Golden Oldies Trophy 2013, article on Proafile by Fred Monsonnec

Article by Fred Monsonnec on Proafile in regards to the recent Golden Oldies multihull event held in Sete:

http://proafile.com/magazine/article/golden-oldies-trophy-2013

 

Every year since 2005, many French sailors passionate about “old multihulls”, but also Spanish, English… meet in the Mediterranean around their boats. These “fans” are members of the association “Golden Oldies Multihulls” (you can find an English page and many pictures and video on the Golden Oldies Multihulls website).

This association has a mission: to preserve these “glories of the past”. A “Golden Oldies Multihull” (GOM), is a multihull of at least 25 years of age, designed or modified for offshore racing, speed records or raids. But exceptional boats outside this definition may obtain an approbation, in this case, a “Silver” class has been created.

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Golden Oldies Trophy 2013, photo courtesy Fred Monsonnec

Boatsmith in Florida building a 48' Arika Wharram catamaran interview with James Wharram and Hanneke Boon

An interesting interview with James Wharram and Hanneke Boon on their design philosophy and on the currently under construction Ariki 48' foam sandwich catamaran which includes some discussion on James Wharram's early designs and making the first transatlantic crossing on a multihull.

http://www.boatsmithfl.com/a-conversation-with-james-wharram-and-hanneke-boon

Polynesian Catamaran Association

The Polynesian Catamaran Association is a voluntary group who are interested in the James Wharram designed catamarans.  The website is live and offers the Sea People magazine to read for free in .pdf format It focusses on the Wharram Catamaran designs and their adventures out cruising the archive contains editions back to the early eighties.

http://www.pca-seapeople.net/index.html