January 14, 2008
The origins of the PH8 and why I decided to build a catamaran.
| A New Catamaran | |
| Why a Catamaran | |
| Oceangoing Catamarans |
The New Yorker (also called the Erebus), a catamaran designed by Malcolm Tennant, is the direct ancestor of the PH8. The PH8 is built of aluminium and is a bit less wide.
| The New Yorker |
I had the pleasure of meeting the owner of the Wild Wind IV and visit the
boat in the Summer of 2003 at a trawlerfest in Poulsbo, Washington.
It is a wonderful boat and had crossed the Pacific ocean from New Zealand to the
Pacific Northwest. I knew already then that I was on the right track
building a catamaran.
| Wild Wind IV |