Until now if you wanted a professional-ly built Wharram catamaran you had to contract with Wharrams other approved yards in the Philippines or in Thailand.

Youtube catamaran wharram. Beautiful boat whats her name he asks. Yeah he replies It has nothing to do with fish. The catamaran designs that British multihull pioneer James Wharram first created for amateur boatbuilders in the mid-1960s were influenced by the boats he built and voyaged upon during the 1950s.

In 1956 he made the first successful catamaran voyage across the Atlantic in his first catamaran the Tangaroa also 236 long. And just what is a Luckyfish. With a sleeping capacity of 6 two doubles in the hulls and spacious.

MANAs 236 hull length has a special significance for James Wharram. The Tiki 21 was designed in 1981 as an easy to build Coastal Trek catamaran using the then new epoxyglass stitch glue techniques. It took a passer-by in South Africa to explain.

WHARRAM PAHI 42. Designs from 14 - 63 are available for self-building in plyepoxy with very detailed easy to follow Plans often described as a course in boatbuilding. In trailersailer design every increase in length equals harder launching and recovery work.

Luckyfish is a Wharram designed Tiki 38. This means keeping the build weight down and simple but adequate accommodation. They are renowned for their seaworthiness stability and safe simplicity.

The following description is from the James Wharram Designs page. Please like and subscribe. Pahi 26 Sailing On Lake Union.