Tiki 21 Self-Build Boat Plans

Description

The Tiki 21 was designed in 1981 as an easy to build Coastal Trek catamaran, using new epoxy/glass stitch & glue techniques. In 1982 the new and then quite radical Tiki 21 was given first prize by Cruising World magazine (USA) in their design competition for a ‘Trailable Gunkholer’. Since then nearly 1000 Tiki 21 Plans have been sold (2015).

In 1991-97 Rory McDougall sailed his self-built Tiki 21 ‘Cooking Fat’ around the world, sometimes alone, sometimes with a companion. She was, and still is, the smallest catamaran to have circumnavigated. In 2010 Rory entered ‘Cooking Fat’ in the Jester Challenge (single handed ‘race’ across the Atlantic for small boats – under 30ft) and came into Newport, Rhode Island a close second after 34 days.

The Tiki 21 has stayed popular as a simple, easy to trail Coastal Trekker all over the world. Her unique soft Wharram Wingsail Rig has been used on all subsequent Tiki and other Wharram designs (30ft – 65ft) and is very popular with the owners of these boats.

Design Data

Building Method:	Ply/Glass/Epoxy Stitch & Glue
Length Overall:	21′	6.40 m
Beam Overall:	12′	3.66 m
Waterline length:	18′ 6″	5.64 m
Draft:	1′ 2″	0.35 m
Weight:	790 lbs	360 kg
Loading capacity:	1000 lbs	460 kg
Sail area:	208 sqft	19.25 sqm
Building Time Estimate:	400 hrs

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