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@@VIJAYzk yes for sale again with new sails and other improvements

I think it is a bi plane junk rig wing sail combination. Designed by the original owner builder

@@MrTomooh Okay, bi plane junk rig wing sail--I didn't know that was a thing. I lived on a Chinese junk--made in Hong Kong in the 50s--for five years. It's cool--I just didn't know it was considered a junk rig.

Hi that trip was at around 7 to 8 knots in fairly light winds another day with more wind was around 10 knots. Probably 12 would be as fast as I have sailed it so far

yes he says he's sailing it on the atlantic tack because he didn't want to shift the autopilot (which includes a jury rig tiller made from a oar lashed on to the rudder)

Ha a 1970s road map even

Yes of course and thanks you have some great designs

Last i saw it was in Panmure but maybe moved now. Was a good simple boat and sailed really well

Hi the builder was a small guy and built it to suit his size for headroom. I and the current owner are over 6 ft which can be uncomfortable if you are living aboard mainly in the saloon

Can’t argue with that

I think there are some still shots in one of the videos. Basically there are 2 big double bunks and a long galley bench running along the hull The lee hull is only storage

I have never sailed the wharram wingsail rig so can’t compare except that when I sailed beside another t 38 with that rig and I was on this boat I was pointing higher and sailing faster with one reef in even though they had full sail. My boat was also heavier judging by the waterline. I have always just been happy with whatever rig the boat has when I buy it.

fmagalhaes1521 well it was noisy when I was in the bow cabin from waves but the rest of the boat was okay. Don’t believe they have a soul but if you build it well and carefully it will look after you. Think about reducing chances of rot in all the timber by keeping it well sealed.

Hi I didn’t have it long but for a cat that size I would be happy with one mast. I like the free standing masts with no rigging to break or replace but it seemed twice the effort to put up and put away two mains and you needed to always use both. I have had a light 46 cat with sloop rig good batten cars on the main and a furling Genoa. This was fast and very easy to operate. So yes I would have another bi rig cat if I bought it cheap but wouldn’t choose to build one and would probably have preferred a standard rig on Oryx I missed the central boom for hanging shade from and found at times working on the 2 booms was very close to the edge of the boat. I would consider a single mast set further back with 2 or 3 furling headsails and no main for easy sailing.

abdabzeebop2 yes sold about a month ago and new owner very happy

Sorry I thought that last question was about Oryx. I bought Aroha the Harryproa earlier this year and will be refurbishing her ready for sailing holidays this summer

@@MrTomooh Good to know it went to an appreciative new owner. I take it the survey was good then?

abdabzeebop2 sorry I was confused. I bought Aroha and will refurbish her over winter. Didn’t get a survey done as I was happy to use my own experience and be prepared to do some repairs. Seems to be structurally strong

@@MrTomooh Something went wrong there, I wrote on here that I did mean Oryx, but for some reason nmy comment hasn't appeared.

Hi sorry sold oryx last month around 65000 new zealand

Will be nice and shiny again next summer

M. SS pulling out of water for winter and some maintenance but will do some more sailing and videos over summer once the boat is all tidied up. Seems to go just as well sailing the wrong way.

@@MrTomooh I was confused by that, as the boom swings into reverse, and whatever way it pulls should be good enough.

Thanks yes I am not the best camera man with my phone.

It all about resisting the temptation to constantly swing and pan the camera around like you are high on meth & cocaine . Remember ppl clicked to see the boat ... We've seen water , tarps , and winches before . Slowly and steadily show the unique rig, and how it works ....keeping something useful in frame ....

Hi yes a fairly standard modern sloop rig. Performance is a little better than the wing sail sloop rig that is on the plans.

Waughthog Waugh thanks should get that one in the water after Xmas and will try to put something up of sailing with the junk rig

Thanks it was a pretty hard paddle in against the wind

Karl Topfer hard to have an informed opinion when you have never seen or sailed on the boat.We have just completed 600 miles sailing and no movement at all in the beam to hull joins. My opinion is that it is good good good but it is just my opinion

MrTomooh no movement is exactly the problem. Wharram designed the lashed beam-to hull connections exactly to be flexible. I guess if you would happen to get into really bad weather and big waves and wind on your head they might fail because they are glued instead of being lashed

Karl Topfer certainly a possibility if it was not done correctly, the strength in this design modification from the plans is it is not relying only on the beam joints to stay together, but is more of a monocoque construction between the 3 main beams much like most modern cruising boats. Quite a few Wharram’s have been modified in this way, I am unsure if any have failed.

MrTomooh thank you. I have to admit I have no personal real life experience with Wharrams, but I am studying them for a while now, dreaming of building my own.

I'm having a headache right now!

bethells86 hi it was in Fiji but has now been sold and I helped to deliver it to New Zealand with the new owner