http://www.lunadadesign.com Boat Design, Boat Building, Kayaks, Sailing, Canoes, Multihulls, Catamarans, Trimarans Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:28:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A trailerable, demountable, high performance multihull      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 105’ French Maxi-Trimaran, Sodeb’O, with skipper, Thomas Coville.   Well, needless to say, the experience left a huge impression ... http://www.lunadadesign.com/europa-20-beach-trimaran.html 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.   You can follow his progress as he builds this exciting new design on his web site through the following links: http://buildboats.com/solo16/Solo16.html http://buildboats.com/solo16/solo16buildlog.html The Solo16S will provide Tom with a stable, fast ... http://www.lunadadesign.com/solo16-sport-build-underway.html   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 they have continued their practice of doing excellent work with a creative set of adaptations ... http://www.lunadadesign.com/athens-gato-build-update.html On the bank of the Macatawa River   [caption id="attachment_652" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="On the bank at Lake Powell"][/caption]   XCR owners, Kellan Hatch and Ben Algera have been putting their boats to good use over the last couple of weeks. If you have been following this site, then you have already been introduced to ... http://www.lunadadesign.com/xcr-canoe-trimaran-versatile-adventures.html  Just about ready to enclose the cabin [caption id="attachment_632" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Cabin interior from companionway"][/caption]   The builders of the first Gato Especial have mades some really inspired progress with the building of the interior appointments of their boat. They have also completed the stringers needed to support the cabin roof, allowing for ... http://www.lunadadesign.com/gato-especial-cabin-interior-details.html My friend, Kellan Hatch, has been busy this past year making his boat a lot more dialed-in for his personal adventure interests.   [caption id="attachment_589" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Kellan and Lily Hatch glide past Mount Moran in their XCR"][/caption]   Kellan recently returned from a wonderful, but all too short, cruise on Jackson Lake in Wyoming's Teton ... http://www.lunadadesign.com/kellan-hatchs-xcr-has-been-going-places.html 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 place. Two additional stringers will be installed to stengthen the center ... http://www.lunadadesign.com/gato-especial-build-in-greece.html Modern design, enhanced stability and creature comforts, along with remarkable utility make for a stunning trailerable beach camp cruiser for passionate multihullers.   Hobie Alter introduced the Hobie 16 catamaran in 1969 and the sailing world, as it was known, hasn't been the same since. In 1992, with many of the beach cat lifestyle ... http://www.lunadadesign.com/neo-21-sliding-beam-catamaran.html Checking-in with Ben Algera as he builds a boat for a future Watertribe event     With the main hull now successfully launched and then paddled briefly with his wife and kids, Ben has taken the first important step towards the completion of his XCR.   Sailing and paddling trips await Ben with this boat ... http://www.lunadadesign.com/an-xcr-vaka-hull-launched-in-michigan.html Underside hull work is complete and the boat has been turned over, right side up. The pictures can speak for themselves. The boat looks spectacular, guys!                       http://www.lunadadesign.com/gato-goes-upright.html