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J ames Wharram’s Polynesian catamaran designs have inspired countless backyard boatbuilders with dreams of ocean voyaging to exotic tropical destinations. Starting with the simple 23’ TANGAROA, aboard which he completed the first catamaran crossing of the Atlantic in 1955–56, the cruising-sized vessels in his range of plans have an impressive safety record due to their conservative design parameters. Seaworthiness is the number-one priority in his designs.

While ocean-voyaging catamarans have been the main focus of Wharram’s design work, his plans catalog includes a few smaller boats suitable beach cruising. The Tiki 21  that was recently profiled here in Small Boats Monthly crosses the line between the two pursuits but is still a bigger boat than many people want to build or trailer. The Hitia 17 and the Hitia 14 are based on the same hull shape and design concepts as the Tiki 21 and her larger sisters, but the Hitias are open boats. They are lighter, simpler, and less expensive to build, while retaining the sailing characteristics and performance of the cruisers. While the smaller Hitia 14 is strictly a daysailer, the Hitia 17, with its dry-storage holds and kayak-style cockpits, features real camp-cruising capability for sailors who don’t mind roughing it a bit.

Taken apart for transport, the pieces of the Hitia 17 are light enough to be carried to the beach.

In 1997, I chose the Hitia 17 as my first sailboat build. After many years of sea kayaking and building various kayaks and canoes, I wanted to sail to the same kinds of places I could paddle craft, but I wanted to carry more stuff, and make occasional open-water crossings at faster speeds. The Hitia 17 fit the bill, and the double-canoe design appealed to my prior experiences with seaworthy small boats. It draws only 12″, is easily beachable, and could accommodate a companion or two. It offers the possibility of camping aboard if necessary—a real plus in places like Florida’s mangrove swamps where there are no campsites.

Like all Wharram catamarans, the Hitia 17 is designed for plywood construction, and the assembly method is straightforward stitch-and-glue with epoxy-fillets, taped joints, and fiberglass sheathing. The project calls for eight sheets of 1/4″ plywood and one sheet of 5/8″, as well as some straight-grained fir or spruce lumber for stringers, crossbeam parts, and mast laminates.

The two hulls and three crossbeams are assembled with lashings instead of hardware. With experience, the assembly time can be cut down to under an hour.

Building the Hitia 17 doesn’t require an large shop, because each hull is only 2′ wide and weighs about 90 lbs. They can be built one at a time under a minimal shelter, on one side of a garage, or, as some builders have done, even inside an apartment or house, as the hulls are slim enough to fit through standard doors, and everything can be moved outdoors and assembled in the back yard. The design book states that the build will take about 250 hours, but most builders take a bit longer if they’re shy on experience and tools or if they simply want better-than-average craftsmanship and finish. I built my Hitia 17 over the course of about seven months of spare-time work, and the result was everything I’d hoped for.

As with the larger Wharram cats, the components and rig of the Hitia 17 are designed to eliminate the need to purchase a lot of expensive marine hardware. The hulls are connected to the three crossbeams with low-stretch rope lashings, and the rudders are laced to the sterns with rope hinges that are both elegant and effective. The tillers lock onto the rudderposts with no metal hardware, and the mast is secured into its step with a wooden key built onto middle crossbeam Even chainplates and mast tangs are unnecessary, as the shrouds and stays are tensioned with lanyards anchored to flat wooden cleats at the sheer at one end and looped over hounds at the masthead on the other.

This Hitia 17 carries Wharram’s gaff wingsail main, with a luff sleeve for better airflow around the mast.

When I built my Hitia 17, the sail plan differed from that of the Tiki designs in that it had a sprit rather than the short gaff rig of the standard Wharram wingsail. The sprit has the advantage of simplicity—one less halyard to bother with—and the sail can be brailed around the mast with the sprit in place, but in strong winds, the sprit has to be taken down. It tends to get in the way because it is as long as the boat. Now the Hitia 17 plans include the option for the gaff wingsail, and having sailed the larger Tikis with that rig, I would recommend it as it is easier to reef and offers more adjustment to the shape of the main.

There is no mention of an auxiliary outboard in the building plans, and it’s certainly not necessary, as the boat can be paddled, but I added a motor mount on the aft beam and fitted a 3-hp Evinrude that often came in handy during extended periods of calm on the Gulf of Mexico. The cost of building my own Hitia 17, including the sails, outboard, and a new trailer I modified for it, came in at just under $6,000, which seemed very reasonable for such a capable catamaran.

Unlike the larger Tiki 21 and Tiki 26, the Hitia 17 doesn’t require an elaborate folding trailer, but unlike many beach cats of similar length, it is too beamy at 10’11” to transport fully assembled. Wharram was uncompromising in keeping to the overall beam-to-length ratio of his proven ocean voyagers, and wouldn’t reduce the beam to 8’6”, the maximum width allowed for trailering. But since the hulls are light enough for two people to easily carry or one person to maneuver around with a two-wheeled cart, almost any trailer can carry separated hulls to the water. They could even be cartopped, although with the beams and mast to carry as well, it would require a large and quite substantial rack capable of handling a 300-lb load.

I went to a little more trouble than necessary when fitting out my trailer, because I wanted to be able to assemble and launch the boat fully loaded boat by myself in one go. To accomplish this, I made two removable beams fitted with cradles to hold the hulls at sailing width. Upon arrival at the boat ramp, I secure these in place and then lift the hulls, one end at a time, into the cradles and then lash on the crossbeams and step the mast. With practice, I got my launching time down to just over half an hour.

The mast rests on a crossbeam and is supported by a single shroud to each side.

T he Hitia 17 is a forgiving catamaran to sail compared to most beach cats of similar length. With its generous beam and just 160 sq ft of sail area, it is a stable platform that can handle a wide variety of conditions. That’s not to say that it won’t capsize with carelessness, but it is far less likely to than the typical, more racing-oriented catamarans in that size range. Even with its conservative sail plan and relatively low rig, the Hitia 17 is still quite capable of exciting performance in the right conditions. I often clock over 10 knots, even with the hulls weighed down with camping gear. Tacking and jibing are reliable and effortless, and windward ability is certainly acceptable for a multihull designed for cruising rather than racing.

The absence of daggerboards, centerboards, or leeboards somewhat limits the Hitia’s pointing ability, but is a great asset for exploring thin water that most sailboats can’t reach. Drawing only 12”, the deep-V hulls can be sailed right up onto the beach, then easily pushed back off again. On sandy beaches I could even sail in through a moderate surf break and land, just as I did in my kayaks. The rudders and the integral skegs are no deeper than the keels, making it safe to let the boat dry out at low tide. Owners who plan to beach the boat on a regular basis can easily add Kevlar strips or other reinforcements along the keels.

The area between the aft and middle crossbeam is large enough to accommodate a backpacking tent for overnights at anchor. On a trip to St. Vincent Island in Appalachicola Bay, the author camped on the deck and use the front trampoline for a porch, a galley, and storage.

I did several multi-day camp-cruising trips with the Hitia 17 to various barrier islands off the coasts of Florida and Mississippi. The little catamaran performed well whether I was sailing solo or with a companion. I frequently anchored out and pitched a small backpacking tent on the trampoline between the hulls, an arrangement that worked well in calm conditions. There is, however, little room to move about with the tent taking up most of the deck space, so I sometimes found it easier to camp ashore, especially when I had a companion with me.

The flaring deep-V hulls give all Wharram catamarans excellent load-carrying capability for their size, and the Hitia 17 is no exception. Each hull has watertight bulkheads that segment the hull into four dry-storage compartments. Forward of the mast crossbeam, each hull has a large hold accessed through waterproof deck hatches. The plans suggest to either make wooden hatches and coamings or to purchase rubber kayak hatches. I bought a pair of large oval VCP kayak hatches for my own boat, as the foredecks can take a lot of water and spray in rough conditions. In the ’midships section between the beams, each hull has a compartment, accessible through two large hatches, to sit in kayak-style, or to use as foot wells when seated on deck. Spaces beneath these compartments offer extra dry storage for smaller items that will fit through 6” deck plates. Even when loaded with equipment and supplies for a crew of two for several days, there is room to stow lightweight, compact gear securely belowdecks.

Scott B. Williams began his small-boat adventures exploring the creeks and barrier islands by canoe and kayak in his home state of Mississippi. His fascination with the potential of these simple boats led him to longer solo journeys in the Caribbean and down the Mississippi River, which he first wrote about in the pages of Sea Kayaker magazine in the early 1990s. Combining a passion for woodworking with his interest in boats led him into wooden boatbuilding and yacht carpentry while he continued writing about his adventures. He has since written 22 books (and counting), many of them survival and adventure novels which draw on his paddling, boatbuilding, and sailing experiences. Scott can be contacted through his website .

Hitia 17 Particulars

Beam overall/10′11″

Weight total/295 lbs

Weight of single hull/90 lbs

Capacity/550 lbs

Rig/sprit or gaff wing-sail sloop

Sail area/160 sq ft

Plans for the Hitia 17 are available from James Wharram Designs for £306 (about $407USD).

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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, both from Germany. While in the Caribbean he became a father, and the boat mothered a growing colony of teredo worms. With a strong desire to sail home, Wharram built a 40-footer and did the first North Atlantic crossing by catamaran. His designs are based on firsthand experience, regularly updated and improved, and have a safety record that is hard to beat.

I built his Tiki 21, which is designed as an easily built, trailerable coastal cruiser for adventurous folks who don’t mind bearing a small amount of discomfort to be rewarded with a boat which is in harmony with the sea. The plans are highly detailed and provide illustrations for almost every step of the process. The plans include a materials list, down to the last fitting, and an epoxy technique manual depicting everything from laminating to fairing. The plans call for 18 sheets of 1/4″ marine plywood and one sheet of 3/4″. My Tiki 21, BETO, took around 10 or 12 gallons of epoxy and a good helping of mahogany and Douglas-fir.

While the Tiki’s main is designed to be sailed with a loose foot, the author finds an easily mounted, aluminum sprit boom provides improved performance in light air.

The hulls are built using the stitch-and-glue method, making it a fairly quick build, even for the first-time builder, though practicing with some scraps of plywood and epoxy is recommended for beginners.

Construction starts with forming the hull panels and stitching them together, then moves on to installing bulkheads and bunks and fitting the decks and cabintops. After the hulls are complete, just three beams, two tillers and rudders, and a wooden mast remain as the last major projects. For BETO, I chose an aluminum mast—a 22′ length of 4″ aluminum tubing with a 1/8″ wall thickness, as recommended in the plans. I chose aluminum over wood in hopes of a lighter mast that would require less maintenance and be easier to raise when rigging.

The Tiki 21’s most controversial feature is, perhaps, the use of lashings, rather than conventional marine hardware, to hold the amas and akas (hulls and cross beams) together. Wharram believes that the lashings allow for shock absorption and decrease shock loads at the joints. Each wrap of the five loops has a 2,800-lb breaking strength. The lashings are frapped so tightly that small movements between structural members are unnoticeable. The lashing system is proven by both Wharram cats and the well-traveled Polynesian voyaging canoes of the Pacific.

The Tiki 21 plans include a motor mount set within the perimeter of the deck. The pod added to this boat frees up deck space and includes a place for the gas tank. The cross beams, or akas, are stitch-and-glue I-beams.

The Tiki 21 was designed to be assembled on a beach at low tide and to float away when the sea returns. It has a 14″ draft, and each hull weighs in right under 200 lbs when completed. For our negligible tidal range and for freshwater sailing, I chose to build a trailer with telescoping sides that allow the hulls to be expanded outward for boat assembly before being backed down the ramp. We currently sail BETO on a small lake, so it rests on the trailer between outings.

When we want a taste of salt water, we unlash the beams and slide the hulls together for a package that is a little wider than my small Toyota truck. I can assemble the boat by myself in two hours and disassemble it in an hour. This is pretty fast to be on the water, and a helper could easily bring this time down as the lashings and frappings are the most time-consuming tasks. Some Tiki sailors have had good luck with ratchet straps and nylon webbing when trailering to daysail. I wouldn’t recommend ratchets in lieu of lashings for venturing offshore, however.

The Tiki 21 was designed with cruising accommodations for two, but there is room for more on deck. The catamaran has a carrying capacity of a half ton.

So how does the Tiki 21 sail? I’m a former racing catamaran sailor whose friends all sail go-fast boats, and I think it sails like a dream! The rig is a Wharram “Wing” sail that keeps the center of gravity low and the power high. The sail is modeled after a high-aspect Dutch gaff rig, using a short gaff at the peak and an elongated luff pocket that envelops the mast and minimizes turbulent airflow. This unique arrangement offers performance similar to modern rotating masts and square-top mainsails without all of the moving parts.

The mainsail is sewn with a luff sleeve for a smother flow of air around the mast. The jib and main halyards run along the mast inside the sleeve. This Tiki 21 was built by Rick Hueschen of North Carolina.

Unlike older Wharram designs, the Tiki 21 has a power-to-weight ratio that can get one in trouble if the wind pipes up. In light air, however, it is slightly undercanvased, and a drifter works wonders. The deep-V hulls have hardly any noticeable leeway if sails are trimmed correctly, and can tack in light and heavy air even sailing just the main.

The rudders are lashed to the sternposts and skegs and do not extend below beneath them, so the Tiki can’t turn on a dime in tight quarters. However, when sailing, it tracks like it is on rails. I sail upwind all the time in up to 20 knots with just a bungee crossed over the tiller. The Tiki is superbly well balanced and will sail along happily with proper trim. To windward we have seen 7 knots with the wind at 50 degrees true, falling down to around 5 knots at 40 degrees true. Off the wind, BETO has clocked 15 knots while power-reaching with no noticeable lifting of the windward hull (check my video ). For normal cruising, we reef the main and jib in 15 knots to keep dry on deck and fully in control while still making 8 to 10 knots on a reach. For sails, we carry a main with three reefs, a jib with one reef, a nylon drifter, an asymmetric spinnaker, and a storm jib. I have an outboard, but I learned to sail on a 22’ engineless racing sloop, so I have plenty of patience when the wind dies, preferring not to deal with a nasty outboard and volatile gasoline. Using a stand-up paddle, I can move the Tiki all day at 3 knots in flat water, and with a second paddler it’s even faster.

While each hull provides room for a narrow berth, the deck provides more spacious accommodations when equipped with a canopy or a free-standing tent.

For coastal cruising on a small catamaran, one can really not find a better-suited vessel than the Tiki 21. The accommodations inside each hull provide a 12′-long bunk that is 2′ wide; the hulls span 3-1/2′ at the sheer. Our sleeping accommodations are often a two-person tent set on deck, or my girlfriend and I can get cuddly and sleep in one hull if needed. All of the bunks are above the waterline, and under them are the bilges, which provide loads of storage. The load capacity is listed as 1,000 lbs. The bows and sterns all have watertight flotation chambers. The anchor locker doubles as another flotation chamber. The Tiki 21 has six bulkheads in each small hull, making it a strong little boat. Resting between the akas is a plywood deck measuring 6′ x 7′ that never moves far from level when under sail. For my own preference I built a slatted cedar deck instead of a solid plywood one, and it has since been approved by the Wharram Design team.

Rory McDougall sailed his modified Tiki 21, COOKING FAT, around the world in the early 1990s, and until just recently he held the record for sailing the smallest catamaran in a circumnavigation. He experienced gales pushing waves up to 30′, and his boat suffered little damage. In 2010, McDougall sailed in the Jester Challenge, a single-handed transatlantic race for boats between 20′ and 30′, and came in second after 34 days under way, just a few hours after a larger monohull. When in storms, McDougall goes on his sea anchor and reports that the Tiki rides very happily and calmly. In his first gale on sea anchor, he even felt so relaxed that he tied a jibsheet around himself and jumped overboard to swim the swells!

Brad Ingram lives in Birmingham, Alabama, and enjoys sailing, running ultramarathons, and climbing. He spent eight years in 20th Special Forces Group on a small Intelligence team, and he’s now going to nursing school as a civilian. He plans to travel while working as a nurse, making it easy to spend a significant amount of the year traveling in the mountains or at sea. Among all of his recreational pursuits, sailing occupies the lion’s share of his enthusiasm and interest. He mostly enjoys small boat cruises and small, raid-type multihulls. He has a passion for simple, traditional vessels and enjoys sailing sport boats as well. 

Tiki 21 Particulars

Waterline length/18′6″

Weight/790 lbs

Load Capacity/1000 lbs

sail area/208 sq ft

Study plans (£19.00) and full sets of plans (£505.00) are available from James Wharram Designs .

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Wharrum Catamaran design Tiki 21 The URL for this page is Tiki 21 Added 11-Jun-2021 © 2001-2024 ./)   . . ./)   . . Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Wharram designs; tiki 21. "The Tiki 21 was designed in 1981 as an easy to build Coastal Trek catamaran, using the [then] new epoxy/glass stitch & glue techniques. In 1982 the new and then quite radical Tiki 21 was given first prize by Cruising World magazine (USA) in their design competition for a ‘Trailable Gunkholer’. Since then, 925 Tiki 21 Plans have been sold (as of June 2010)." "In 1991-97 Rory McDougall sailed his self-built Tiki 21 Cooking Fat around the world, sometimes alone, sometimes with a companion. She was the smallest catamaran to have circumnavigated. In 2010 Rory entered Cooking Fat in the Jester Challenge (single handed 'race' across the Atlantic for small boats - under 30ft) and came into Newport, Rhode Island a close second after 34 days." "The Tiki 21 has stayed popular as a simple, easy to trailer Coastal Trekker all over the world." 12 comments: You will have some fun with that! One of our sons has been slaving away for a couple of years in a shed up north building a Wharram. He loves them, and has done since he was a teen. Which son is that Rob? And what size cat is he building? Does he post on-line about it? Now you have me curious. A friend of mine, Louie Brochetti, built constant camber hulls for Jim Brown back in the day. In recent years, since we've become gunkholing buddies, I've asked him about the possibilities for multihulls as Inside Passage cruisers. He has vehemently insisted they are not for close quarters, only open ocean sailing. But in the last two years, the Race to Alaska (R2AK) has proven my theory... multihulls can work well around here. Reports of windward performance in heavy seas are very discouraging, but in the summer months, we more typically see very light winds and avoid rough conditions when we can. Congratulations! I've watched several small Tikis from the Salish Sea show up on craigslist and then disappear again. They're one foot too long for my boat club, otherwise I might very well own one myself. Good to hear from you, Curtis. How's that proa coming along? I thought I'd make it to Montague this month, but it looks like a bust for me at this point. Is the club rating for waterline or LOA? As a designer and builder, these questions plague me. I can see how either issue can be circumvented, unless the rules say a Tiki 21 can never be a Tiki 20. As a reputable restorer, I can see the quandary - a person shopping for a Tiki 21 might be put off by a Tiki 20 with a truncated stem and stern. At any rate, the difference of a foot would be a marginal difference in performance, especially when dealing with two hulls. If it's a matter of LOA, the waterline could be retained and only aesthetics might suffer. Michael, great boat I've been interested in small multihulls for years but never got around to owning one (yet). It all started with this account back in the 1980's of a trip from UK to Russia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8mwQFaNsM8 These days I think a small cat or tri would make an excellent dayboat for getting around the Solent and Chichester harbour Look forward to hearing how you get on. Max Max, it's interesting how closely our thoughts wander. Yes, I said wander, because, at least in my case ideas and dreams seem to come alive of their own volition. I did imagine that I might build a cat of similar size and often looked at Richard's designs because for a given size, he offers the most room. This Wharram is a minimalist vessel and I hope to never try and sleep in one of those coffins - I'll wrap myself in a tarp first. Since this boat showed up unexpectedly and was purchased impetuously, I had not planned to launch it this year. But already it calls to me. Did you read about the NZ man in January who sailed his Tiki 21 from Oz to NZ with his 6 year old daughter? It got a lot of media attention as there was a custody dispute over the daughter. Cheers Drew These little cats seem very versatile. People have done amazing things with them. That's why I'm so intrigued. Wow, did your mom say you could keep it? Looks exciting. What is the cabin space like in size and layout? Basically two coffins attached by three sticks. We'll see if that can be improved. I can't wrap my head around the possibility of sleeping in one of those hulls. Aloha Doryman, I can see why you like the design: two skinny dories lashed together. I like the design too. There was a Tiki 21 in our anchorage at Mala Wharf. Named "Son Tiki,"" the couple who owned it sailed it a lot, usually with one or more guests. They would sail it on and off the mooring just fine. Anyway, good find. Have fun with it. Brandon You got that right, mate. Ancient designs had a lot in common. This is a game balancer. Now I can keep up with my friends with much bigger boats. Post a Comment Go to Wharram "Tiki" 21 catamaran, 1999 at [email protected] Log in or Sign up You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser . a better tiki 21 Discussion in ' Multihulls ' started by guzzis3 , May 7, 2019 . guzzis3 Senior Member I was wondering if anyone had had a go at designing a better tiki 21 style boat. I know about the RW acorn 21. Really nice boat. Look cheap and easy to build and from the youtube vids looks like a great performer. But I was wondering if anyone had had a go at a more Polynesian style small cabined cat ? Something with a bit of style.. From what I can see of the T21: The plans are really expensive. For what should be a simple cheap boat it looks harder than it should be. More freeboard would be nice. You aren't going to get standing headroom but 4'6" full sitting would be nice. Some asymmetry for and aft might help the hobbyhorsing, even on a V hull. The looks could be improved. Any thoughts ?   Angélique aka Angel (only by name) You've probably seen it, Wharram now also has the Mana 24 , but only available as kits, no plans, and shipping kits around the world adds to the costs, plus you can't customise much to your ideas and preferences.   For more elbow room in a small Tiki, place the hull sides panel edge stringers on the outside of the hull side bottom panels, and the hull side top panels on the outside of the stringers. Below applied on a Tiki 26, which also has raised cabin tops. Dutch links : Tiki 26 - Castor & Pollux — Building — Preparation — Videos ( click the pics ) Below 3 pics from the preparation link : ↓ original ​ ↓ adapted ​ ↓ bulkhead, the red dash line is original, yellow is adapted .   No I was thinking another designer might have had a go and done some serious improvements. T21 plans are 505 POUNDS! plus vat where applicable. Acorn plans are 175 pounds after Mr Woods recent price rise. The wharrams make very little information on their boats available for free and charge you like a wounded bull for everything. Tiki 21 design is 38 years old now. I would have thought someone somewhere might have taken the general idea and improved on it. The boat needs about another 6" of freeboard at least imo... Anyway thank you for the links. The mana looks like it's had some improvements over the Tiki21, but you really have to wonder at ketch rig on a 23' catamaran. And the prices! 8k pounds!! Anyway I was just musing.   The hull length of the Mana 24 and her ketch rig is inspired on James' first Atlantic crossing in 1955 - 1956 in James' first built, a 23' 6" Wharram Tangaroa, which was a flat bottomed double canoe ... . . . . MANA’s 23’6” hull length has a special significance for James Wharram. In 1956 he made the first successful catamaran voyage across the Atlantic in his first catamaran, the ‘Tangaroa’, also 23’6” long. . . . . . . . . MANA uses the well proven Wharram Wingsail rig in a new Catrig configuration. The Wingsail rig is a modern version of a high aspect Dutch style gaff rig, sleeved round the mast for maximum aerodynamic efficiency. In this new Catrig configuration the mainsail gives the drive with a very clean leading edge. The small mizzen aids with balance, steering and tacking. Having no jib, there is no need for a very tight forestay. The standing rigging uses the latest dyneema rope, which is light and easily set up. The mizzenmast can be used as sheer pole for single-handed assembly. . . . . Click to expand... guzzis3 said: ↑ No I was thinking another designer might have had a go and done some serious improvements. Click to expand... BlueBell . . . _ _ _ . . . _ _ _ Recently, I've had opportunity to sail on a Malcolm Tenant Streaker 23. With an over height mast of 38' it went great, it has a ton of freeboard. It's an old design but what a great little cat!   There's one for sale in the Netherlands ... P . S . - a later ad has a lower asking price and shows 8 pics .... — Malcolm Tennant Streaker 23 — DIY built in 1994 — L 7.2 m × B 4,0 ( 2,5 ) m × D 1,2 ( 0,3 ) m —   rwatson Senior Member Derek Kelsalls Plywood Cats were always a lot better than Wharram, but a similar price. Catamarans - Kelsall Catamarans - KSS 27 http://www.kelsall.com/Designs/KSS27.htm Many of his designs are now gone full Foam and Glass. They are all amatuer buildable, and a lot more comfortable than Wharram while being just as easy to construct. .   Thank you for the replies. I am aware of those other designs but they aren't what I am talking about. Boats like the coral sea 25 Ray Kendricks fish and chips and Richard Woods wizzer, eagle etc are VASTLY bigger boats. They weigh at least twice as much as a tiki 21. But the other issue is they are some of the others mentioned are conventional "modern" catamarans. Some have plumb bows, they all have flat transoms. Even the waller isn't a true V hull. I was thinking specifically about the tiki 21 and to a lesser extent the Tiki and Pahi 26. The boats are all straight stitch and glue. The 26's have extra panels to raise the freeboard, but they are all REALLY basic boats. V hulls, no boards. The tiki 21 should be a quick cheap boat to build but at just 18'6" on the water and 360 kg it's far too fussy. Acorn is the practical boat in that size. It's a beautiful design, weighs nothing, cheap plans, 1 single in each hull with adequate freeboard and headroom. It's a tiny boat but so is the tiki. What acorn lacks is the rakish looks. And with the tiki 21 being such a successful design I am quite surprised no one has had a hard look at it and devised a quicker cheaper way of making one and selling plans for same at half Wharram's price. Given the total build cost of a Tiki 21 paying 500 pounds for plans before you get started is ridiculous. And surely that cabin can be improved. As for the mana, just because JW did something 50 years ago doesn't make it a good idea then let alone now. 2 masts on a 23' boat is mad. And as I recall that origional tangaroa fell apart and they stopped and built rongo to continue sailing. I have no problem with a foam build but Derek Kelsall's plans are very expensive and his boats have modern lines. Personally I do not find all of them attractive but some are. Designing a flat panel canoe stern cat in stitch and glue or taping together some foam glass flat panels should in theory make a quick build and inherently include those "piratical lines" for a bit of fun. Build in enough freeboard, enough cabin, rake the cabin 5 degrees inboard so you can put your back against it comfortably, rather than dead vertical. Lay out the panels carefully so you can nest it with minimal waste. Make the bridgedeck maximum 8' wide to give it a tad more beam and use as much of a full ply sheet as possible. Eliminate parts and fiddly details. Push maximum beam aft a tad to combat hobbyhorsing. Mind I have not seen tiki 21 plans. I had a set of tiki 30 plans and was properly appalled at the wasted material and labour. I also had taneui foam plans and again the method was crude, but those were drawn a long time ago. Maybe the t21 is better but from what I've seen I think there is a lot of room for improvement. Anyway...   Rumars Senior Member I don't think you can find a better 21 cat that also looks like a tiki. The tiki's looks come from the deep V, symetrical, S&G build. That's about the maximum boat you can achieve with that technique. Moving beam aft and increasing freeboard will prove difficult if not impossible. Most designers don't bother with that form anymore. It's simpler to add a chine or two and enjoy the resulting design freedom. For the builder an extra chine is just an extra cut and fillet, and the panels become more easy to handle. I think if you want a "better" tiki 21 you need a custom design. Either as a deep V or as a multichine boat with the desired look.   guzzis3 said: ↑ I was thinking specifically about the tiki 21 and to a lesser extent the Tiki and Pahi 26. The boats are all straight stitch and glue. The 26's have extra panels to raise the freeboard, but they are all REALLY basic boats. V hulls, no boards. Click to expand... guzzis3 said: ↑ As for the mana, just because JW did something 50 years ago doesn't make it a good idea then let alone now. 2 masts on a 23' boat is mad. And as I recall that origional tangaroa fell apart and they stopped and built rongo to continue sailing. Click to expand... redreuben redreuben I've also looked at the idea of updating the Tiki but really it's a bit like competing with Guinness, they both totally own their segment. Working with the original plans I would go with squaring the transom and deepening the forefoot first. And then maybe more beam, more freeboard, a slightly taller rig, daggerboards, bigger fixed mast beam like Woods to define and protect the cockpit. So then its not really a Tiki anymore. Richard Woods Surfsong and Windsong are the obvious step up in this direction. When you look at this boat by Selway Fisher the Cat 254 you can see the potential for creating more curve in the sides by torturing the ply a bit, lol, or a lot ! Large Catamarans http://www.selway-fisher.com/YachtCats.htm One boat that caught my eye with an equally "salty" traditional look is the Evergreen, at 19ft it wouldn't take much to stretch it to 21. I'd lose the biplane rig though and the Tiki's Wingsail would probably suit it well. Unfortunately like most of Michael Schact's design work it never made it past vapourware. I contacted Laurie McGowan several years ago and it isn't going to be drawn up. https://proafile.com/multihull-boats/article/evergreen-a-fast-expedition-catamaran . Woods uses this hull shape on Meander, Rhea and Ondina which are much bigger boats. Just a comment on Kelsall, he had a great portfolio of designs (especially the Tonga 24 ?) but when he went to his KSS infusion builds most of them fell by the wayside and they are beyond expensive the pricing could only be described as ridiculous given that you can buy a Kendrick design for A$150 or even $100 with the monthly special. Jones boats are also worth a look although not sure of the availability since his passing. He started with Wharram type hulls and his boats did some serious offshore miles. Jones Boats Homepage http://jonesboatstuckahoe.com His books are a great read. My 2c worth.   Advertisement: Lets really get into the barebones spirit of small multihulls. "The fabulous and unique first Atlantic crossing , 3000 nautical miles WITH NO NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS on a 600 pds wooden outrigger ! a lot better than hokulea, No compass, no watch, no GPS or Sextant, no log, no radio, no receiver, no chart and not one book..."   Shape of a chainplate that might spread load better? Tacking Proa (for lack of a better term) What’s formula for estimating catamaran speed? Speed from length better than from design? 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All Wharram building plans are drawn for the first time builder, so anyone with a modicum of practical ability can build one of our designs. Wharram designs are all based on decades of actual building and sailing experience of the boats, so you can be confident in its sailing capabilities and safety. The TIKI designs range from the coastal trekking/car trailable Tiki 21, to the comfortable and spacious ocean cruiser or charter boat, the Tiki 46. Although a Tiki 21 and a number of Tiki 26s have made ocean crossings, this is only for the experienced sailor. The larger TIKI designs of 30ft and over are craft capable of longer voyages and ocean crossings. On the larger TIKIs the 'Deckpod' offers sheltered steering and the 'Stern Ramp' provides easy access to and from the water. All TIKI building Plans are very detailed, supplying a building sequence as a book of 3-D sketches. General Multihulls Wharram Cats Newsflash 17 Tiki 21 ref 1280, wharram tiki 21 for sale (ref 1280) in uk. NOW SOLD In NW England Hulls/Decks etc + Rig & rigging +, electrical/navigation +, ground tackle/warps +, safety gear +, fenders, buckets etc +. 278 IMAGES Tiki 21 The Tiki 21 Troc Echange TIKI 21 voilier catamaran WHARRAM sur France-Troc.com Tiki 21 Tiki 21 Tiki 21 COMMENTS Tiki 21 The Tiki 21 has stayed popular as a simple, easy to trail Coastal Trekker all over the world. Her unique soft Wharram Wingsail Rig has been used on all subsequent Tiki and other Wharram designs (30ft - 65ft) and is very popular with the owners of these boats. The Tiki 21 was designed in 1981 as an easy to build Coastal Trek catamaran, using new ... Tiki 21 The plans call for 18 sheets of 1/4″ marine plywood and one sheet of 3/4″. My Tiki 21, BETO, took around 10 or 12 gallons of epoxy and a good helping of mahogany and Douglas-fir. While the Tiki's main is designed to be sailed with a loose foot, the author finds an easily mounted, aluminum sprit boom provides improved performance in light air. Tiki Designs The Tiki 21 was designed in 1981 as an easy to build Coastal Trek catamaran, using new epoxy/glass stitch & glue techniques. In 1982 the new and then quite radical Tiki 21 was given first prize by Cruising World magazine (USA) in their design competition for a 'Trailable Gunkholer'. Tiki 21 Self-Build Boat Plans The Tiki 21 was designed in 1981 as an easy to build Coastal Trek catamaran, using new epoxy/glass stitch & glue techniques. In 1982 the new and then quite radical Tiki 21 was given first prize by Cruising World magazine (USA) in their design competition for a 'Trailable Gunkholer'. Since then nearly 1000 Tiki 21 Plans have been sold (2015). Twenty years A short documentary account of a James Wharram designed Tiki 21 catamaran, built from Plan #97 and launched in Canada in 1997, then later transported to Ghana, West Africa, where it now sails on ... Full boat tour This is our modified Tiki 21 full-boat tour. Nômade is a third-hand sailboat made with some modifications and we changed the headroom of the cabins last year... Sailing around a small island Some images from a good sailing weekend. Tiki 21 catamaran - designed by James Wharram. Florianópolis - Brazil.Help us to create more.https://apoia.se/nomade... Tiki 21: Rory McDougall crosses Atlantic both ways in 'Cookie' The Tiki 21 was designed in 1981 as an easy to build Coastal Trek catamaran, using new epoxy/glass stitch & glue techniques. In 1982 the new and then quite radical Tiki 21 was given first prize by Cruising World magazine (USA) in their design competition for a 'Trailable Gunkholer'. Since then nearly 1000 Tiki 21 Plans have been sold (2015). tiki 21 Archives Tiki 21 James 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, both from Germany. Choosing a 21' to 27' Wharram Catamaran Design Choosing a 21' to 27' Wharram Catamaran Design. James Wharram Designs has been very productive since the first transAtlantic voyage by a Wharram double canoe in the 1950's. Unfortunately this has resulted in a glut of beautiful designs in the 21 to 27 feet range. These include: the Coastal Trekkers Tiki 21 and 26, the Classic Hinemoa and Take ... 21' Wharrum Catamaran design Tiki 21 Virginia. $5,000. Description: Tiki 21 - Wharram designed catamaran for sale. Slip paid through 10.10.21. Includes Full set building plans. Electric motor. New Sails. Platform between hulls needs replacing. $5,000. DoryMan: Wharram Designs; Tiki 21 The following description is from the James Wharram Designs page: "The Tiki 21 was designed in 1981 as an easy to build Coastal Trek catamaran, using the [then] new epoxy/glass stitch & glue techniques. In 1982 the new and then quite radical Tiki 21 was given first prize by Cruising World magazine (USA) in their design competition for a ... Wharram "Tiki" 21 catamaran, 1999, Canyon Lake, Texas, sailboat for 3.5 long shaft outboard. Porta- potti. Complete set of Wharram plans, rigging, and assembly instructions. Google "Tiki 21" for more info or contact me. location Canyon Lake, Texas between Austin and San Antonio. a better tiki 21 The tiki 21 should be a quick cheap boat to build but at just 18'6" on the water and 360 kg it's far too fussy. Acorn is the practical boat in that size. It's a beautiful design, weighs nothing, cheap plans, 1 single in each hull with adequate freeboard and headroom. It's a tiny boat but so is the tiki. Scott's Boat Pages: The Wharram Tiki 21 Catamaran The Wharram Tiki 21 Catamaran I decided to go back to a simpler kind of sailing for 2006 after loosing Intensity, my Grampian 26 monohull cruiser to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. I've long been fascinated with James Wharram catamarans and built one of his smallest designs the Hitia 17 beachcruiser, back in 1997-98. (See a photo and description here) I had originally planned to build one of his ... Tiki Designs The TIKI designs range from the coastal trekking/car trailable Tiki 21, to the comfortable and spacious ocean cruiser or charter boat, the Tiki 46. Although a Tiki 21 and a number of Tiki 26s have made ocean crossings, this is only for the experienced sailor. The larger TIKI designs of 30ft and over are craft capable of longer voyages and ocean ... Tiki 21 ref 1280 Wharram Tiki 21 for sale (ref 1280) in UK. NOW SOLD. In NW England. Email Scott Brown. General +. Boat completely refurbished and painted 2pack Epoxy when bought 2010. 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