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That is awesome to hear! What would you like us to cover in our next video @History_Greg?

@sams0blu yes, it is. Please contact your local dealer or Jorn from the factory to get a quote for a DF25 with an electric outboard.

Material properties makes object float or sink. A design such as having a high number of bulkhead like the Titanic doesn't make a boat unsinkable.

Yes, that is probably true for a big cruising trimaran/catamaran. But there is a reason that nearly all cruising multihull are trimarans in this size. This is the sweet spot for a cruising trimaran. You can put it on a trailer, and it fits in the marinas. Unless you fly a hull on the catamaran, the trimaran is faster.

@JacobBohmeDK exactly. @Ron-dx9wq We are not referring to trimarans like a MOD70 here. Modern cruising trimarans have great buoyancy near the bow. The buoyancy volume needed depends on the ratio of sail area to the length of the boat. For example, the Performance series has an inverse bow on the amas to increase the buoyancy. The amas are also wider at the bottom and narrower at the top. Before the bow of the amas ended before the bow of the main hull, nowadays, some folding trimarans have the amas bow as forward as the main hull or even more forward to help with the couple (Force X Distance). Stay curious!

Tris are not an evolutionary dead end. Trimarans have greater form stability than cats. All of the fastest sailboats in the world are tris. The dynamics and drag depend on the design, size, conditions, etc. A tri can be more hydrodynamically efficient than a cat because the floats and main hull are optimized for different needs. Regarding pitchpoling, a Dragonfly 28 probably is not going to be racing the Southern Ocean at 30 knots. That all said, catamarans do make practical cruisers.

@@JacobBohmeDK You seem to be confusing cruising with trailering. Agree a trailerable trimaran is a lot more practical than a trailerable catamaran (ignoring cost and complexity). To me cruising means boats that rarely or never go on a trailer, but stay on the water cruising the world more of the time. Maybe the meanings are different in different languages/cultures?

Hmm, I wonder how I managed to circumnavigate the earth with my Farrier F36, and occasionally sailed over 20 knots hours on end on a beam reach near the Seychelles. The ability of the autopilot over 12 knots restricted the amount of sail I could carry so one should consider the loadings on the rudder at high speeds.

@sailingsurgeons2116 you can either fold the bow sprit or retrieve the quick shackle on the other with a boat hook. I am personally very tall so I can do it with my hands with the bow sprit extended.

@ruskerdoo1539 I'm 6'6" ...! Or 2m tall. A lot taller than most people.

I fit but barely. If you are 6'4" or less, you are fine.

Thank you! That makes our day :)

Will add the video to the list! good idea.

Merci! 😊

Thank you 🤗