OzOne wrote in :

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:21:07 GMT, Fuzzy Logic
scribbled thusly:

A most peculiar catamaran:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/acoe/se...953686/detail/

It's been built for some type of oceanographic research.
You will fing someting in the sailing anarchy website archives.

Found the info about a 1/3 of the way down on this page:

http://www.sailinganarchy.com/editor...d_july2006.htm

Not much info though:

"Yeah, we couldn't figure it out either. This is the "top secret" new 100 foot inflatable powerboat for scientist
and "adventurer" Ugo Conti of Marine Advanced Research. It is being put together in Anacortes, Washington.
and designed by Jim Antrim. That's called diversification!
Photo by Vic Childs.
07/21/06"