As Doug Lord doesn't post on this site I thought I would draw your attention to a couple of interesting links on kite powered catamarans that he posted on boatdesign.net

First Yves Parliers attempt "beyond the sea"

http://www.parlier.org/beyond_the_sea/fr/multimedia.php


Then this incredible video of a kite powered "displacement" cat:

http://www.kiteboat.com/kb_videos.html

All the best

Gareth

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Wouter

Looks to me like Yeves forgot to build a place to sit! And he needed more wind, like in the video of the 4 guys on the kite-cat.

Now that's what I call a high speed tack. They must have watched Rick's video before shooting that movie.

You gotta love Yves...he's certainly an outward thinker...but darn if he won't let go of that planing hull shape!

I guess he is quite pleased with the planing hulls, if you look carefully he has also got solar panels and an electric motor on that kiteboat.

Gareth