Thank you for this Video. My memories go way back, as i saild as a crew member from Perth to Bali in 1978. I was not aware, that the cat we saild probebly was a woods cat. It was a home bild wodden crusing cat of 29 feet. Probebly original 31 feet. The cat was very strong and tock us savely over the calm and the very haevy seas.
I have looked at many, many catamaran designs and keep coming back to Woods Designs, not just for the well-designed boats but for your passion for sailing and all of the intricacies of boat design and engineering. I plan on building a Wizard using a rig from an existing boat, sailing it for several years and then building a Tamar for my wife and I to retire on and sail the Caribbean. Thanks for this great video, even if it is a bit old.
Thank you for your kind comments. You can usually use an existing rig on my smaller designs. The Tamar would be a great live aboard cruiser for the Caribbean and beyond
All good looking functinal crafts. I like the tiller crossbar steering,it could be modified to separate the rudders, fix one to balance wind steer with the other ( or windvane)
Thank you for watching the video and commenting. It is indeed an old video. i made it 20 years ago. However I think you will agree that the points it makes (multihull stay upright when sailing to windward, are safe to beach etc) are as valid now as they were then. Furthermore, many people consider Citizen Cane to be a great film, but is over 60 years old. And many people still enjoy the Sound of Music and Die Hard, both much older videos than mine thank you Richard Woods
the Gunboat is 66ft long. I have done over 20 knots in my 32ft Eclipse, and over 16 while crossing the Atlantic, but that doesn't mean it is a regular event. Look at the recent Phaedo experience in the Transpac. 400 miles one day. Broken mast the next
Watched your video trying to understand why to choose multi hull over a mono hull. There must be some disadvantages to a multihull. In our local marina there are perhaps 200 sailing and motoryachts, only 1 multi hull. ???
Thank you for your comment and for viewing the video. You did not say where you were based. If you were say, in the Caribbean, or in many French marinas or even in Millbrook, you wouldn't say that for in those places multihulls often outnumber monohulls. Remember that boats in marinas are the ones not being used! If you go where cruisers are actually using their boats you will see many more multihulls. I reckon 15% of all cruisers are now multihulls, so outnumber, say, ketches or steel boats Please check out the articles on my website, like this one sailingcatamarans.com/index.php/articles/29-general/197-why-sail-a-catamaran If you have more comments please email me and I will try to help
Thanks for the reply. I'm now read the article you suggested above. I think you're right, 'boats in marinas are the ones not being used.'. A lot of live aboards in our marina. I'm in Ladysmith, BC Canada. That's on Vancouver Island. Most if not all the boats are older boats. Thanks again for the reply.
Claude C So I guess the multihull you see is the trimaran Dutch Treat? Another problem specific to the PNW is that it costs so much to ship a new boat there from Australia, S Africa or Europe. There aren't really any production multihulls built on the west coast I will be in BC after about 3rd April, based once again on Saturna Island
Thank you for your comment, which was a bit cryptic. Which shot did you see in flat water? I'm sure you know from your own videos that waves always look small in a video Richard Woods
Woods Designs I think he does refer to the video name "Multihull Sailors Have More Fun!" Thereby suggesting we do not have much fun when "the going gets rough" :-)
Thank you for this Video. My memories go way back, as i saild as a crew member from Perth to Bali in 1978. I was not aware, that the cat we saild probebly was a woods cat. It was a home bild wodden crusing cat of 29 feet. Probebly original 31 feet. The cat was very strong and tock us savely over the calm and the very haevy seas.
Richard. It may be an oldie, but it's definitely a goodie! And always a delight to watch. Thanks for putting it up. Cheers
Thanks for the compliments!
I have looked at many, many catamaran designs and keep coming back to Woods Designs, not just for the well-designed boats but for your passion for sailing and all of the intricacies of boat design and engineering. I plan on building a Wizard using a rig from an existing boat, sailing it for several years and then building a Tamar for my wife and I to retire on and sail the Caribbean. Thanks for this great video, even if it is a bit old.
Thank you for your kind comments. You can usually use an existing rig on my smaller designs. The Tamar would be a great live aboard cruiser for the Caribbean and beyond
I like your videos as I like your designs. Thanks for posting. Greetings from Argentina.
Thank you , I am glad you like the videos and my designs
Richard Woods
All good looking functinal crafts. I like the tiller crossbar steering,it could be modified to separate the rudders, fix one to balance wind steer with the other ( or windvane)
Thank you for watching the video and commenting. It is indeed an old video. i made it 20 years ago. However I think you will agree that the points it makes (multihull stay upright when sailing to windward, are safe to beach etc) are as valid now as they were then.
Furthermore, many people consider Citizen Cane to be a great film, but is over 60 years old. And many people still enjoy the Sound of Music and Die Hard, both much older videos than mine
thank you
Richard Woods
thanks for posting, great vid to watch ! cheers
the Gunboat is 66ft long. I have done over 20 knots in my 32ft Eclipse, and over 16 while crossing the Atlantic, but that doesn't mean it is a regular event.
Look at the recent Phaedo experience in the Transpac. 400 miles one day. Broken mast the next
Seriously vintage looking video.
Interesting at 26:30 - 27:30 full transom stern offers a smoother motion
Watched your video trying to understand why to choose multi hull over a mono hull. There must be some disadvantages to a multihull. In our local marina there are perhaps 200 sailing and motoryachts, only 1 multi hull. ???
Thank you for your comment and for viewing the video. You did not say where you were based. If you were say, in the Caribbean, or in many French marinas or even in Millbrook, you wouldn't say that for in those places multihulls often outnumber monohulls.
Remember that boats in marinas are the ones not being used! If you go where cruisers are actually using their boats you will see many more multihulls. I reckon 15% of all cruisers are now multihulls, so outnumber, say, ketches or steel boats
Please check out the articles on my website, like this one sailingcatamarans.com/index.php/articles/29-general/197-why-sail-a-catamaran
If you have more comments please email me and I will try to help
Thanks for the reply. I'm now read the article you suggested above.
I think you're right, 'boats in marinas are the ones not being used.'. A lot of live aboards in our marina. I'm in Ladysmith, BC Canada. That's on Vancouver Island. Most if not all the boats are older boats. Thanks again for the reply.
Claude C
So I guess the multihull you see is the trimaran Dutch Treat? Another problem specific to the PNW is that it costs so much to ship a new boat there from Australia, S Africa or Europe. There aren't really any production multihulls built on the west coast
I will be in BC after about 3rd April, based once again on Saturna Island
Dated video but valid points even now.
...on water that is flat... :-)
Thank you for your comment, which was a bit cryptic. Which shot did you see in flat water?
I'm sure you know from your own videos that waves always look small in a video
Richard Woods
Woods Designs I think he does refer to the video name "Multihull Sailors Have More Fun!" Thereby suggesting we do not have much fun when "the going gets rough" :-)
How can Multi-hull sailors have more fun? I dont see many sexy bikini girls on your boats