Renowned multihull designer Jim Brown (designer of the Windrider tri amongst other creations) recently wrote a short report for those who are unfamiliar with multihulls. Jim covers the basics explanations of tri­marans, catamaran and proas, the dif­ferent types of these vessels and their history. He also covers common jargon such as the terms outrigger, beach cat and cattlemarans.

He wrote this report initially for mem­bers of a video production company in Virgina who are contemplat­ing the creation of a docu­mentary based upon Jim’s extensive collection of video materials about multihulls. Whether this documentary is ever produced, or not, this pdf can serve as a good intro­duction to the topic for those yet uninitiated into the world enjoyed by multihullers.

You can download the report for free and pass it around to your friends by clicking here.