Amatasi 27

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Amatasi 27 is a James Wharram designed fishing catamaran. [1] It is inspired by the traditional amatasi vessels of Samoa, and has been described as a "pioneering environmentally friendly fishing boat". [1]

James Wharram Catamaran designer

James Wharram is a multihull pioneer and designer of catamarans.

Fishing activity of trying to catch fish

Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping. “Fishing” may include catching aquatic animals other than fish, such as molluscs, cephalopods, crustaceans, and echinoderms. The term is not normally applied to catching farmed fish, or to aquatic mammals, such as whales where the term whaling is more appropriate. In addition to being caught to be eaten, fish are caught as recreational pastimes. Fishing tournaments are held, and caught fish are sometimes kept as preserved or living trophies. When bioblitzes occur, fish are typically caught, identified, and then released.

Catamaran multi-hulled watercraft featuring two parallel hulls of equal size. It is a geometry-stabilized craft, deriving its stability from its wide beam, rather than from a ballasted keel as with a monohull sailboat

A catamaran is a multi-hulled watercraft featuring two parallel hulls of equal size. It is a geometry-stabilized craft, deriving its stability from its wide beam, rather than from a ballasted keel as with a monohull sailboat. Catamaran is from a Tamil word, kattumaram, which means "logs tied together".

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Amatasi 27 was designed for the 2010 Design Competition in Classic Boat magazine. The brief was for a fishing boat under 30 ft (9.1 m) that would not need a licence for fishing under sail or oar. Amatasi 27 won first prize. [1]

Classic Boat is a British traditional boating magazine published by The Chelsea Magazine Company. It was first published in 1987 and defines classic boats as "boats which endure". It was the first magazine in the UK dedicated to traditional boats and boating.

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