Lunada Design http://www.lunadadesign.com Boat Design, Boat Building, Kayaks, Sailing, Canoes, Multihulls, Catamarans, Trimarans Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:30:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Big Horn Solo Canoe Revisited Build process documented along with the first trips out on the Boundary Waters Canoe Area

Big Horn Solo Tripping canoe builder/owner, Stan Heeres, has put together a fantastic, step-by-step construction log with a few, teaser shots of the…

]]> http://www.lunadadesign.com/big-horn-solo-canoe-revisited.html Corsica 15R Sports Car Performance on the Water

 Having not published since January, it’s pretty obvious that I’ve recently taken a break from my design work. During that time, I’ve been able to reassess my connection to the craft of…

]]> http://www.lunadadesign.com/corsica-15r.html Gato Especial Launched in Greece

The first Gato Especial has hit the water in Athens, Greece.

Alex and his father have done a sensational job building the boat. They can now begin using their comfortable, yet compact, 21′ catamaran to explore the…

]]> http://www.lunadadesign.com/gato-especial-launched-in-greece.html Europa 20 Beach Trimaran
A trailerable, demountable, high performance multihull
 
 
Europa bow low angle w

 Regular visitors to this site know that in September of 2008 I got to spend an afternoon sailing out of La Trinite sur Mer, France on the…

]]> http://www.lunadadesign.com/europa-20-beach-trimaran.html Solo16 Sport build underway Tom Raidna, the well regarded owner of the http://buildboats.com/ web site, has begun construction on the prototype example of the Solo16 Sport trimaran in North Carolina.

Solo16 S Illus. aft 5x7

 

You can follow his progress as he builds this exciting new…

]]> http://www.lunadadesign.com/solo16-sport-build-underway.html Athens Gato Build Update DSCF0702

 

The latest work on the Gato Especial build in Athens, Greece have just arrived. Alexis and his father have, once again, made significant progress on the completion of their crusing catamaran. It’s important to observe that…

]]> http://www.lunadadesign.com/athens-gato-build-update.html XCR Canoe-Trimaran Versatile Adventures
On the bank of the Macatawa River
On the bank of the Macatawa River

 

On the bank at Lake Powell

On the bank at Lake Powell

 

XCR owners, Kellan Hatch…

]]> http://www.lunadadesign.com/xcr-canoe-trimaran-versatile-adventures.html Gato Especial… Cabin Interior Details  Just about ready to enclose the cabin

Cabin Int from Companionway 656

Cabin interior from companionway

 

The builders of the first Gato Especial have mades some really inspired progress with the building of the interior appointments of their boat.…

]]> http://www.lunadadesign.com/gato-especial-cabin-interior-details.html Kellan Hatch’s XCR has been going places My friend, Kellan Hatch, has been busy this past year making his boat a lot more dialed-in for his personal adventure interests.

 

Cruising on Jackson Lake

Kellan and Lily Hatch glide past Mount Moran in their

…

]]> http://www.lunadadesign.com/kellan-hatchs-xcr-has-been-going-places.html Gato Especial build in Greece A fresh photo update on the work being done in Athens on the Gato Especial Cruising Cat. With the boat upright, there are now bulkheads, cockpit seating hatches, cabin roof stringers and all but the last cabin roof panel in…

]]> http://www.lunadadesign.com/gato-especial-build-in-greece.html