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EP 09 - INTERVIEW: Performance sailing for safety and comfort
Today we interview Doug Hibberd, owner of a new Outremer 4X in Brisbane Australia and former owner of an Outremer 5X and other performance catamarans, so Doug is no stranger to performance boats and going to great lengths to maintain performance. 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:08:21 - Why is performance important to you? 0:15:45 - How does performance translate to on the boat? 0:18:00 - Importance of Sail Configuration & balance 0:26:03 - Daggerboards on a cruising boat? 0:28:13 - Importance of Engine location 0:30:40 - Weight saving construction methods 0:45:50 - Gun Boat foam core technology 0:56:36 - Sailing without a generator 1:06:13 - Blog and other information For further information visit https://www.multihullcentral.com/outremer-catamarans-2/ or email brent@multihullcentral.com or call 1 300 852 620. For Doug's blog visit https://sailpuffin.com
