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Originally Posted by SteamWake
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Originally Posted by TarJak
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I dont get it. How is a pontoon style catamaran a 'new' concept?
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The wave adaptive technology is what makes it a 'new' concept. I alos feel this is where it will likely be an engineering headache in heavy seas. |
I used to race catamarans. We would 'wear them out' a good brand new boat would last about a year or two.
What would happen to them? Besides the sails losing their shape (sails can be replaced) they would lose their rigidity.
The pontoons would 'walk' wobbling over the waves. The stiffer the boat the faster she was. Cutting through the wave troughs was faster than 'walking' over them.
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This is what interests me about the design. Wave piercing cats have been some of the fastest boats on water with very rigid pontoons. I'm interested in how they think having flexible pontoons is an advantage over a rigid design.
Though looking at it they are not going for pure speed per se.