Re: Revolutionary Boat Hull Design for Sale

D Parker wrote:
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>, nick 
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>>>>>>>>> Sailing boats with this hull design concept are being built in
WA 
>>>>>>>>> now. See www.xcraft.com.au.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Could someone explain to me what they mean by a 'monocat hull' ?
>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>> Keith                   replace nospam with ilf0rd
>>>>>>> It's one hull that forms a cat profile underwater. Most cats are
two
>>>>>>> individual hulls that are made separately then joined together.
Where 
>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>> concept is a single hull that has a concave section undeneath to
form 
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> cat profile.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> DP
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> a bit like the moths we used to sail 35 years ago. About all they
were 
>>>>>> good for was cracking plywood and nosediving.
>>>>> hehe... Snubbies?
>>>>>
>>>>> DP
>>>> and Imperiums and Whirlpools. Whatever happened to Peter Moor? John 
>>>> Russell built one with 4" high "bows", transitioning to a slight vee 
>>>> midway from memory. Didn't do anything spectacular despite
exceptionally 
>>>> light weight and good rig... and the first with wings.
>>>> Here's a trivia quiz - who put wings on 18's first?
>>> Peter holmes? holmbros?
>>>
>>> DP
>> Richard Court, the last liberal premier in WA.
>> That's if you don't count the swinging plank loaded with railway
ballast 
>> used by an English woman skippered 5 crew 18 which defeated Mark Foy's 
>> early "international" challenge, mentioned in the book Blue Water
Bushmen.
> 
> There has been some great sailors come from WA. Speaking of which. What
is 
> Bondie up to these days. Does he get down to the local marinas any more?
> 
> DP 
> 
> 
I don't really know, he's getting on a bit. There's still a few would 
sink him if they got a chance legally under the ISAF. Sailing news here 
is hopeless and we are a bit blinkered from gossip etc where I sail 
further up the river.