The Light Brigade, Light displacement and multihull development by Gary Baigent

This excellent .pdf by New Zealander Gary Baigent delves into the history of light displacement monohull and multihull design and is an excellent read.

http://www.coolmobility.com.au/Yacht/LightBrigade.pdf

Here is a link to one of Gary's interesting design and build projects the foiler Sid

http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/multihulls/alternative-marvelous-buccaneer-24-a-32382.html

and some photos of Sid