Tane Nui

 Home-built from plans

Brand:

Wharram

Designed by:

James Wharram Designs

Description:

The Tane Nui is an evolution of the earlier Tane which was designed as a cruiser racer with slender hulls and a 3/4 fractional rig. The original model proved to be appreciated for her seaworthiness as well as her performance. The Tane Nui builds on this last virtue with more freeboard and beamier hulls.

Type:

Performance cruiser

Multihull type:

Catamaran

Construction:

GRP-foam sandwich or marine ply with resoriconol or epoxy glue

Sails and rigging:

Bermudan cutter rig

Accommodation:

4 single berths in the hulls

LOA (length overall):

8.61 m (28 ft 3 in)

LWL (length at waterline):

7.18 m (23 ft 7 in)

Beam:

3.18 m (10 ft 5 in)

Draft minimum:

0.5 m (1 ft 8 in)

Windward sail area:

28.8 m² (310 ft²)

Displacement, lightship (empty):

1000 kg (0.98 tons)

Payload:

1000 kg (0.98 tons)

Number of berths:

4

Cabin headroom:

1.37 m (4 ft 6 in)

In production:

Plans available

Degree of customisation:

Several options

Cost to home-build:

£9500 Sterling (approx: €12835 / $18846 US / $21427 AUS)*

Time to home-build from plans:

1000 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