Welcome to our resources section. Here you can find links to the work we have done on Paikea in more detail. We also have several playlists featuring our best of sailing tutorials, daggerboard placement, our Performance Multihull collection plus videos on composites, anchor testing and splicing from other channels we find useful.
We are constantly updating this page and our blog posts so be sure to return and check them out regularly. You can also subscribe to our emailing list at the bottom of this page and we’ll keep you up to date with our progress.
Paikea’s Upgrades
Find out what upgrades we have done to our Catana42s. We have links to various blog posts on most of our major upgrades.
The featured image is of Paikea not long after we bought her and before any major modifications. We had, however, lowered the boom to its new position.
Sailing Tutorials
Shayne runs through how we trim sails and reef sails on Paikea. See how we trim our kite, sail downwind in heavy airs, understand dagger board placement, reefing, or sailing upwind… There’s a little bit for everyone here.
Open Forum
Start a discussion thread or scroll through our discussions here.
Daggerboards
A specific shorts playlist for those wanting to understand how to use daggerboards on a large catamaran.
Performance Multihull Sailing
Our selection of videos taken while working on large multihulls including Orma 60 trimaran Gunboat68 and Gunboat62 performance multihulls.
Working with Composites
Resources for those interested the tech side of composites on Paikea. We have done a lot of composite work on Paikea and we have some great resources – some of them ours and some from other great sources. We have been sourcing many of our products from Easy Composites here in Europe – they have a fantastic YouTube channel for learning more about how to use their producdts.
Splicing and Soft Shackles
We make and use soft shackles on Paikea. While we don’t have any of our own “how to” videos at this stage, we can send you directly to the guys who know their stuff. Level up your splicing knowledge with this channel of rock climbing enthusiasts.
