Rongo (catamaran)

Rongo was a 40 ft (12 m) ketch rigged catamaran built in Trinidad by James Wharram and sailed by him and his two German women companions from Trinidad to Ireland, via New York, arriving in 1959.[1] Rongo was the first catamaran to sail from West to East across the North Atlantic. Rongo made two more Atlantic crossings, from Canaries to Trinidad in 1960 and the return voyage in 1961, when she was still the only catamaran to have made this West to East voyage. Wharram then proceeded to live on the vessel in North Wales.[2] After these voyages Wharram started designing catamarans for people to build themselves, based on his experience of designing, building and sailing Rongo.

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References
  1. "1959 - 40ft. ketch rigged catamaran, Rongo, entering Dun Laoghaire harbour (4 images)". Irish Photo Archive. Retrieved January 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. James Wharram. "A brief history of the Polynesian Catamaran Association". Retrieved January 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)


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