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Affordable. Building your own boat with Wharram Designs is the easiest and most cost effective way to fulfil your sailing dreams. Wharram Self-build boat plans start from only £120. Wharram designs are based on years of practical, hands-on experience of building and ocean sailing catamarans. They are renowned for their seaworthiness, stability ...
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Everything you need to build your own sea-going catamaran: 3 steps. Familiarise yourself with our range of designs and their unique qualities. For more detailed information read the Wharram Design Book which reviews each self-build boat model and offers a detailed introduction and understanding of the world of self-build catamarans.; Order one or more sets of our Study Plans and immerse ...
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The 'Classic Designs' are recognised as beautiful, safe boats - easy to build, easy to sail, sturdy and stable. Many anchorages around the world are graced by these Classic Designs, and nine are still available, from the 16ft Maui to the 51ft Tehini. They were the first range of Wharram catamarans, designed in the 1960s and 70s, based on the ...
James Wharram's First Catamaran Build
James Wharram's First Catamaran Build. James Wharram. Jul 2, 2021. Ruth aboard Tangaroa shortly after the boat's initial launch. More than just a sailor and designer, James Wharram, originally of Manchester, England, is also both a free-thinker and an individual clearly dedicated to getting as much out of this life as possible.
Wharram Mana 24 kit
Step by step informative record of assembling the lower hull of the Mana 24 catamaran, from a kit designed by James Wharram and Hanneke Boon. Mana 24 is avai...
James Wharram: life and legacy of the iconic designer
Tangaroa, now tired, was abandoned, as Wharram decided to build a new catamaran. By chance, two solo sailors came to anchor in the bay where the Wharram tribe lived afloat, and the legendary ...
Catamaran Man: James Wharram
At 300 hours, she is the smallest and easiest boat to build, costing just a few thousand in materials, and built entirely of wood, epoxy and rope; there is not a single metal fitting anywhere. Photos courtesy of James Wharram & Sam Fortescue. Read James Wharram Sailed Across the Atlantic on a Home-built Catamaran from MHS Winter 2016 here.
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Ep30 Tillers, tiller bar, and rudders, and lashing. To all who may be interested in building a Wharram catamaran, Hanneke has all of their plans on sale for ...
James Wharram
Wharram was born in Manchester, England.In 1953, after long studies into the records of boats of the Pacific in the libraries and museums of Britain, and inspired by Eric de Bisschop's book The voyage of the Kaimiloa, [1] he designed and built the first British ocean-going double-canoe-catamaran, the Tangaroa (length 23 feet 6 inches (7.16 m)) and in 1955-56 sailed with Jutta Schultze ...
Building a Wharram Narai Mk IV Wooden Double Canoe/Catamaran
People of the Sea, by James Wharram with Hanneke Boon, 2023. James, partnered by two German women Ruth and Jutta, designed and built Europe's first successful offshore catamaran, the 23ft wooden , in 1953-54, then crossed the Atlantic Ocean on this same vessel in 1955-56. The snobby British yachting world remained indifferent; Wharram's ...
James Wharram
Producer of Polynesian catamaran designs for the home and professional builder. Designed with partner Hanneke Boon. From the designers web site: James Wharram designed his first offshore cruising catamaran, the 23′ 6″ TANGAROA in 1953, before the word catamaran was yet in common use and began sailing with her off the coast of Britain with a two girl crew. Since then, James Wharram ...
BUILD or BUY My DREAM CATAMARAN?!
In this video, I visit James Wharram Designs in Cornwall, and speak to Hanneke Boon about my plans to build or buy my dream boat for sailing around the world...
Professionally Built Wharrams
Website: www.boatsmithfl.com. Email: [email protected]. Tel: +1 561 7440855. A Parallel Stream Of Development Most of you know us as the producers of quality Polynesian Catamaran designs for the self-builder. We are still very much developing and improving our designs for those who want to self-build their own boat.
Tiki 21
A Wharram catamaran. Written by Brad Ingram. From Issue March 2018. J ames Wharram is a multihull pioneer who has been sailing and designing exceptionally seaworthy catamarans since the 1950s. For his first voyage, he built, TANGAROA, a 23' catamaran and sailed her from the U.K. to the Caribbean with Jutta Schulze-Rhonhof and Ruth Merseburger ...
WHARRAM PAHI 42: A Polynesian Catamaran
The great advantage of a Pahi 42, or any Wharram cat for that matter, is its relatively low cost compared to other cats in the same size range. To obtain one new, however, you normally must build it yourself. Wharram estimates this takes between 2,500 to 3,000 hours of effort. The alternative is to buy one used, which now normally costs less ...
James Wharram Designs
James Wharram Designs, Truro. 3,556 likes · 63 talking about this · 11 were here. Designers of unique, safe and stable self-build double-canoe sailing catamarans. James Wharram built the first...
Review of a Wharram Catamaran
Posts: 41. Review of a Wharram Catamaran. Dear Forum: I have looked at a Wharram Catamaran, namely the tiki 38, that I have thought about building and then living on it in retirement. This way I can do what really brings me inner peace, sailing, and live on the boat too. I have looked at the wharram site and their builders as well.
Classic Designs
The Early Wharrams - Sturdy and Stable The early 'Wharrams', now known as the Classic Designs, are recognised as beautiful, safe boats - easy to build, and easy to sail. Many anchorages around the world are graced by these Classic Designs, and of the seventeen drawn between 1957 and 1976, nine are still available, from the 16ft Maui to the 51ft Tehini.
Wharram Builders and Friends
Wharram Narai Mk4 Cutter rigged sloop $120k US 42ft (12.8m) 20ft beam 3ft draft 7 tonne approx Built from high quality marine grade aluminium Built in South Africa by naval architect 1996 NZ registered Papeetized : French Polynesian - Local tax paid Recently repainted decks, centre cabin, cockpit and interior portside Tiller and wheel steering….
Tiki 30 Self-Build Boat Plans
The ideal low budget self build ocean cruiser. With a sleeping capacity of 6 (two doubles in the hulls) and spacious level deck area, TIKI 30 makes an excellent low cost charter boat. It is our largest self-build boat design that is capable of being towed behind a vehicle. This means keeping the build weight down, and simple but adequate accommodation.
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Support Lady K - http://www.patreon.com/ladyksailingOr http://www.ladyksailing.com/team-kCatamarans, Sailing Catamarans, Sailing Cats - it all starts with Wh...
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An afternoon sailing on a Wharram Tiki 21 in Cornwall with the crew of @un.tide 🌤⛵️🌊 ⛵️: @hairry_scrott 🎥: @flyingcloud_max • • • #sailing #sailingcornwall #falmouth #wharram #wharramcat #kernow #catamaran #womenwhosail #womenoffshore #traditional #polynesian #cornwall #liveaboard #nomad #seawomen #peopleofthesea #travel #adventure #instatravel #multihulls #reel #sailingreel
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January 2022 By James Wharram What Do You Really Want? Some advice by James Wharram Firstly, read the Wharram Design Book. Having looked at all the Wharram designs, you may immediately have identified with one of them as the boat for you. But it is possible you are more confused than before you started looking! To help you, we have made a table of the basic requirements one
About James Wharram Designs
James Wharram was the pioneer of offshore multihulls, making his first Atlantic crossing by catamaran in 1956 and the first ever North Atlantic West-to-East crossing by multihull in 1959. He started designing for self-builders in 1965. In 1973 Hanneke Boon joined him and became his co-designer.
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Affordable. Building your own boat with Wharram Designs is the easiest and most cost effective way to fulfil your sailing dreams. Wharram Self-build boat plans start from only £120. Wharram designs are based on years of practical, hands-on experience of building and ocean sailing catamarans. They are renowned for their seaworthiness, stability ...
Everything you need to build your own sea-going catamaran: 3 steps. Familiarise yourself with our range of designs and their unique qualities. For more detailed information read the Wharram Design Book which reviews each self-build boat model and offers a detailed introduction and understanding of the world of self-build catamarans.; Order one or more sets of our Study Plans and immerse ...
The 'Classic Designs' are recognised as beautiful, safe boats - easy to build, easy to sail, sturdy and stable. Many anchorages around the world are graced by these Classic Designs, and nine are still available, from the 16ft Maui to the 51ft Tehini. They were the first range of Wharram catamarans, designed in the 1960s and 70s, based on the ...
James Wharram's First Catamaran Build. James Wharram. Jul 2, 2021. Ruth aboard Tangaroa shortly after the boat's initial launch. More than just a sailor and designer, James Wharram, originally of Manchester, England, is also both a free-thinker and an individual clearly dedicated to getting as much out of this life as possible.
Step by step informative record of assembling the lower hull of the Mana 24 catamaran, from a kit designed by James Wharram and Hanneke Boon. Mana 24 is avai...
Tangaroa, now tired, was abandoned, as Wharram decided to build a new catamaran. By chance, two solo sailors came to anchor in the bay where the Wharram tribe lived afloat, and the legendary ...
At 300 hours, she is the smallest and easiest boat to build, costing just a few thousand in materials, and built entirely of wood, epoxy and rope; there is not a single metal fitting anywhere. Photos courtesy of James Wharram & Sam Fortescue. Read James Wharram Sailed Across the Atlantic on a Home-built Catamaran from MHS Winter 2016 here.
Ep30 Tillers, tiller bar, and rudders, and lashing. To all who may be interested in building a Wharram catamaran, Hanneke has all of their plans on sale for ...
Wharram was born in Manchester, England.In 1953, after long studies into the records of boats of the Pacific in the libraries and museums of Britain, and inspired by Eric de Bisschop's book The voyage of the Kaimiloa, [1] he designed and built the first British ocean-going double-canoe-catamaran, the Tangaroa (length 23 feet 6 inches (7.16 m)) and in 1955-56 sailed with Jutta Schultze ...
People of the Sea, by James Wharram with Hanneke Boon, 2023. James, partnered by two German women Ruth and Jutta, designed and built Europe's first successful offshore catamaran, the 23ft wooden , in 1953-54, then crossed the Atlantic Ocean on this same vessel in 1955-56. The snobby British yachting world remained indifferent; Wharram's ...
Producer of Polynesian catamaran designs for the home and professional builder. Designed with partner Hanneke Boon. From the designers web site: James Wharram designed his first offshore cruising catamaran, the 23′ 6″ TANGAROA in 1953, before the word catamaran was yet in common use and began sailing with her off the coast of Britain with a two girl crew. Since then, James Wharram ...
In this video, I visit James Wharram Designs in Cornwall, and speak to Hanneke Boon about my plans to build or buy my dream boat for sailing around the world...
Website: www.boatsmithfl.com. Email: [email protected]. Tel: +1 561 7440855. A Parallel Stream Of Development Most of you know us as the producers of quality Polynesian Catamaran designs for the self-builder. We are still very much developing and improving our designs for those who want to self-build their own boat.
A Wharram catamaran. Written by Brad Ingram. From Issue March 2018. J ames Wharram is a multihull pioneer who has been sailing and designing exceptionally seaworthy catamarans since the 1950s. For his first voyage, he built, TANGAROA, a 23' catamaran and sailed her from the U.K. to the Caribbean with Jutta Schulze-Rhonhof and Ruth Merseburger ...
The great advantage of a Pahi 42, or any Wharram cat for that matter, is its relatively low cost compared to other cats in the same size range. To obtain one new, however, you normally must build it yourself. Wharram estimates this takes between 2,500 to 3,000 hours of effort. The alternative is to buy one used, which now normally costs less ...
James Wharram Designs, Truro. 3,556 likes · 63 talking about this · 11 were here. Designers of unique, safe and stable self-build double-canoe sailing catamarans. James Wharram built the first...
Posts: 41. Review of a Wharram Catamaran. Dear Forum: I have looked at a Wharram Catamaran, namely the tiki 38, that I have thought about building and then living on it in retirement. This way I can do what really brings me inner peace, sailing, and live on the boat too. I have looked at the wharram site and their builders as well.
The Early Wharrams - Sturdy and Stable The early 'Wharrams', now known as the Classic Designs, are recognised as beautiful, safe boats - easy to build, and easy to sail. Many anchorages around the world are graced by these Classic Designs, and of the seventeen drawn between 1957 and 1976, nine are still available, from the 16ft Maui to the 51ft Tehini.
Wharram Narai Mk4 Cutter rigged sloop $120k US 42ft (12.8m) 20ft beam 3ft draft 7 tonne approx Built from high quality marine grade aluminium Built in South Africa by naval architect 1996 NZ registered Papeetized : French Polynesian - Local tax paid Recently repainted decks, centre cabin, cockpit and interior portside Tiller and wheel steering….
The ideal low budget self build ocean cruiser. With a sleeping capacity of 6 (two doubles in the hulls) and spacious level deck area, TIKI 30 makes an excellent low cost charter boat. It is our largest self-build boat design that is capable of being towed behind a vehicle. This means keeping the build weight down, and simple but adequate accommodation.
Support Lady K - http://www.patreon.com/ladyksailingOr http://www.ladyksailing.com/team-kCatamarans, Sailing Catamarans, Sailing Cats - it all starts with Wh...
An afternoon sailing on a Wharram Tiki 21 in Cornwall with the crew of @un.tide 🌤⛵️🌊 ⛵️: @hairry_scrott 🎥: @flyingcloud_max • • • #sailing #sailingcornwall #falmouth #wharram #wharramcat #kernow #catamaran #womenwhosail #womenoffshore #traditional #polynesian #cornwall #liveaboard #nomad #seawomen #peopleofthesea #travel #adventure #instatravel #multihulls #reel #sailingreel
January 2022 By James Wharram What Do You Really Want? Some advice by James Wharram Firstly, read the Wharram Design Book. Having looked at all the Wharram designs, you may immediately have identified with one of them as the boat for you. But it is possible you are more confused than before you started looking! To help you, we have made a table of the basic requirements one
James Wharram was the pioneer of offshore multihulls, making his first Atlantic crossing by catamaran in 1956 and the first ever North Atlantic West-to-East crossing by multihull in 1959. He started designing for self-builders in 1965. In 1973 Hanneke Boon joined him and became his co-designer.