I will ask around. I am 1.87m (6´1"), so from memory around 2m. It is not a boat I hit my head on, unlike others that I will not mention which required a full face helmet
Thanks for the tour. Aluminum is VASTLY more eco-friendly than plastic composites. And it's also more durable and safer, especially in collisions. Displacement 10.9 tons is somewhat light for this size of boat.
Its a cat, what you want is a single helm with all lines led to that station, 99.9% of the time you are on auto pilot, you want a helm position that offers shelter, not sun wind and rain, self tacking jib sucks, overlapping genoa is much easier to barber haul downwind using the lazy sheet and doesnt break things if you are furling and the sail flogs, the cleats are tiny. Electric cats are in reality diesel cats with one BIG motor instead of 2 reliable diesels offering redundancy. I like the aluminium though 😊
I'm guessing you are not a fan 😅, all good stuff but there are pros and cons to all of those points of course. The helm position debate is always a passionate one, I find it interesting how it doesn't fire up so much in the monohull market with deck saloons vs the sportier helm positions. As you say, most of the time you are tucked inside on autpilot if the weather is filthy, you might need to wear a jacket every now and then coming into the marina. You are probably best off "tacking" downwind in a cat for the best VMG in my opinion, or invest in a parasailor. You make a good point about redunancy, I'd think about a back up generator if I was doing long passages. A portable one stowed away for instance.
love it. lose the dutch minimalist designs. bet the welding is top notch too ....just wonder how pricey it would be and if they have any innovative options for big solar and quiet wind regen ...cause an all electric boat youre going to want it and would love to see the clever dutch interpretation of this ! BUT don't like the choice of motors ...would much prefer something more basic that isnt such a complicated design ....oceanvolt have too much gearbox and prop 'innovation' that get in the way imo
@@katamaranscomI think combi are the best. good history of production. simple and from all accounts I've had with owners very reliable simple (in a good way) construction and controls
Nice interiors 👍👍 at first glance I see open decks and gangways and I wonder if there are enough places where you can hold onto something. Secondly she seems to pitch quite strongly. A mast of 20 meters on a boat of 13 meters ?? Third I see both the jibsheet and the mainsheet connect to the coach roof while the mast steps to the deck.
Theres much to commend it in terms of aims ..and the styling is quite Dutch minimalist. I see as others the bow disturbance and the higher Stern waterline ... There is also not much clearance under the tunnel. The biggest switch off however is the extreemly aft outboard helms and the final killer the open transom and scoops. Theres little or no chance of selling this to to familly cruisers... and many Cat owners know what its like to sail with massive waves pushing from the aft quarters and having to deploy drogues or ropes to stop the boat surfing down slope stuffing into the trough and then getting swamped or hitting your stern. You dare not open the saloon door in those conditions even with the drains.
Very interesting boat. As a cruising cat sailor, it looks like there is something not quite right with that disturbed water at the bows - way too much?
The bows seem to be wave piercing. There are many different ways to design boat hulls. Agree it seems to throw some spray from the vertical bows. The actual bow and stern wakes look ok. The spray needs to go somewhere. Throwing it outwards is different from up and back, and arguably maybe better?
you mean they could be built like that . its a big storage issue with those designs if you're a live aboard though. all about how far you want to move the scale towards purist performance than comfort?
@@_PatSails Agree, different designs balance the performance vs practicality in different ways. And that's a good thing since it gives us more choices. There is no single perfect answer for everyone.
For a nearly 13 m cat she looks so big and bulky, not like a long lean catamaran should, it looks like the designers focused more on maximizing living space rather than sailing ability. What is the tonnage?
Foils are unstable at over 60 knots (cavitation), so their strategy is steadily power up on a stable platform. They do have a foil, but it is used to stop them flying off the water at speed
foils are too unstable over 60 knots (cavitation). The limiting factor is more down to how much power you can safely transfer to the craft without it taking off/catapulting. If you look at the kite surfing speed records, they are all planing
At around 56-60 knots, foils become unstable due to water bubbles forming across their surfaces (cavitation). Foils are very good at delivering high speeds in lower wind conditions, but once you get to these kind of speeds, you hit a wall. If you look at the power records, it is all about planing and safely transferring lots of power to the craft without it taking off, so that is the route they are taking. They do have a foil (like a dagger board), but it is designed to keep them down rather than lift them up
The Boat design is just breathtaking. This is just amazing, just when you think we have reached our limits on water speed generated by wind only .... u guys just go and do this.... I am here for it and waiting to see that record go down!!! Go Team!!
