Grab a copy of the June WoodenBoat. In it, on page 70 is a great article by Jim Brown "Multihull Pioneers, The barnstorming aquabats who created the modern catamarans and trimarans". It highlights the rise of the modern multihull and the people who made it happen - Woody Brown, Rudy Choy, James Wharram, Arthur Piver, and Dick newick. Details the rise of these men and their boats against the backdrop of post WW II materials and building techniques as well as the free spirit side of things in the 60s. More mono vs multi bias in Woody/Rudy trying to enter the Transpac. The surprise to me was Arthur Piver - his boats to me always seemed overly conservative. Yet he seemed to delight in poking the stick in the eye of the mono crowd. Leading up to Newick's boats getting the French revved up with OSTAR successes leading to the French going into multis in a big way (rest is history as they say..).

Great article, find a copy.

Keith,
I only had time to read a portion but appreciated the coverage. As usual for woodenboat, the pictures were unique - I haven't seen them published anywhere else.
I have an out of print history called "Racing and Cruising Trimarans" by Robert Harris. This covers early development by Piver, Crowther, Kelsall, and Newick. As a bonus it has a series of photos of early beach trimarans that use to sail against "C" class catamarans. There are pictures of Crowther's "Jaberwoky" and Meade Gouegon's "Victor T".

Kevin

Kevin,
Thanks for the book title, I have something to look for now...

Speaking of multihull designers and builders, when is the good ship Kevin going to set sail? Any pics?

Well, I plan to be out on the river watching the racing action next Tuesday. I am currently rigging the boat in the parking lot of Smith Bros. in Galesville. Our mooring will be the first one off Pirate's Cove dock. We will launch by crane for the first go around. See you out there...
Kevin
PS - I have pictures but can't seem to get them posted on the forums. I can e-mail them

Email away! Gonna take part in the Bertholf escort with the new boat?

The way to add them to your post is to upload them with your post (using the "attach a file" section)... you can then go back and edit your post and embed the image so it appears with your post.

OR You can email them to me (andrew at bodyhealth.com) and i will post them for you

any luck with the photo's...?

Sent them to Andrew Scott hoping he could post them. They are on a photo sharing website. You can go there directly:
www.snapfish.com
user: cook351@verizon.net
Pass: us6550

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Kevins Pics:

Kevin - That looks awesome! Great job!

Two questions - what was your source for the trailer? And it looks like you built the mast - feel like cranking out a carbon stick for an F-27? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Can't wait to see it on the water!

Will you be taking orders at the Annapolis Boat Show this Fall?

Thank you Andrew. The boat gets wet at 0900 on Monday. I'll post a couple of JPEGs of it unfolded and rigged.
Kevin

my pleasure. cant wait to see it unfolded

Keith,
I think I'm due a long strecth of sailing and family vacation time before any new projects. So, I can't build you a F-27 mast. But I can show you how to buid it! It's easier than you think if you use the old aluminum tube for tooling mandrel. Trailer came from Dave's Trailers in Laurel. Good prices and helpful people.

Kevin

Mast is pipe-dream, but I may take you up on the how-to! Maybe next winter...

Is Dave's in Laurel the same folks as Dave's in Glen Burnie? My F-27 trailer is a rotting piece of garbage, weighing options for replacement. I was thinking of taking the drawings (from Farrier) to Dave's to see if they could build one. Sounds like it may be a better idea than I thought.

Congrats on seeing this project through. We'll give you a provisional rating if you want to race on Tuesdays! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />