Catamaran pioneer James Wharram dies
Feb 03, 2022
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James Wharram, considered by many as the father of modern multihull cruising, has died, aged 93.
The free-spirited sailor and designer specialised in double-canoe style sailing catamarans, inspired by the Polynesian double canoe.
Born in Manchester in 1928, Wharram designed his first offshore cruising catamaran,, in 1953 having read about Frenchman Éric de Bisschop’s 1937-1939 voyage from Hawaii to France in his double canoe.
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