"Friends Don't Let Friends Sail Multihulls"

Edward, A Horse Is A Horse, Of Course, Of Course,..How About A Unicorn?
Sorry Steph, saying no to multi-hulls is verboten here at "The Horse's Mouth."

Why a Unicorn?
It can be built at home.
No crew problems - "Hey Phil, do you want to go sailing today? No thanks Joe
my wife and I are going up to Wine Country."
Easy to rig and launch single-handed
18ft waterline means good handling in sea conditions
Trailer fully assembled
Very light weight, hulls and cross beams 60kg minimum,
all up sailing weight 108kg minimum
Can be sailed for fun two up
Strict class rules but significant but flexibility in the design of rig and variation in
hull shape and materials

The Specs:
Single handed National 'A' class cat (A Cat baby, A Cat!)
Trapeze and una rig
PY of 775, ISAF 1.09
Length 5.49m (18ft)
Beam 2.29m (7ft 6in)
Sail Area 13sqm
Mast Height 7.93m (26ft)
Superb boat in light winds with high performance up to F6 due to the
flexibility of the rig settings
Daggerboards for high efficiency and superb pointing
Flexible mast with loose footed main. Adjustments to outhaul, downhaul,
kicker and lower shrouds.
With a full cut sail this gives terrific scope for control of sail shape
Trapeze for the ultimate sailing challenge
Una rig for simplicity of sail handling (13 sqm sail area to A class specification)

Edward, a wire does not make a boat complicated. Check out the Wiley Wabbits
that sail out of Berkeley.

Tags: boat building, beach cats, a cats, catamaran sailing, unicorn catamaran, sailing

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Sailing Photo Of The Day.

Not another multi-hull? Sorry Monsieur Agent du Tillerman.
Today's kiity is a Paper Tiger. She hails from Kiwiland with love. Hokey smokes
Bullwinkle, how come those Kiwis and Aussies have all the fun?
It's not because of vegemite...or is it?
14 feet of fun and she can be built in a garage by you or your Aunt Betsy.

Tags: sailing, multihull sailing, beach cats, paper tiger catamaran

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Sailing Photo Of The Day.

Not another multi-hull? Sorry Monsieur Agent du Tillerman.
Today's kiity is a Paper Tiger. She hails from Kiwiland with love. Hokey smokes
Bullwinkle, how come those Kiwis and Aussies have all the fun?
It's not because of vegemite...or is it?
14 feet of fun and she can be built in a garage by you or your Aunt Betsy.

Tags: sailing, multihull sailing, beach cats, paper tiger catamaran

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Sailing Photo Of The Day.

More training wheels for the Tillerman and his agent..
Outrigger sailing canoes in French Polynesia.

Tags: sailing, multihull sailing, outrigger sailing canoes

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Hey Bonnie, Outrigger Canoe Sailing!

http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/18rgAtm61YejcascQ
Yves Canoe Sailing
Uploaded by h2ojoe

Tags: canoe sailing, outrigger sailing, outrigger canoe sailing, sailing

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Hey Bonnie, Outrigger Canoe Sailing!

http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/18rgAtm61YejcascQ
Yves Canoe Sailing
Uploaded by h2ojoe

Tags: canoe sailing, outrigger sailing, outrigger canoe sailing, sailing

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Psssst, I Have A Secret.

My next boat (the day sailer) will have training wheels.
Please don't tell the Tillerman! He'll ridicule me mercilessly.

Tags: sailing, multi-hull sailing, trimaran, the tillerman

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What The Hell Ellen?

How could you ever sail a boat with training wheels?
At least that's what the Tillerman thinks.

Tags: sailing, multi-hull sailing, trimarans, the tillerman

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Bonnie, Bonnie, Bonnie, Since You Are Considering A Board Boat (Laser),

Why not consider a windsurfer? Fast, fast, fast!
I'm just guessing, but I betcha a Laser can't go faster than a tri.

Tags: sailing, windsurfing, trimaran

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Sailing Photo Of The Day.

I don't care what the Tillerman says, Cats really are cool.
Photo: Richard Page.

Tags: beach cats, catamaran sailing, multihull sailing, sailing

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Sailing Photo Of The Day.

This is a classic shot of a Hobie playing in the surf. Can you do that on a Laser?
Mind you, the hulls won't be happy if you do that a lot.
Bobby, it's all about the air!

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For Adam: Hobie Surfing Video

http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/2GNsDOEWQYr9gaPb
NissanSurfBest
Uploaded by h2ojoe

Weekend Wahine.

If you want to see bikinis this week you better not come to San Francisco,
you'll need to head south down the highway to Cabo or hop on a plane to Hawaii.

Photo of a wahine sailor on a beached G-Cat via Dotan Rudders.

Tags: wahine, beach cat

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Sailing Photo Of The Day.

This photo is of Team Basilica's VX40.

The VX 40 is 40ft long, 26 ft wide, and is made entirely of carbon fibre. It can zip through
the water reaching speeds upto 40 knots.

Grazie .sNIPEOUT per la foto.

Tags: sailing, multihull sailing, catamaran, catamaran sailing

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Defiance.

Defiance is a Cross 45R trimaran, designed by the late great Norm Cross. Here she is cruising San Francisco Bay.
I'm interested in the Cross 18, but I'll write about that in a future post entitled "In Search Of The Perfect Day Sailer."

Tags: multihull sailing, sailing

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A Nice Hobie 16 Video For A Wet and Windy Autumn Day.

Dailymotion blogged video
Hobie Cat Wham Bam Thank you Mam.
Video sent by h2ojoe

Must read: Live Sail Die has an excellent story on getting back to basics.

Tags: hobie cat, catamaran sailing, multihull sailing, h16, sailing, sailing video, video, wipe out

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A Nice Hobie 16 Video For A Wet and Windy Autumn Day.

Dailymotion blogged video
Hobie Cat Wham Bam Thank you Mam.
Video sent by h2ojoe

Must read: Live Sail Die has an excellent story on getting back to basics.

Tags: hobie cat, catamaran sailing, multihull sailing, h16, sailing, sailing video, video, wipe out

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I'm Strong To The Finich, Cause I Eats Me Spinach.

I'm Popeye the Sailor Man. 
Mosquito catamaran.

I'm constantly amazed how light weight boats have become with the use of new materials.

Tags: beach cats, multihull sailing, catamaran sailing, sailing

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Shark Attack!

Did you expect a swimimng eating machine? These sharks are known to ply the waters off of Canandaigua, New York. There other sharks supposedly in that cold country to the north called Canada. It has also been reported that a shark or two have been spotted in Lake Tahoe, most rational sailors attribute these sightings to a case of grog fogging the mind.

The Shark Catamaran is a woooden cat designed in 1962 by JR Macalpine-Downie. Why am In suck a sucker for odd ball boats?
I  guess what I like about her is that she is a wooden boat that can be built at home.

Tags: shark catamaran, beach cats, catamaran sailing, multihull sailing, sailing

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Le Pacifique à Geronimo. Arrivée à San Francisco

Geronimo arrives at the Golden Gate after crossing the Pacific.

Geronimo off of San Francisco.

Jume 11, 2006 - On a cold (brrrrrr) and crappy San Francisco day*  the trimaran Geronimo sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge at 5:43 PM PDST.  She set sail from Yokohama, Japan on May 29th, Olivier de Kersauson and his crew of eight took 13 days 22 hours 38 minutes and 28 secs to blast across the 4482 miles of the Pacific. They beat the record held by Bruno Peyron by 18 hours and 44 minutes. Would you guys like some cheese that orangina?

*(Hey tourists! come to SF in the Fall when it's warm, Summer in La Ciudad = Brrrr... That's why they sell sweatshirts like crazy at Fisherman's Wharf.  Mark Twain said, "The coldest winter I ever saw was the summer I spent in San Francisco." )

Link: Geronimo

Tags: multihull sailing, trimaran, geronimo, pacific record, sailing, Olivier de Kersauson

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