Best Seat in the House A critical look at various steering positions on cruising catamarans, their advantages and drawbacks By Gregor Tarjan The cruising catamaran has come a long way from its Polynesian origins. New building materials, advances in production techniques, findings in aero and hydrodynamics have shaped this once ancient sailing craft into the […]

  Gregor Tarjan of Aeroyacht has been flattered by CRUISING WORLD’s executive editor’s Herb Mc Cormick’s full page article . Herb’s piece highlights Gregor’s passion for multi hulls and his boutique company’s unique approach of helping customers realize their dreams whether they search for a mid 40’s production catamaran or to assist them in designing and build-project […]

Read the 4 page interview which Blue Water Sailing Magazine conducted with Gregor Tarjan, designer of the Aeroyacht ALPHA 42 catamaran about the boat, the yard and the delivery of hull Nr.1. Provigil https://healthychildrenfl.com/buy-modafinil-online/ may make birth control less effective. Blue Water Sailing magazine – a leading US based marine publication ran by George Day also […]

by Gregor Tarjan with photographs by renown marine photographer Billy Black With a focus on luxury catamarans 65’ or larger, this lavishly illustrated book incorporates interviews with naval architects, interior designers, experienced multihull skippers and seasoned ocean racers to paint the big picture of today’s luxury performance catamarans and their evolution. Readers will discover what […]

The Cape of Good Hope is a sailing icon, which needs to be experienced at least once in life. I knew that down the road, I would sail around it. When the phone rang and  Bruce Tedder, from the Cape Town Boat Building Initiative, invited me and Flo to Cape Town, I realized that I […]

Featuring visits to the Paris Boat Show, Atelier Outremer on the French Riviera, “Club Med” the giant cat in Monte Carlo and the Amsterdam Scheepvaartsmuseum. Port de Versailles on the southern limits of Paris is the venue of the annual Salon Nautique, also known as the Paris Boat Show. My plane from New York had […]

Wind driven machines – don’t we all only think of catamarans (ok, sometimes even monos).  But Dutch artist Theo Jansen is way out to lunch.  Not only are his kinetic sculptures beautiful wind-creatures that can walk across sand dunes but they also represent a single minded vision of innovation and serenity.  

The question of Seaworthiness: Design and Construction. A brief analysis of the most important considerations when purchasing a cruising multihull. Safety and seaworthiness, as Czeslav A. Marchais describes it in his great book “ Seaworthiness – the Forgotten Factor” should be one of the most important considerations when shopping for a boat. There will be […]

Heavy weather and survival conditions First, let us make the distinction between heavy weather sailing and survival sailing. Heavy weather sailing is done in full control of your circumstances and ability to manage your vessel. Survival is when you pass that point and must take action to preserve life and property, a topic discussed later […]