The first batch of our new Swing Rig Blocks. They come in three different ‘flavours’ to accommodate different main boom angles for different clew heights between suits. As our regular followers know, we are always passionate about sharing lessons learned in development and explaining evolving methodologies. For Katana we engineered and prototyped moulds for making […]
First set of A Cat prototype hulls structurally complete. More detailed info about construction choices will follow soon.
I prepared this diagram for the last installment of the series on foils to be published in Australian Sailing + Yachting Magazine. It illustrates a great example of how rule spaces drive solutions that may differ to address the same problem. This a seminal time in the development of dynamically stable foiling systems for racing. Since the […]
More details from the A Cat build
The first of the black stuff in the A Cat hull moulds…
Machined fittings for the A Class cat in anodised aluminium, stainless steel, plastic and bronze. Contact us for more info or for your custom CNC machining requirements. CarbonicBoats can take you from an idea or sketch, through 3d modelling, to finished components in any quantity…
Chris Woods, John Fisher, and Roger Paul, have been building the latest incarnation of our Rubicon 10 Rater under license. They have added their own touches in deck layout and fit-out, and the project is moving along nicely. Production of our Marblehead Katana in house is underway. Our IOM is next on the list as, for […]
Blogging about the new A Cat should resume soon after a pause enforced by transport times. Getting everything in one place across this big country is a bit of a logistical challenge… A Class Cat mould making has now started in earnest. Rolls of the black stuff visible too.
“They’re foils Jim, but not as we know them”
Some more views of the A Cat shapes in far away Mareeba…
