Dual Masted Cat - What is it?

[Tupaia]

Originally Posted by Flobble

We saw MangeNuage a couple of weeks ago near Marseille: https://www.multihulls-world.com/new...rcus-catamaran

Interesting concept can't help but think the overal performance is hindered by the "aerodynamic" pill box bridgedeck cabin.

[centaur114]

Grant, there was one anchored in Savusavu Marina for a season a few years back. Skipper said he built it himself.

[mikereed100]

Originally Posted by CaptainRivet

Well a 70ft performance that's normal numbers doing 265nm etamals also with a single mast config, nothing exceptional in relation to length but yes all above 240nm is great.

True enough. We spent some time with the owners of Saphira in the Tuamotus (really nice folks). IIRC their goal with the bi-rig was not so much speed, but ease of handling and safety, for which the bi-rig is hard to beat.

[Tupaia]

Pete Hill built and sailed a Bernd Kohler KD860 that sported two junk rigs. We met him briefly and he was super enthusiastic about junk rigs and the ease of handling of a bi-rig. I looks like it went up for sale at the beginning of the year. Sadly, Carly, Pete's wife was lost overboard off of South Africa some years ago.

https://junkrigassociation.org/notic...forum/13317498 There are some interesting pictures.