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Ron Given Catamaran Design, sail and power, New Zealand and Noumea
Description
My catamaran design experience began in 1961, at 24 years old when I built my first boat. From a general engineering background and with 7 years of competitive motorcycle racing (motocross) behind me, sailing seemed a mystical world, especially when one looked at the catamarans and trimarans of this period. Something about them fascinated me.
Their performances were so varied, and when "in the groove" sailing them was thrilling, but outside it, especially when windward sailing there was obviously much room for improvement - there was the challenge - and this inspired me to allocate all my spare time and money into research and development of the catamaran, as I felt strongly that this form was going to be the boat of the future.
It also became obvious that to prove one’s design and development theories one had to become very efficient at sailing competitively, so again I threw myself into this.
