Experimental Boat photographs - page 15 - catamarans

Bi-Planche

James Harvey with "Bi-Planche", a catamaran made from two conventional sailboards with a bridge. It was originally designed by James as a school project when he was 18.

It can carry a disabled sailor in a wheelchair, or an instructor with a beginner. James says that he has had a blind grandmother with a guide dog sailing it - I don't know if that was true, but it certainly looks possible.

James has also been experimenting with a hydrofoil version.

AYRS Speedweek Oct 1995	AYRS Speedweek Oct 1995
AYRS Speedweek Oct 1995

Bi-Planche did 14.48 kt in 1993, 15.1 kt in 1994 and 10.52 kt in 1995

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