"Dr. Di" writes:

On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 22:44:25 +0200, Martin Schöön wrote:

"Mustafa" writes:

I have little saling experince, getting training recently. But I have
most of the building resources.

Including your web-site, I searched for other people building cats.. It
makes sense.. it seems to be easier.

I am looking for a cruiser not fast a performance boat: Something
simple, relatively cheap. A basic cat might be the way to go..

I think so and apart form simpler shapes than most monos you also have
smaller parts to move to the coast if your building location is not at
the coast.

And although I agree that looking for a second hand boat is a good idea
if you want a boat and building it isn't important, I must point out
that sailing a boat you have built yourself is rewarding in a way no
bought boat can ever come close to.
:-)

Good luck and welcome to sailing,

Something to consider guys... Not too many blue water sailors agree that
Cat's and Tri's are worthy ocean going vessels.. No one will deny their
speed and draft advantages, but stability is in question, as well as
longevity, due primarily to the high stress levels encountered with cross
seas and swell.. Believe me, the deep ocean can be most unforgiving when
you least desire or expect!

If your main purpose is coastal sailing, or island hopping, then perhaps a
Cat is a good idea, otherwise I'd reconsider..

Above all you need to reconsider your multihull knowledge.

Go visit Joe Siudzinski's web for instance. Joe and his wife has
lived on their cat for six years - blue-water cruising.
http://www.katiekat.net/

Or take the Pearces who moved from London to Sydney sailing there
on their cat.
http://www.john-shuttleworth.com/Ima...ip-thumbs.html

Or take the French family I met in Gothenburg, Sweden many years
ago. They had sailed from Bordeaux to join an International Multihull
Meeting. Not a big distance in their view. They had been to Norway
two years earlier and in 1988 the father of the family had raced the
boat across the Atlantic. His wife and two sons joined him in the
US and they cruised New England for a few weeks. Then father and
older son sailed back across the North Atlantic. Quite a summer cruise,
twice across the North Atlantic. When I met them in 1991 the younger boy
was not yet a teenager.
http://hem.bredband.net/mschoon/1991.../IMM91_10.html

I know of one Australian sailor who claim he refuses to sail on
monos further from shore than he can swim. That's is pretty
extreme in my mind but you are playing in the same league.

The two cats I have mentioned are proven designs and Richard Woods
himself is an experienced blue-water cruiser and racer.

A well-designed cruising multihull is all about safety and comfort.
Speed is defenitely secondary in this case.

--
Martin Schöön

"Problems worthy of attack
prove their worth by hitting back"
Piet Hein