catamaran
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
|
Date: 2008
catamaran , watercraft made up of two connected hulls or a single hull with two parallel keels. Originally used by the natives of Polynesia, the catamaran design was adopted by Western boat builders in the 19th cent. Because the twin hulls of the Polynesian catamaran are actually logs or other pieces of wood, the vessel is more like a raft than a boat. An extremely stable craft, it can be paddled or sailed even in the heavy waves of the S Pacific. The American Nathanael Herreshoff first built Western-type catamarans in the 1870s. The twin-hulled sailing or motor boat has since become a popular pleasure craft, largely because of its speed and stability. High-speed catamaran ferries can exceed 40 knots (74 km per hr). Catamarans range from 12 ft (3.7 m) to 315 ft (96 m) in length and are among the world's fastest sailing and motor craft.
Author not available, CATAMARAN.,
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press
For permission to reuse this article, contact Copyright Clearance Center.
Related articles from HighBeam Research:
|
Catamarans Glide Through Chinese Waters
Signal; 12/1/2007; Bussert, James C; 2308 words;
... unusual markings. China is launching catamaran missile boats in large numbers in what ... missile boats. However, the new missile catamarans are painted in blue and white camouflage ... the lead Houbei Type 022 wave-piercing catamaran, hull number 2008. The Type 022 is 43 ...
|
|
Some call for speed limits after catamaran crashes
The Boston Globe; 9/14/1998; David L. Chandler, Globe staff; 1093 words;
STELLWAGEN BANK -- As the speedy catamaran Millennium approaches the area where ... weekend's collision between a much larger catamaran ferry and a fishing boat in Nova Scotia ... n't slow down." Milone doesn't think the catamarans should be banned, he said, but "they ...
|
|
French Catamaran to Feature Electric Motor.(Brief Article)
Electric Vehicle Online Today; 5/21/2003; 216 words;
Fort Lauderdale, FL-based Catamaran Company recently announced that French catamaran maker Lagoon is currently working to install ... ST74 electric motor on its 2003 Lagoon 410 S2 catamaran model, making the vessel the world's first production ...
|
&type=1 "AAP General News (Australia)")
|
WA: Man killed when motor boat slams into catamaran
AAP General News (Australia); 12/11/2006; 128 words;
... Man killed when motor boat slams into catamaran PERTH, Dec 11 AAP - A man was killed ... injured when a motor boat slammed into a catamaran last night in waters off Bunbury, south ... WDT) when they crashed into a 6.6 metre catamaran moored at a local sailing club, police ...
|
|
Fishing cats - the purrfect choice for offshore anglers. (catamarans)
Trailer Boats; 1/1/1997; Raguso, John N.; 3893 words;
... It's no secret that the popularity of catamarans as trailerable sportfishing platforms ... time to change. Accordingly, fishing catamarans will probably get a slow-but steady ... Grady-White and others get into the catamaran competition, they add credibility to ...
|
|
Probe of catamaran crash in Quincy could take months
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 8/20/2005; Christopher Walker; CHRISTOPHER WALKER; 333 words;
... are made on why a high-speed commuter catamaran slammed into a pair of smaller boats ... struck and destroyed by the 100-foot catamaran last Saturday night have been pulled ... were injured, one seriously, when the catamaran struck a 35-foot lobster boat and a 25-fo ...
|
|
|
CATAMARAN HITS 2 VESSELS OFF QUINCY FOUR ARE SAFE AFTER COLLISION IN BUSY CHANNEL
The Boston Globe; 8/15/2005; Maria Sacchetti, Globe staff; 637 words;
... plunge into the water before a 100-foot catamaran headed to the Hingham shipyard slammed ... Channel, off Quincy, when the high-speed catamaran, the Nora Vittoria out of Boston, crashed ... is also unclear why the captain of the catamaran, John Parker, had not spotted the smaller ...
|
|
A Gentleman of Many Talents.(Luis Barrios, manager of the Catamaran Resort Hotel and President of the San Diego County Motel-Hotel Association)(Brief Article)
San Diego Business Journal; 9/18/2000; RODRIGUES, TANYA; 1234 words;
... Barrios Listens And Learns When Running Catamaran Hotel and HMA Walking along the sunny, manicured paths of the Catamaran Resort Hotel in Pacific Beach, courteously ... celebrate his eighth anniversary with the Catamaran on Sept. 21, Barrios, 53, became the ...
|
&type=1 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
|
GIRL OF 11 DROWNS AFTER HER CATAMARAN CAPSIZES; TWINS' VAIN BID TO SAVE FRIEND BY HARNESS N GREEK HOLIDAY TRAGEDY.
The Daily Mail (London, England); 8/4/2003; Hale, Beth; 558 words;
... BETH HALE Girl of 11 drowns after her catamaran capsizes Twins' vain bid to save friend ... watersports holiday drowned when her catamaran capsized 300 yards from shore. Public ... two 15-year-old girls in the Hobie 15 catamaran - a 15ft catamaran widely used by holiday ...
|
&type=1 "Destin Log (Destin, FL)")
|
Capt. Walley acquires 43-foot catamaran.
Destin Log (Destin, FL); 1/17/2007; 355 words;
Byline: Patrick Donohue Jan. 17--A 46-foot catamaran has joined Capt. Rex Walley's fleet. Walley, the captain ... harbor, has recently purchased the Moondance, a 43-foot catamaran now docked in New York City. Walley and Capt. Matt ... only possible candidate for the captain's job on the catamaran, Walley said ... .
|
|
PROMOTER CANCELS CATAMARAN RACE.(SPORTS)
The Virginian Pilot; 4/1/2003; 663 words;
... VIRGINIA BEACH -- The 2003 Worrell 1000 catamaran race has been canceled because financing ... said during last year's race that the catamaran for this year would be an F-18HT Class ... plans to compete in the Tybee 500, a new catamaran race from Islamorada, Fla., to Tybee ...
|
|
|
Qld: No sign of missing catamaran duo
AAP General News (Australia); 11/14/2001; 164 words;
AAP General News (Australia) 11-14-2001 Qld: No sign of missing catamaran duo A night sweep of the sea off the central Queensland coast has failed to find any trace of two people who took to a liferaft after their catamaran sank early today. The Australian Search and Rescue Coordination Centre had hoped ...
|
|
CARBON FIBER CATAMARAN ABANDONED.
Advanced Materials & Composites News; 1/2/2001; 240 words;
The crew of a catamaran racing team, practicing for an around ... vessel. The 36-meter (118 feet) long catamaran was supposed to be one of seven vessels ... night. The Hoechst Express reached the catamaran within hours. The drifting catamaran ...
|
|
It's a barge, a SWATH and a catamaran.(FERRIES)
Marine Log; 8/1/2005; 806 words;
... ferry a barge, then a SWATH and then a catamaran? Apparently, if it's the E-Craft the ... operate in three distinct modes: barge, catamaran and SWATH (Small Waterplane Area Twin ... barge or landing craft mode, 8.6 feet in catamaran mode and 11.4 feet in SWATH mode. Propulsion ...
|
|
|
WA: Man missing after catamaran capsizes
AAP General News (Australia); 8/18/2002; 135 words;
00-00-0000 WA: Man missing after catamaran capsizes PERTH, Aug 18 AAP - A man is ... Western Australia's Pilbara coast after his catamaran capsized early today. Two of his companions ... woman was discovered clinging to the catamaran and the man a short distance from the ...
|
See all results from premium newspaper and magazine articles, images, maps and more at HighBeam Research.
Related articles from newspapers, magazines and other sources:
|
|