Showing posts with label Atlantic 47 mastfoil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Atlantic 47 mastfoil. Show all posts

Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Chris White Atlantic 47 catmaran with Mastfoil Sail Magazines best multihull in the 41-50' range

From the following article on the Sail Magazine website:

http://www.sailmagazine.com/best-boats/sails-best-boats-2014-atlantic-47

Although huge, full-roached mainsails have been the rule on most catamarans for years now, in real life we all know that many cruising-cat sailors don’t ever use them because they can be so hard to handle. A number of designers have responded to this fact in incremental ways—for example, by reducing mainsail size or specifying in-mast furling. But now veteran multihull designer Chris White has solved the problem completely by taking the bold step of eliminating the mainsail altogether.

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