has a mahogany dash and coamings. Among other features are aluminum 

 grooved spars, sealed for floating mast, rotating mast step, roller reefing, 

 swing-up rudders and centerboards, foam flotation, full-batten Dacron sails. 

 The boat is designed for easy conversion to outboard power, adequate for 

 pulling water skiers. A mosquito-proof ventilated camping shelter is fur- 

 nished for $90 extra, and there is also a custom-designed trailer at $175. 

 Thus, every effort seems to have been made to have as versatile a boat as 

 possible. 



R. L. Anderson of Spofford Lake, New Hampshire, wrote to Mr. Halperin 

 as follows (April 22, 1962) regarding the performance of his Tiki II on the 

 lake: "While there was a fine 12- to 15-mile breeze most of the afternoon, 

 we sailed very cautiously with a 90-pound crew (a child) in extremely 

 cold water with occasional 20-miles per hour puffs and not another soul on 

 the lake. In spite of the excess caution Tiki went remarkably well. The sails 

 are top notch. We did not drive the boat hard at any time except during 

 lulls, but she shows no sign of requiring pampering. Best recorded speed 

 was 9 miles per hour on a broad reach, but we may have done better than 

 this at times. ... I can't get over the readiness with which Tiki tacks." 



Price is $1395 complete, including mainsail and jib. 



VITAL statistics: L.O.A. 14'; waterline 13'; beam 7'; draft with- 

 out centerboards 5", with boards 3'; sail area 155 sq. ft.; weight 245 lbs. 



WILDCAT II 



The first thing to explain about the Wildcat II class of catamarans is that 

 this class is not the same as the Californian catamaran of that name, de- 

 signed by Seymour Paul, which was selected to represent the United States 

 in the 1961 races for the International Catamaran Challenge Trophy and 

 was then badly beaten by the British Hellcat. The Wildcat of those races 

 was 21 feet over-all. The new Wildcat Il-class boats are i7'9'' lo^^g- The 

 Wildcat II class was designed by Seymour Paul and Dan Sanderson. She 

 is sold by the J. C. Beery Company (Aquatic Park, Berkeley 10, Calif.) 

 and built by S and H Sail Boats (3034 S. Bristol, Costa Mesa, Calif.). 

 Mrs. Dan W. Sanderson is class Secretary (279 Del Mar Ave., Costa Mesa, 

 Calif.). It is reported that there are thirty registered Wildcat owners at 

 Newport Harbor, near Los Angeles, and at Berkeley in the San Francisco 

 Bay area. Construction is fiber glass and mahogany. Price is about $2200 

 including sails, used $2000. 



* Note: Robert B. Harris, leading American catamaran designer, has written a book which is 

 highly recommended to those who want to delve further into the catamaran story than has been 

 possible herein. It is called Modern Sailing Catamarans and is published by Charles Scribner's 

 Sons, New York. Another book. Sailing and Racing Catamarans by Commander Edward F. 

 Cotter (U.S.C.G. ), was published by the Chilton Company in 1962. 



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