Aeroyacht Ltd., multihulls specialists are the exclusive New England dealers for Fountaine Pajot, Outremer catamarans, Aeroyacht H42 by Edel and BluBay performance cruising catamarans. Gregor Tarjan, founder of Aeroyacht only deals with reputable ocean going multihulls and his in house brokerage sells new and used catamarans. Aeroyacht is based on Long Island, NY and offers competitive prices on the entire Fountaine Pajot range such as the Athena 38, Lavezzi 40, Belize 43, Bahia 46, Eleuthera 60 sail catamarans as well as the Greenland 34, Maryland 37, Cumberland 44 and the new Queensland 60 trawler multihulls. Aeroyacht also offers the Aeroyacht H42 performance cruising catamaran by Edel and the legendary range of Outremer catamarans, such as the new 42, 45, 50 and 55 L, 50 and 55S, the 64L and the majestic 64S flagship. Aeroyacht Ltd. are also dealers for the BluBay luxury cruising multihulls. The company offers excellent customer service, warranty work along the entire US East Coast, provided by Derecktor shipyards in NY and Ft. Lauderdale as well as training, financing, ocean deliveries, and charter management. Gregor Tarjan 25 year professional background include his active involvement in the 1986 "Stars and Stripes" America's Cup campaign, a USCG-50 Ton Masters License, a degree in Yacht Design and Art History, which all contribute in providing exceptional service to clients. He is a US Merchant Marine officer, has owned numerous large catamarans and has participated in the Olympic Star Class, N.A. Championships. Gregor is fluent in German and French and his passion and theoretical knowledge of cruising multihulls can only be matched by his 20 years of practical experience sailing them across the oceans. He has sailed all types of catamarans from 20-120' in the most diverse waters from the Danube river to the alpine lakes of Nepal. He is co-author of the SAILORS MULTIHULL GUIDE, writer of numerous articles for MULTIHULLS, SAIL and CRUISING magazines and his new book: "Catamarans Offshore" is to be published soon.

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An objective, in depth guide to cruising catamarans, focusing on design and seamanship issues with a special chapter highlighting reputable production multihulls.

Available through Chiodi Publishing in September 2006
(Tel: 617-328 8181, multimag@aol.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Dedications

                Table of Contents

                Acknowledgements

                Foreword: by Charles Chiodi

Introduction

History

Present Environment:

The Big Picture

Current Perception of Multihulls

Modern Pioneers

Your Mission Profile

Part 1. MULTIHULL CHARACTERISTICS

Multihull Advantages:

Multihull vs. Monohull

Efficiency

Stability

Speed

Safety

Draft

No-Heel Environment

Space

Boat Handling

Desirable Attributes:

Seaworthiness

Construction

Design

Critical Issues:

Capsize

Load Carrying

Cost

Part 2. MULTIHULL PARAMETERS

Design & Dynamics:

Configuration & Types:

                                                                                Class 1 - Open Bridgedeck Catamaran
                                                                                Class 2 - Partial Bridgedeck Catamaran
                                                                                Class 3 – Full Bridgedeck Catamaran
                                                                                Class 4 – Superyacht Catamaran

Evaluation & Coefficients:

Bruce Number (BN)

Sail Area to Wetted Surface (SAWS)

Hull Fineness Ratio (HFR)

Stability Coefficient (SC)

Diagonal Stability & Beam to Length Ratio (BLR)

                 Hull:

                                                Shape & Resistance

                Appendages:

                                                Keels vs. Daggerboards

                                                Rudders
                Rig:

                                                Configuration & Types

Mast

                                                Sails

                Construction:

                                                Composite

Aluminum

Part 3. MULTIHULL SEAMANSHIP:

Sail Handling: Monohull vs. Multihull

The Magic of Apparent Wind

Maneuvers under Sail

Upwind Sailing

Reaching

Downwind

Velocity Made Good (VMG)

Battens

Reefing

Daggerboards

Tacking

Stall Recovery

Gybing

Docking & Under Power

Motor sailing

Heavy Weather Tactics

Beaufort Scale

Offshore Survival Gear

Man Overboard Tactics

Anchoring

Maintenance & Checklists

Part 4. NOTEWORTHY MULTIHULLS:

                                                Alliura
                                                Atlantic
                                                Blubay
                                                Broadblue
                                                Catana
                                                Dolphin
                                                Fountaine Pajot
                                                Gemini
                                                Gunboat
                                                Lagoon
                                                Maine Cat
                                                Manta
                                                Moorings
                                                Outremer
                                                St. Francis
                                                Seawind
                                                Sunreef
                                                Wildcat
                                                Yapluka

Appendix 1: Resources, Publications & Organizations

Appendix 2: Photography – Gilles Martin Raget

Bibliography & References

Glossary of Terms

Index:

CATAMARANS, every Sailor’s Guide by Gregor Tarjan

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