How does one actually go about buying a cat that is built a 1000 miles from home? Find out by musing through one of our customer's story. Do you know who Dick Newick is and why some cats have a very bendy rig ? Read it all here.

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Gregor Tarjan
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Bill Fitzgerald a native New Englander always loved boats and sailing - until one day his girlfriend said: "what are you waiting for?" Thanks to her he ordered a brand new Mahe 36 catamaran She will be waiting to cross the Atlantic with him this summer. We reprinted his story with kind permission from our friends at MULTIHULLS magazine.

If you own a modern multihull and have sighted up the mast you might have noticed the bend in your rig. Yes I agree, it looks real cool but did you know that this beautiful curve provides column stiffness without adding the weight of a heavier mast section or stays?

Usually the spreaders are raked aft to optimize the geometry of the intermediate shrouds which act like a string on a bow. Mast stiffness is especially important when reefing, whereby less flex in the rig will avoid the dangerous pumping that you might have otherwise. Have you ever noticed the pre-bend in the porpoise that can swim faster with less energy by starting its cyclic body snap from a more optimized position? Yes, pre-bend even works in nature.