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Dennis Pogson Dennis Pogson is offline
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Default Sail-powered SWATH catamaran
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Several navies have introduced SWATH catamarans and found benefits
like high speed, stability, and fuel efficiency. Worthwhile
advantages, yet no sailing versions of the SWATH concept seem to have
emerged. Anyone know of any examples sailing anywhere?
Reducing the scale of these military vessels down to regular sailboat
sizes would create a very tender boat since each hull would be only
50% buoyant. So beefing up to perhaps 100% in each hull would be a
first design step. Apart from this pre-requisite, I see no serious
drawbacks to creating a superior performance and wave-piercing
catamaran.
Anyone care to differ, ... or offer further design refinements that
might help make this the catamaran of the future ?

SailNut.

I find it most uncomortable to wear a full diving suit with breathing
aparatus while sailing.


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