dmgbear55 - America's cup has _always_ been about outrageously expensive boats. Some might not look the part now, but they sure were obscenely expensi...

@martyr - That catamaran you remember is now in Coconut Grove, Miami. It sits in a marina I regularly sail from.

Across the fleet many of the skippers/helms/tacticians are kiwis; and I _so_ wish the cup goes back to Auckland. Those guys had some bitter days afte...

Hi Wynn Rider! I'm in Miami, on a Whisper Catamaran. As far as I can tell, this Whisper is rigged similar to a Nacra 20; maybe I can help. You'll defi...

-- that's a great page! Yeah, that's got some ideas on how to add to the max stretch of the bungee without losing tension. Thanks for the link!

We are going through lots of trapeze bungee cords, as they snap when you fly too far from the boat in a capsize. I bought a roll... 🙂

Latest gopro cameras have GPS, so they capture a telemetry track in sync with the video. If you use their software you can put these overlays. No naut...

I grew up sailing monohulls. These days, I have a timeshare on a new Jeanneau 409, decked to the 9s. Last night I was out for a sunset sail with a f...

So with some hints from the h16 video, from this forum, some extra blocks and extra lines, we lowered and erected the mast back up with just my gf. ...

Hi Damon, Mast is... 9.5m / 31f. The mast has a captive ball, similar to a Hobie Getaway. When the mast is down, it "slots in" with the mast rotated ...

gahamby wrote: So what have you sailed prior to your current cat? Opti, Sunfish, Laser. The rotomolded hobies and a Dart 16 (from rentals or clubs wh...

+100 for Bitter End @ BVI. They have Sunfish, Lasers, Optis, and now kite surfing gear too.

gahamby wrote: Here's how I tighten the shrouds on a SC15. ... What an awesome cat by the way. Do keep us posted. Love those adjusters! I'll see ab...

Boat is a White Formula Whisper (see the other thread about it 🙂 ). Mast is carbon fiber, boat is fiberglass. Mast is pretty tall so when it's low i...

bacho wrote: Congratulations on your purchase. The Whisper has intrigued me since its release, mostly due to its low weight for a double handed boat....

Got my Whisper in the water yesterday. Good fun, but no flight yet. Being the very first time out, we didn't set up the spinnaker... and the wind wane...

Love what I've seen about the S9. I just got my hands on a Whisper (so as to sail with the family, I _almost_ get an S9 🙂 ). I can confirm that deal...

DamonLinkous wrote: Welcome to TheBeachcats.com, I've been following all the foiling catamaran development news that I can. Is this the same Whisper ...