I see the wind load calculator is back again. Was down for a while. http://www.sailingcourse.com/keelboat/report_wind_load.htm

Just finished schematics on a fun one. An 85′ sailing container cat for Carribean. Side loading this version. Carries 4 40′ containers. Also carries a few passengers. Between islands, skipping the major ports.  1500 hp per side.  An aeroesque unstayed mast system.

Have I really been doing the Design Books for 30 years now? First one was suggested by notorious seadog Chris Ancliffe.

I have just gotten several orders for the Design Books: and I have run out. Of the 2012/2013 books. I will be doing a new printing of an updated 2014 book, but I have to get to anxious design customer’s work done first.  I expect to start sending about New Year.  I expect Amazon is in the future, but don’t have time to set that up yet.

Nick’s 42′ cat tied up. Nice paint.

I see it’s time again for the annual holiday plans set discount. Matthew has had a lot on his plate, as they say, but I understand it will hit on or about December 15th. The discount will be built right into the plans price at the shopping cart.
There will also be changes to the study plans.  As noted before, it seems that all I can accomplish anymore is email and special situations that happen to study plans orders. Study plans will now be $100 plus shipping. An option for PDF study plans will be added, for $50 and no shipping cost. They also include appropriate spreadsheets and word files.

But they seem happy.  Looking forward to unit #2.

Long shot, but does anyone know where the Sunchaser 58 molds are? I hear they are somewhere near Seattle, but not sure where.

I was honored to get a call from legendary multihull designer and builder Walter Greene today. It looks like he might be building one of my boats. I always appreciated his design eye and thought he did Newick better than Newick.

Always time for another Profligate shot. We live vicariously through Richard.  KHSD 63, and the mother ship of Latitude 38 magazine.

At Fish Expo I met the guys from Platypus Marine in Port Angeles, WA. http://www.platypusmarine.com/index.php
If your new 65′ catamaran suddenly needs a haulout, to see how bad Ollie mixed the epoxy, this is the place. I can’t find the maximum haulout width on their website, but my 65′ cats are 36′ wide; and they fit.