Here's more info on the experimental watercraft designed by Jim Antrim:

http://tinyurl.com/vtwkg

--Georgs

That is, indeed, an oddity!

Mac Macdonald
Grand Lake - Oklahoma

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Here's more info on the experimental watercraft designed by Jim Antrim:

http://tinyurl.com/vtwkg

--Georgs

Georgs,

If I remember correctly,the original wavepiercer catamaran developed by Phil
Hercus bore more than a passing resemblance to the Antrim design. It
consisted of a cabin suspended well above the water by legs attached to very
low buoyancy hulls. It very quickly became modified into the basic shape
that we know today. I suspect the lack of any reserve buoyancy on the
original design was what led to the changes. Of course the original was not
inflatable.

Regards,

Malcolm tennant.

Malcolm Tennant Multihull Design Ltd
PO Box 60513 Titirangi,
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NEW ZEALAND

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