In the beginning ...

The purpose of this blog is to document our trials and tribulations in constructing a Farrier F-82R trimaran. Hopefully others can get ideas for how to (or more likely not to) construct a F-82R. And perhaps those of you already experienced in such matters, and certainly more capable than me, will offer suggestions for doing this better.

If you are not familiar with the Farrier series of multihull designs, you should definitely check out his website at: http://www.f-boat.com/index.html

This is definitely a family affair with Dawna providing the majority of the hard labor, Catherine providing motivational support, and Leo supervising. Although we are starting this blog in early June, this adventure actually started in March with the purchase of Ian Farriers highly detailed plans and construction of a tubular steel frame and fabric building in our backyard as you can see in the photo below.

And just in case you aren't convinced this is a somewhat whacky endeavor, note that we live in the high altitude deserts of New Mexico. Our nearest ocean is about 800 miles away. Nonetheless, we are sailors (at least we are learning to be) and enjoy summer sailing on beautiful Heron Lake near Chama, New Mexico. You'd be surprised how many sailors live in the high desert. In the not too distant future, the intent is to set sail for unknown lands (at least to us) on a cruising catamaran yet to be constructed. But first, we are building a crazy fast trimaran to get a taste of multihull sailing in the desert southwest.

So enjoy the show. I'll try to post updates regularly, though I tend to be somewhat lazy, so I apologize in advance for delays and jumps in progress if you are trying to follow along.