The vessel was 56 feet long and had a 60 foot mast, but was only 22 inches wide. It was built of cold moulded plywood.[1] The smaller, outrigger hull was removed by 30 feet from the main hull.[1]
In 1972 Crossbow claimed the record for the world's fastest yacht at 26.3 knots.[1]
crossbow, proa, crossbow, early, 1970s, proa, asymmetrical, catamaran, sailboat, vessel, feet, long, foot, mast, only, inches, wide, built, cold, moulded, plywood, smaller, outrigger, hull, removed, feet, from, main, hull, 1972, crossbow, claimed, record, worl. Crossbow was an early 1970s proa or asymmetrical catamaran sailboat 1 The vessel was 56 feet long and had a 60 foot mast but was only 22 inches wide It was built of cold moulded plywood 1 The smaller outrigger hull was removed by 30 feet from the main hull 1 In 1972 Crossbow claimed the record for the world s fastest yacht at 26 3 knots 1 Crossbow has been preserved and is owned by Sir Timothy Colman See also editList of multihulls Crossbow II Sir Timothy James Alan ColmanReferences edit a b c d Sir Timothy Colman s memories of Crossbow 40 years on Anglia Afloat 2012 Archived from the original on 2015 01 04 Retrieved 2015 01 03 nbsp This sailing related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Crossbow proa amp oldid 1090226927, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
