Design
Tiki 21
Designed by James Wharram
The Tiki 21 is the smallest of James Wharram's Tiki catamarans, 6.40 m long and 3.66 m wide. It was designed in 1981 as an easy to build coastal trekking boat using what were then new epoxy and glass stitch and glue techniques, and in 1982 it won first prize in the Cruising World design competition for a trailable gunkholer.
The designer says nearly 1,000 sets of plans had been sold by 2015. The soft Wharram Wingsail Rig first used here went on to be fitted to the larger designs. A Tiki 21 is easy to trail, and one, Cooking Fat, finished second in the transatlantic Jester Challenge. A sound choice for a first catamaran build.
What building a Tiki 21 actually takes
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| Design | Plans from | LOA | Logs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn | Woods Designs | 6.4 m (21′ 0″) | 0 |
| Acorn 21 | Bateau | 21′ 0″ (6.4 m) | 0 |
| Tahiti Wayfarer | James Wharram Designs | 6.4 m (21′ 0″) | 0 |
| Stow-Away 6.5 | Spirited Designs | 6.5 m (21′ 4″) | 0 |
| Cat 22 | Bateau | 21′ 6″ (6.55 m) | 0 |
| Janus | Woods Designs | 6.65 m (21′ 10″) | 0 |