Herreshoff's 1877 Catamaran Patent

[brian.cunningham]

Herreshoff's 1877 Catamaran Patent (http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=00189459&homeurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fn ph-Parser%3FSect1%3D PTO2%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%2Fnetah tml%2Fsearch-bool.html%2526r%3D1%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526co1%3 DAND%25 26d%3Do179%2526s1%3D189459.WKU.%2526OS%3DPN%2F1894 59%2526RS%3DPN%2F189459&PageNum=&Rtype=&SectionNum=&idkey=22683C2AD923 )

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

Its hanging in the Herreshoff's Museum in RI. Pretty cool not bad looking for a Catamaran

[igatenby]

not bad looking for a Catamaran Does this indicate a dislike for the thoroughbreds of the sea?

Ian

[brian.cunningham]

Seriously :rolleyes:

Hey Ian, here's a nice page on an Olympic class Tornado (http://caicos.globat.com/~jtbonner.com/sailing.htm)

http://caicos.globat.com/~jtbonner.com/images/Woodie3w.jpg
Quincy Bay, Massachusetts
http://caicos.globat.com/~jtbonner.com/images/cork88w.jpg

[igatenby]

Thanks Brian

That brought back memories of many aching Sunday nights after a day thrashing around Sydney Harbour on the Tornado with a typical 18 knot seabreeze.

Ian