November 10, 2002
Building an oceangoing power catamaran is not a simple, everyday experience. It is important to have good experts to accomplish the task. I am confident that I have managed to put together a world class team.
Yours truly in an old photo cruising in Baja California. Click here to know more about my background.
"The Power of Multihulls" magazine calls Malcolm Tennant one of today's foremost power catamaran designers. www.tennantdesign.co.nz .
Dip. N.A. (YDI). AMRINA
Coastdesign, Australasia
One of New Zealand's leading authorities in the design and
construction of aluminum vessels.
Authorized dealer of Autoship - an integrated suite of marine design software.
www.autoship.com.
A naval and mechanical engineer,
responsible for the CE certification of the boat and that all the various rules
are followed.
www.ponsicchi.it .
My companion and Autocad expert that spent one year designing trains. Responsible for the drawings and documentation to submit to RINA for the CE certification.
An electrical engineer, responsible for all the electrical systems on board.
His boat yard is specialized in restoring vintage wooden boats.
The catamaran is pre-assembled in his yard. His decades of practical experience with boats
are my
"reality check".
www.nauticalavazza.com
The company that cuts all the aluminum with a computer driven high
pressure water jet.
www.gua.it
Manages Vilella Srl, a company with expertise in welding aluminum and other exotic metals, mainly for the aircraft industry. He is my welding "guru".
Owner of Lombarda Serre, a greenhouse manufacturing company. He and his company erected the building in which the catamaran is being built.