Does anyone know the history of the Shearwater Catamaran inside the US?

Have you talked to our very own Ted W at the club? He was instrumental in trying to get the Shearwater recognised as a one design in the US. He sailed them in England and then in the US. Ed

Ahhh yeah. Lets talk about that on Friday evening...thats part of the two many agendas to list...

So, no other help?

I found this:
http://www.shearwater-asc.org.uk/

Interesting Spin setup in the picture gallery.

Very interesting boat and good approach to keeping it updated.

Very scary party pics, however...

Yes the closet hobbies should probably not be brought out at parties..

Did you see the spinny they run?

Honestly, I never got that far. I saw the party pictures and recited over and over again "look away, look away, look away".

wow . . . now that reminds me of the women at my college (though, the one in the red is a little on the thin side and could use a little more belly hair).

Chris: You're killin' me. You just couldn't let the Shearwater thing go!

I have letting' go issues . . .

You should understand being from NY as well

And believe me after you meet the reason behind my quest for knowledge this spring you'll understand.

Hmmm . . . How can I rig a flying scot spinny . . .

Would you like for me to give you the Shearwater history you crave?

Designed by KoKo, the Shearwater catamaran was a momumental feat in catamaran design. After gaining notoriety for his sign language skills, KoKo the gorilla set his sights on more challenging projects. The result is the Shearwater catamaran. The catamaran features banana-shaped hulls and a sturdy trampoline. To keep costs down, KoKo used a Sailfish aluminum (pardon my english . . . aluminium) mast.

The most notable feature is the balloon-shaped spinnaker. Primates view this as cutting edge design, but it mostly reminds them of their aging mama's boobies . . . so they went with it.

The Shearwater Catamaran. Designed by Apes. Sailed by Apes.

Chris: Your welcome.

P.S. My apologies go out to the throngs of Catsailor users that take the time to put meaningful posts here and I hope I didn't offend any Shearwater sailors (rather, my apologies for offending any Shearwater sailors . . . I don't even know what one is).