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I saw this todat and thiought that it seemed like James should have been involved somehow. The female quotient is certainly present.   http://www.britishpathe.com/video/windmill-girls-and-catamaran

It is with great sorrow that I write this post about my vessel Kaimalolo. I made too many mistakes however, mostly having little to do with the boat itself- as I will make effort to explain.

Her history is epic and tearjerking. Well maybe it just brings tears to my eyes. But she is literally made from dreams as you will find reading this article of how she came to be:…

Got the study plans a bit ago and have been going over them. in the plans there is no place for my chair When i need it. So we will be drawing up a bit of new hull while trying to keep the T46 lines. I sent a note to Mr. Wharram to ask if i can buy the parts of the plan i need and not the parts i will have to redesign. 

My dad likes the design as well so i have plenty of experienced help to bounce ideas and plans off. Its going to be a nice build I suppose i have to be patient for…

Hi I would like to report my wharram Tangaroa catamaran Taraipo stollen By John Morris Ritzlaf

You will have a picture of Him and of my Boat enclosed and you can find the same posters there.

http://wp.me/p1RAHu-3X

I sent also the same message to Noonsite.

I will send it to all police agencies in the pacific.

It will be posted also in the wharram catamaran community web sites.

Taraipo has been, stollen in Majuro,…

It was a bit scary but car and hull survived it...

Now I really have space:…

Have just received the plans for my T30, boat no. 218. Now preparing the build site under our small house as an extension of my workshop. Will be tricky at times due to our location in a swamp that often floods in winter. Everything will have to be half a meter above the ground. Consequently, the boat will probably be launched an unknown number of times before the proper launch ! At least I won't snow in.

Tiki 38 “Touch Wood” 2002 FOR SALE in the Caribbean or Florida!

Fully equipped for longterm sailing and ready to go.  Asking 79.000 Euro

Exceptionally well built by Dave and Rita Barker in 2002. We have been sailing Touch Wood since 2007 in the Algarve and the Med and took her across the Atlantic in 2010. We are right now cruising the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas.

Short inventory (for a longer, more detailed version mail to…

OK fellas, there is a product put out by US PLASTICS. www.usplastic.com called Dynaform. It is a pultruded polyester/fiberglass product in Ibeam tube or box section in  dimensions up to 8x8 or 8x4 in the Ibeam. I know it is moving away from lumber but if the beams are strong enough, the rot issue goes away as do many many hours of construction time and future maintenance. The price they have for the 8x4  Ibeam is $34.00 per foot with up to 15% discounts…

Perhaps we could recap any older ideas and add a few new ones.

I would like to run a nissan SD 22 4 cylinder diesel coupled through a PRM 150 transmission with a long tail.

Has anyone got any new ideas or problems encountered.perhaps some new pictures.

Just read Kevin Hutchinson's crabclaw sail test experience. Great that you gave it a 2nd chance Kevin.

Maybe a 3rd try is worth the effort. Some years ago the french sailing magazine http://www.voilesetvoiliers.com/ ran a very ambitious test using 10 different rig typs an Optimists an raced them against each other. The crabclaw came out on top, No 1.

Of course the crabclaw is not the winner in headwinds, overall the French results…

I finally dare to go public with my build. I have absolutely no experience in boat building so I was not sure how far I will get. Now after 9 month I am confident enough that I will finish it.

I was surprised to find out that the main problem so far is to free some time for the build. The expected technical problems for me as a total greenhorn proved to be manageable so far.

Yesterday I just finished the fillets and keel glassing of the first hull. Now I face another delay, I…

On a quest for more adventure this year, my wife Libby and I, decided to sail our Wharram Tiki 21 “Sandy” to the Wharram gathering at Islamorada, Florida. Our 320 mile round trip started in Jupiter, Florida.

The plan was to sail in company with Gene Perry and Dale Kipp. Gene has been sailing and building Wharram catamarans for many years, and I hoped to gather any wisdom about these boats that he could share. Gene had recently acquired a classic 27 foot…

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My partner and I are building a Narai MK IV. We have a blog describing the process, and would welcome visits from Wharram builders and friends. (In person would be lovely of course! But to the blog is fine too.)

Here's the link to the blog:

Building a Narai MK IV

I look forward to your comments -- and I hope you are prepared for my [likely many!] questions.

Warm…