The second of my Earthwise Catamaran ferries in Uganda was launched yesterday. It is also plywood/epoxy CM construction. It also went over in a few containers. I am especially thrilled as the builders seem to have followed the plans on this unit. It may be over powered but we will see. There are a lot of pictures so I will do in a sequence. First Rob, the CEO and Aaron head of the away team.
I was sent a link to the launch of one of my 45 cats. It does not say whose boat it is. Splashy orange paint makes it look like a G4.
I do have several concerns upon looking closer. Where did the forward cockpit come from? I thought both Lat 38 magazine and I made good cases against doing that. Imagine opening the front door slugging to windward in a gale.
Next, vertical windows? Trying to imitate Gunboat again? Even my F150 doesn’t have vertical windows. I can’t tell if the window framing is plywood or foam/glass, but my sense is the windows will be blown out in the first chop the boat encounters. That would be survivable if the boat had a weather deck. That is coamings at the companionways. It does not. I hope I don’t see this unit on the news. A design is not a basket of features; it has to have an underlying cohesion of concept.
Some fool stole Holo Holo in the night and ran her on a reef. KHSD 64 powercat from Kauai.
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/honolulu-star-advertiser/20150808/283055528134883/TextView
How come Kath has the best picture? KHSD tri down under.
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.
One more great video from Holo Holo Charters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sVBNJzGXC8
https://www.holoholokauaiboattours.com/
Interestingly, aside from the inflatables, Kevin built all his own boats.
Looking far better than it did when I had it.
This trailer came over from Seattle in the container also. Formula 40 tri at about 4000 lbs.
I got this pic of a KHSD 23 tri sailing down under also. I see it has the sliding tubes get on the trailer option. I lost track of whose it is. Anyone can help?
