. Nice.

It was a great time presenting my designs that night at NEMA. Thanks again Andrew. And then the next day I got to climb all over and inside my 46′ trimaran design Pipe 3.  Bob Gleason let us have the amazing time.  Thank you Bob.

I rode down to the event with former crew and amazing sailor David Osteen. As we were leaving a marina, he spotted an ama sandwiched up on the hard in between a dozen varied craft.
We got out for a closer look. It was my 46 performance tri design Pipe 3 (formerly Faamu Sami).  It was the first time I have seen the boat.

I was fortunate enough to be invited to present my designs to the New England Multihull Association, (NEMA) in Newport RI.
My PowerPoint had 200 slides and nobody fell asleep. Cool.  I met some great people there.