Yes, I think they sail great! The more wind the better, I have found when sailing my Tiki 26, a friends Tiki 38 and also a Pahi 42 that they sail best when everyone is putting their first reef in. Dead down wind they do not like but all out her points of wind are great! Close hauled can be wet in stronger winds but can point as well as most monohulls, and there has never been one to capsize!
+Nick Knight Not sure what forums you might have been reading but I would agree completely with Barefoot Boat Bums. I built my Tiki 21 in the 90's and had occasion to sail alongside a F-27 Farrier one time in strong gusting winds. The F-27 clearly out-powered us but its skipper had reefs in his main and foresail for fear of capsizing and we just continued under full sail, staying abreast him, much to his chagrin. Wharram boats are wonderful - if you build one, you only regret may be that you didn't build it sooner! :) My son has my Tiki 21 at his eco-lodge in West Africa now, and I am watching with great interest the new Wharram design, the Mana 24. That just be the next boat for me!!
+Nick Knight They ARE awesome Nick, you must have found one of the extremely rare negative comments about Wharram cats out there. Search Wharram on any of the forums and you will find tons of informed positive comment. Anyone who has sailed them loves them. I have sailed my Tiki 38 for some years and from the moment I bought her I was stunned how many people she attracts! They go out of there way to come over and say things like "we were sitting in the bar and looking at the anchorage and you have the coolest boat out there", or "what a lovely Wharram", or, from a German cruising couple "we have always thought Wharrams are the only real catamarans". To them all I say thanks, and agree :-) . For over 60 years of yacht design, James Wharram never lost sight of the little guy and has helped thousands reach their dreams. I beleive these boats are now more relevant than ever. Cheers and go for it!
@@peterbilt2 You don't know wtf you're talking about. The Wharram Boats are intended to be efficient passage makers, easy to work on, inexpensive to sail and maintain, and hold up to weather. You obviously never saw the Tiki 38 "Pilgrim" crossing the Atlantic video or Rory McDougall crossing the Atlantic twice on his Tiki 21. And they weren't designed in the 50's you dope. The earliest designs for builders didn't begin until 1965. They weren't designed for Speed per se, The Pahi 42 / 52 / 63 can reach speeds from the high 10's to the low 20's. The Tiki 38 "Pilgrim" set a speed record of 18.9 knots in Corsica 2017. Don't believe it ? Action speaks louder than words. ua-cam.com/video/u50DVuFcoRQ/v-deo.html
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Do these wharrams sail well? I want to build one but everyone on the forums has nothing nice to say about them but they seem awesome!
Yes, I think they sail great! The more wind the better, I have found when sailing my Tiki 26, a friends Tiki 38 and also a Pahi 42 that they sail best when everyone is putting their first reef in. Dead down wind they do not like but all out her points of wind are great! Close hauled can be wet in stronger winds but can point as well as most monohulls, and there has never been one to capsize!
+Nick Knight Not sure what forums you might have been reading but I would agree completely with Barefoot Boat Bums. I built my Tiki 21 in the 90's and had occasion to sail alongside a F-27 Farrier one time in strong gusting winds. The F-27 clearly out-powered us but its skipper had reefs in his main and foresail for fear of capsizing and we just continued under full sail, staying abreast him, much to his chagrin. Wharram boats are wonderful - if you build one, you only regret may be that you didn't build it sooner! :) My son has my Tiki 21 at his eco-lodge in West Africa now, and I am watching with great interest the new Wharram design, the Mana 24. That just be the next boat for me!!
Could you fly a spinnaker or possibly even a kite surf kite to help going down wind?
+Nick Knight They ARE awesome Nick, you must have found one of the extremely rare negative comments about Wharram cats out there. Search Wharram on any of the forums and you will find tons of informed positive comment. Anyone who has sailed them loves them. I have sailed my Tiki 38 for some years and from the moment I bought her I was stunned how many people she attracts! They go out of there way to come over and say things like "we were sitting in the bar and looking at the anchorage and you have the coolest boat out there", or "what a lovely Wharram", or, from a German cruising couple "we have always thought Wharrams are the only real catamarans". To them all I say thanks, and agree :-) . For over 60 years of yacht design, James Wharram never lost sight of the little guy and has helped thousands reach their dreams. I beleive these boats are now more relevant than ever. Cheers and go for it!
@@peterbilt2 You don't know wtf you're talking about. The Wharram Boats are intended to be efficient passage makers, easy to work on, inexpensive to sail and maintain, and hold up to weather. You obviously never saw the Tiki 38 "Pilgrim" crossing the Atlantic video or Rory McDougall crossing the Atlantic twice on his Tiki 21. And they weren't designed in the 50's you dope. The earliest designs for builders didn't begin until 1965. They weren't designed for Speed per se, The Pahi 42 / 52 / 63 can reach speeds from the high 10's to the low 20's. The Tiki 38 "Pilgrim" set a speed record of 18.9 knots in Corsica 2017. Don't believe it ? Action speaks louder than words. ua-cam.com/video/u50DVuFcoRQ/v-deo.html
what is the song U start the video out with?