Here’s a short explainer on sailing catamaran hull design and the theory behind our own hulls.

We have a quite distinctive and unusual design for a high performance cruising catamaran, and Laurence does his best here to guide you through the thinking behind them.

This is definitely one for anyone who's ever wondered how to start designing and building your own boat.

Timecode
0:00 Intro with stills
0:16 Choosing a designer
1:02 Deciding on hull length
2:18 Low aspect keels or daggerboards?
3:29 Narrow waterlines
4:51 Theory of wave drag
5:11 Hull displacement vs slim fast hulls
6:13 The advantages of a doubleended hull
8:13 Using a chine for accommodation
9:54 Summary of hull design

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