Multiman -

I am finally on the same "wave length" as you and realize your personal background details and who you are....... Duh !

Anyway, I am proceeding with what will be a monohull version of a VOR60 (sorry - it's not a multihull) that will resemble at scale, the boat "HUGO BOSS" which in it's stark black and white color scheme should be outstanding. I had seriously thought of a 1/10 scale multihull, but the closest to a decent size might be the 40 footers that provided in-shore spectator appeal during the various stop-overs of the big monohulls. I am not quite ready for a 2 Meter sized multihull.

I would be concerned that going smaller than a 40 foot (original sized) boat would limit ability to get radio under decks for a catamaran, and sill have room for a truly scale (at a distance) appearance. To better give the other readers an idea of what a VOR60 looks like when scaled down to 1/10 of original size, the following photo can show relationship. This one happens to be a French boat, but painted/detailed with HUGO BOSS colors is easy to imagine.




As noted above - this scale "COULD" be feasible if kept to "real" multihull designs ranging from30 feet on up. I do agree with you that travel will become an issue, and acknowledge that we have plenty of space to sail and work in backyards over here. I would guess most anyone moving here would find more than adequate space, lower cost of living than UK or Europe, and some level of weather that meets your liking. Housing costs right now are down a bit (buyer's market) but expected to rise with summer on the way. Obviously we do have some things that are not likeable, but that is to be expected anywhere.

Now, taking on a 2 Meter multi build, adding the scale hardware like the above monohull, and it too would be a head-turner and gather spectators and interest at any pond - or even on it's cradle. I will have to keep bugging you to try and convince it would/could be the first UK boat of that size for that class. For those with a 1 Meter sized trimaran, look around and see what might be in that size range as a real boat (only 10 times bigger) !

Regards