Overview
Robin G. Coles interviews James Brown about Multihulls; catamarans, trimarans, and proas. This was a two hour interview and chock-full of great stories.To learn more read about these top tips included:1. The real difference between multihulls and monohulls is people 2. One disadvantage is limited load carrying capacity. 3. A trimaran has one large central hull and two smaller outer or outrigger hulls. 4. A catamaran doesn't have a bow. 5. A catamaran's widely spaced hulls can straddle a wave crest. A trimaran's float, or outer hull, is not as far from the main hull as the two catamaran hulls are from each other, so there's less room to straddle in a trimaran. 6. The catamaran has to drag its two hulls through the tack. A trimaran, properly designed, only has to drag one hull through the tack. 7. Trimarans are better upwind--they communicate with the pilot in a more direct manner. 8. Trimarans are safer than catamarans.9. Proa has one main hull and only one smaller outrigger hull on one side of the boat, usually to windward.10. Hydrofoils are racing trimarans fitted with J, T, and/or ladder foils; hydrofoils are underwater wings that accomplish the same thing in water that airplane wings do in air.
- | Author: Robin G. Coles
- | Publisher: Rgcoles And Company
- | Publication Date: Feb 17, 2015
- | Number of Pages: 66 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0983638152
- | ISBN-13: 9780983638155
