Open Waterbike Architectures
Two different top-tier architectures have been selected for our pedal boats:
- mono: stabilized monohull
- cat: catamaran
Cat
Catamarans are the most convenient choice when length is limited or user friendliness is an important issue.
Cats have a number of advantages: intrinsic stability, user friendliness, and the perception of safety and comfort.
Mono
Stabilized monohulls are essentially the most efficient and thus fastest long-distance Human Powered Boats.
Their hull is optimized for minimum drag at the design power, with little or no attention paid to roll stability — which thus has to be provided by different types of ‘stabilizers’. Roll stability is a permanent issue for monohulls.
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