I have posted about this boat before, but it got buried in the depths of Sailnet, so I decided to post it again, hoping more people see it again.
It is a rather interesting design and a really fun boat to sail, because you really need to know hoew to sail before you learn to sail this.
Because of this boat, I entertained and maintained very interesting long conversations with the late Robert Gainer here at Sailnet. That brought good memories. What a guy he was.
Anyway...
So here is is, enjoy, El Patin de Cataluña
It has no rudders, no jib, no fins not boards nothing...
tack, sail and steer only with mast rake, main sheet and body weight...get in around in one of these, go, and come back...then you can trully say you know how to sail a cat..
this is a very interesting boat, its called a
Patin de Cataluña, from Spain. Its a narrow beam catamaran with no rudder, and a mast with rake adjusted by a direct line.
PATIN
You steer with mast rake, as you have a line that pulls the mast forward and backwards, the main sheet, your weight in the pontoons, and a trick...you dip your foot in the water to help turn.
And here
Let me tell you...you're not a sailor until you can do a racing triangle with one...I fell 3 times in 3 days sailing it...but because you keep the sheet in your hand you pull yourself back fast...I don't care who you are or what you sail, get one of these and we'll talk....what a blast, and it makes you a better sailor...guaranteed.
And for the wood lovers..they are 100% wood, no FG on these puppies..
