Emmessee Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 These a beautifully crafted boats. http://www.sharkcatamaranclass.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmatelot Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 hi matt, are they related to the Kiwi Tiger Sharks?, they look similar, maybe Dave Stumbles would know. pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmatelot Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 PS. I see on reading a bit more on the Shark ,it was designed by Rod McAlpine-Downie, a noted boat designer, UK based, though the shark is a US boat. pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmessee Posted February 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 I don't know mate. They are a truly beautiful boat and I like how they fold in half and have a solid tramp made from timber. I would possibly get my wife out on one of those with a bottle of wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmessee Posted February 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 The boat was originally a class in England and throughout the UK. From the website: The Shark is the classic catamaran designed in 1962 by JR Macalpine-Downie. This boat dominated the attention of the racing world at its introduction with its performance in all kinds of conditions, from heavy airs to zephyrs. It was a design far ahead of its time, with ability to go to weather and tack with ease. The best way to describe a Shark today in the world of high performance catamarans, is to steal a quote that was once heard from an Inter 20 sailor. In the present day of auto racing a Shark is a "57 Chevy with a blower". Exciting to race and you can take the whole family out afterwards. A true classic. Over 100 square feet of usable deck and trampoline space. The wood trampoline is lower than the decks for seating comfort. There is plenty of room and buoyancy for six people to go sailing. The mainbeam-bridgedeck structure eliminates twisting betwen the hulls, making the boat rigid. Four large storage compartments in the bridgedeck, plus hatches aft of the rearbeam provide additional storage and ventilation. Shark hulls present minimum wetted surface for high performance. Their high buoyancy provides a drier ride and prevents pitchpoling. Pivoting centerboards and rudders allow easy beaching without sacrificing performance to weather. The Shark folds in minutes to a trailerable package which is no wider than your vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claws Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 These boats look great, but I was more interested in the photo gallery, that showed the RC model Sharks. I am planning on building my own RC yacht, for those days when the real thing cant happen. Initially, I was thinking of a US 1m design which is a mono hull design like the old 12m boats. However, looking at these photos has now inspired me to do a scale model of my Nacra 5.8. What are the legal requirements/copywrite etc on doing something like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmessee Posted February 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 None I would say as long as you are not selling them and using their logo. What you are building is a scale model and will be nothing like the real thing. If you copy exact and just make an exact copy but 1/10th the size, they own that design, no matter what the size. [This message has been edited by Emmessee (edited 19 February 2007).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmessee Posted February 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 I also have two 1 metre trimarans that I was going to sell if you are interested. They are a metre long and wide. The radio gear needs some work but they are very fast. One is red and one is blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Pete, The Kiwi "Tiger Shark" was designed by the designer of the Paper Tiger, Ron Given. It looked like a PT stretched to 18ft long, complete with the hard chines of the PT. I have only seen one in the flesh, but from memory it had twin trapezes. Again, from memory, their were four classes designed along similar lines, including the very small "Tiger Cub". However, none of them really took off as a class except the Paper Tiger. I agree though, the Shark you are talking about here is a fine looking boat for its age. Regards, Dave Stumbles Paper Tiger Catamaran International Association Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmatelot Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Hi Dave, Thanks for your reply/info. Like you ,I have only seen one Tiger Shark on the water,and that was at Maraetai, a sailing club about 25K out of Auckland,a real Do-it-yourself sailing venue. Really nice people, who would do any thing to help.Most of the sailors built their own boats, and had the added advantage of a beautiful protected beach to launch from. pete. [This message has been edited by xmatelot (edited 19 February 2007).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbird Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Originally posted by Emmessee: The boat was originally a class in England and throughout the UK. From the website: The Shark is the classic catamaran designed in 1962 by JR Macalpine-Downie. This boat dominated the attention of the racing world at its introduction with its performance in all kinds of conditions, from heavy airs to zephyrs. It was a design far ahead of its time, with ability to go to weather and tack with ease. The best way to describe a Shark today in the world of high performance catamarans, is to steal a quote that was once heard from an Inter 20 sailor. In the present day of auto racing a Shark is a "57 Chevy with a blower". Exciting to race and you can take the whole family out afterwards. A true classic. Over 100 square feet of usable deck and trampoline space. The wood trampoline is lower than the decks for seating comfort. There is plenty of room and buoyancy for six people to go sailing. The mainbeam-bridgedeck structure eliminates twisting betwen the hulls, making the boat rigid. Four large storage compartments in the bridgedeck, plus hatches aft of the rearbeam provide additional storage and ventilation. Shark hulls present minimum wetted surface for high performance. Their high buoyancy provides a drier ride and prevents pitchpoling. Pivoting centerboards and rudders allow easy beaching without sacrificing performance to weather. The Shark folds in minutes to a trailerable package which is no wider than your vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbird Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 The Tiger Shark was produced by Tiger Boats in foam core. Approx 30 were made. Tiger boats also made the foam core versions of the Paper Tiger. I have had several versions of the PT. I have just purchased my second Tiger Shark. This is the fastest reaching catamaran I have ever experienced. The second fastest was an Australian Attunga, 20 foot. The boat was designed in the late 50s for the Little Americas cup and one took the cup from the long time winning Evones. Mine was a home build made in 1959 and was very similar to the later Shark design in that it had hard decks, a big front beam wing section and broke in two for transport. The hulls however were hard chined like the P.T and T.S. THese three hard chined catamarans all plain easily. All will know the PT races against the turboed 14s on an equal level and would be impossible for them with a jib. For this reason I have gotten this last Tiger Shark to try for an all out personal reaching speed at a speed week if I can find one. If someone can tell me how to load a photo I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti2300 Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 If you want some pictures of the american version then try this link : http://www.sailcyc.com/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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