Amaryllis (catamaran)
Amaryllis was a catamaran sailboat designed by Nathanael Greene Herreshoff and launched in 1876. It was notable for its significant victory in the 1876 New York , which resulted in multihull sailing vessels being banned from organized sailing competitions.[1] Ironically, Herreshoff was later to become a celebrated monohull designer.[1]
Amaryllis was succeeded by a second catamaran vessel, Tarantella.[1]
It is said that prejudice against multihulls resulting from Amarayllis' superior performance was only overcome by Victor Tchetchet much later in 1946.
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- ^ a b c Randy Thomas (June 1985). "Multihulls Discovered: Part 1: Their origins, myths, magic, mana... and caveats that go along with these craft that have evolved from ancient heritage". Yachting. pp. 84–87. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
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