March97

March/April 1997

On the Cover: Toshiba, a Formula 40 racing trimaran is making headlines as her skipper, Debbie Druan is raking in first-to-finish trophies. Druan is America's foremost female multihull skipper, who is now planning to get a larger boat for transoceanic races.
Photo by Billy Black

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News:
• The Clean Vessel Act
The Act provides funding for marina owners and operators to install pumpout and dump station facilities for proper disposal of recreational boater sewage.

• Sailaway Cruising Club Web Site Visit Sailaway Cruising Club: www.cqws.com/zonel/sailaway/

• Boatworks Debuts on 200 PBS Stations The 13-part series is hosted by TV actor and boat owner Robert Urich, and created by veteran producer and BOAT/U.S. member Stephen Reverand.

• F-25C Available Directly Colorado Composites is now the sole North American supplier of the F-25C, as well as, Farrier Folding Systems and parts for the Farrier-designed F-9A, F-25A, and F-36.

• Duncan MacLane is Design Manager New York YC/Pact 2000 named Duncan MacLane, a leading expert in composites and aerodynamics, and longtime defender of the Little America's Cup, as Design/Technology Manager.

• Prout IS BACK IN SOUTH AFRICA The demise of Prout Catamarans South Africa four years ago was a sad blow for the sailing industry locally. Now revitalized, they are back in business.

• Designs Engineer has Own Company Duane D. Branch, formerly design engineer at Gold Coast Yachts, has formed Duane David Branch Designs, Inc.

• Catamaran Company Adds 2 New Lines The Catamaran Company (formerly Catamaran Charters and Sales), added two new catamaran lines: Lagoon and Fountaine Pajot.

Featured Products:
• AURORA Waterline Stain Remover Your boat looks great, except for that greenish-brown stain along the waterline. You can pick up a bottle of Aurora Waterline Stain Remover, apply it with a cheap paint roller, in about 20 minutes, stain disappears.

• Seacycler is a Personal Watercraft The durable polymer, stainless steel and anodized aluminum construction withstands rigorous saltwater use. Rough water is no problem for the Seacycle. One owner trekked the 1300 miles from Seattle to Juneau, Alaska on a Seacycle in the summer of 1995. Cross the English Channel? It's been done on a Seacycle.

• Low AMP Cockpit/Anchor Light It's a constant concern for cruisers, whether they are conserving as much battery power as possible. Physics Solutions International introduces a new multi-purpose portable light that uses 36 times less power than currently available lights.

• Kestrelx Pocket Wind Meter For sports enthusiasts, weather buffs, technicians or scientists, a new hand-held anemometer less than 5 inches long and weighing only 1.5 oz delivers the accuracy of instruments many times its size, weight and cost.

Letters:
• Rudder Reaction, John Bennett, MD
• What a Pity, Jon Rosenthal, CT
• The Perfect Project, Arnold Bates, OH
• Trying a Trawler, Charles Covey, FL
• Hello Friends, Emil Kuntz, CAN
• Chevy vs. Corsair, Cal Markwood, CO
• Selling Credibility, Craig Moyle, CA
• Terry's Travesty, Nick Parkyn, CAN
• The Shocking Truth, George Seres, FL
• Every Now and Zen, Peter Cole, UK
• Wharram Advocate, Early Sorensen, FL
• Buses, Jets, and Wharrams, Peter Champagna, TX
• Portage in Portugal, Russ Bennett, MN

Cruising:
Tahiti triumph, by Raymond Schwartz
A cruise from California to Papeete on a 52' trimaran.

Maiden Voyage, by Marilyn Lange
A Searunner 37 trimaran is ready to go cruising, but the weather doesn't
cooperate. Destination: Virgin Islands. Lesson in the use of drogues.

Corinne's Culinary Corner:
• Sun-Dried Tomatoes Lentil Salad
• Poached Fish in White Wine
• Sage Biscuits with Dried Tomatoes
• Dried Tomato Marinade.

How to:
Jordan Series Drogue, by Marilyn Lange
Instructions on how to make it, how to use it; with full-size pattern.

Seamanship:
Drogues & Sea Anchors, by John Kettlewell
Sea anchor saves 32' catamaran in Force 9 storm. Veteran multihull sailors tell how to survive in really heavy weather.

Panic in Close Quarters, by Len Feldman
A stalled engine, a strong current, and a boat out of control in the C&D Canal make for some anxious moments. Then comes a 300-foot-long, 60-foot-wide behemoth car carrier.

Navigation:
The Infamous White Squall, by Earl Hinz
The White Squall came out of the closet during investigations of a number of airplane landing and takeoff accidents that were unjustifiably blamed on pilot error. How do mariners need to cope with it?

Design:
The New Contour 34SC, by Rob Lambden
The well-known Contour 30 now has a larger sister, a big transportable swing-wing trimaran.

Introducing the CFR-20
A 20-foot daysailer designed by Morrelli & Melvin and built by Colorado Composites.

Challenger III, from RYA Sailability
This 15-foot British daysailer now has an AeroRigr

HOW we found True Love, Maria Griffith
After years of searching, a loving couple chooses the Manta 40 catamaran as the vessel for their true love. An owner's true (love) appraisal.

Virgin Fire, by Lynda Lohr
Veteran ocean racer, Joe Colpitt, sold his old faithful trimaran, Alien, just before a hurricane destroyed it. What timing! Now he has a better and bigger boat... what's he gonna do?

The New Corsair F-28, by Ian Farrier
F-28 is the replacement for the famous F-27, will it be as successful as its predecessor? Time will tell.

Warren 35 Trimaran, by Ted Warren
35 feet: "maximum length for trailering, minimum for cruising," says the designer.

Construction:
Fast, Roomy, Lightweight Custom Multihulls, by Dick Vermeulen
Building with new Core-Cell is like falling in love again. The builder tells the difference between it and the other foams used for composites.

Theory and Statistics: Calvin Markwood examines the factors which control multihulls' attributes.
Illustrated with graphs and a "Cruising Catamaran Comparison Data" table on
almost every catamaran

SMALL GAL, BIG BOAT
MM interview with Debbie Druan about searching for sponsorship. Memoriam for Pierre Siegenthaler.

Races:
How to go three peaking, by Ross Hobson
Sailing suggestions for the "insane" - Find your event; All Rounders; What to look for in your runners; What kind of boat do you want; What races.

Loos Takes Polo Sport Cup, by L. Lohr
International beach-cat regatta held in St. Maarten, attended by the best competitors from seven nations.

30-year-old Day-charter Boat Wins Heineken Cup, by Lynda Lohr

Charis, a Newick-designed 36' day-charter trimaran beat sailors in high-tech racing machines, upsetting some, cheered by others.

S.O.R.C. Report by Donald Wigston
20-knot winds, sunshine, 85x temperature in February... are just a few features of this regatta, attended by 17 multihulls. Who won it?

S.O.R.C. from Another Angle, by Peter Wormwood

WORLD MULTIHULL SYMPOSIUM IN MIAMI
• Multihulls on the Internet, by Ted Warren
• How to Fly a Catamaran, by Sam Bradfield
• More on Hydrofoils, by David Keiper
• AeroRigr and Carbospar, by Damon Roberts
• Energy & Self Steering, by Sackville Currie
• Good sails & Better Sails, by David Calvert
• Knowledge for Beginners, by Chip Winans

First Pacific Coast ALL Multihull Boat Show in Alameda, California
Thousands welcomed the first all-multihull boat show organized by MULTIHULLS Magazine and Cruising Cats, U.S.A. From the Maine Cat 22, the smallest boat in the show, to the luxurious Privilege 48, there were boats for every taste and budget.

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