Hitia 17

 Home-built from plans

Brand:

Wharram

Designed by:

James Wharram Designs

Description:

The Hitia 17 is a transportable day sailor with a 'Sprit Wing Sail' rig. She is intended for very basic, camp-style cruising as there is no permanent accommodation. However, there is ample storage space for a tent and other gear. Having no daggerboards or drop rudders, she can be easily sailed off a beach.

Type:

Day sailor

Multihull type:

Catamaran

Construction:

Stitch-and-glue plywood panels with GRP over

Sails and rigging:

Gaff 'wingsail' sloop

Accommodation:

No accommodation

LOA (length overall):

5.18 m (17 ft)

Beam:

3.07 m (10 ft 1 in)

Draft minimum:

0.3 m (1 ft)

Windward sail area:

14.9 m² (160 ft²)

Displacement, lightship (empty):

134 kg (0.13 tons)

Payload:

250 kg (0.25 tons)

Trailerable:

Yes: requires demounting

In production:

Plans available

Cost to home-build:

£2800 Sterling (approx: €3783 / $5555 US / $6316 AUS)*

Time to home-build from plans:

250 hrs

Used boats for sale:

117 boats of this brand currently available!

Associations & newsgroups:

• Polynesian Catamaran Association
• Wharram Discussion Forum

* Exchange rates last updated: Sunday 27th January 2008 19:27 GMT