Rick Tyler says:

Damn Hobie Alter.

I'll second that! My father designed an asymmetrical 7'10" catamaran in 1959,
with a pyramid rig. Whole thing would fit on the roof of the car in pieces, in
the water in about 10 minutes.
After he died in 1983, we found the plans, well after Hobie had "patented" the
asymm cat idea. I guess the old Man was just ahead of his time....

Steve
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