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Catamaran
Catamaran Cat`a*ma*ran", n. [The native East Indian name.]
1. A kind of raft or float, consisting of two or more logs or
pieces of wood lashed together, and moved by paddles or
sail; -- used as a surf boat and for other purposes on the
coasts of the East and West Indies and South America.
Modified forms are much used in the lumber regions of
North America, and at life-saving stations.
2. Any vessel with twin hulls, whether propelled by sails or
by steam; esp., one of a class of double-hulled pleasure
boats remarkable for speed.
3. A kind of fire raft or torpedo bat.
The incendiary rafts prepared by Sir Sidney Smith
for destroying the French flotilla at Boulogne,
1804, were called catamarans. --Knight.
4. A quarrelsome woman; a scold. [Colloq.]
Meaning of Catamarans from wikipedia
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cargo space.
Catamarans from
Oceania and
Maritime Southeast Asia
became the
inspiration for
modern catamarans.
Until the 20th
century catamaran development...
- world's
largest multihull builder with 5800
catamarans produced since 1984,
specialises in
modern sailing catamarans that are
suitable for both
coastal and...
-
Girls Two
Catamarans.
James Wharram has also
written his
autobiography People of the Sea. List of
multihulls "1959 - 40ft.
ketch rigged catamaran, Rongo...
-
Source Catamaran site *Kanter,
Charles E. (2002).
Cruising in
Catamarans. Kanter. ISBNÂ 9-780961-840662. *Andrews, Jim (1974).
Cruising in
Catamarans. Hollis...
- in
suburban Hobart and
built four
small ferries before International Catamarans was
formed in 1977 by a
partnership between founder Bob
Clifford and marine...
-
called Pathfinder Powercats) has
specialised in
powered catamarans exclusively.
Brady catamarans are
either constructed at Brady's
boatyard in Brisbane...
- Beverly,
which outclassed the
other catamarans. However, she was
defeated by
Sealion in the 1963
North American Catamaran Championship, held off Marion, M****achusetts...
- of high-speed
craft ferry routes. Many
routes are
operated by
catamarans, as
catamarans are a
faster craft than a
similar sized monohulls. In the 1990s...
- bow. A
catamaran is a
vessel with twin hulls.
Commercial catamarans began in 17th
century England.
Separate attempts at steam-powered
catamarans were carried...
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horizontal foil on the
rudder is
trimmed to
drive and
control altitude. On
catamarans, a
single main foil can be
attached between the
hulls just in
front of...
