A Solid Gold Nugget
22 October 2012 Editor 1 Comments.
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I saw mention of this Piver Nugget restoration at Small Trimarans .
Sailing into history; restored trimaran on bay again after 39 years
The 24-foot, multi-hulled sailboat Kaija was built by Kurt Larsen of Pleasure Point in 1964, stored for almost 40 years and given to Niels Kisling of Capitola two years ago. Kisling, a historian for the Santa Cruz Yacht Club and board member of the Capitola Historical Museum, held court Sunday at a relaunch party outside the yacht club.
Isn’t it great that multihulls are getting to the age where they are deemed worthy of restoration? Just think, that old Piver rotting out back of your marina might be the equivalent of finding a Duesenberg in your grandfather’s barn. Well, maybe not a Duesenberg, but certainly a Model T.
It’s probably time for an Arthur Piver retrospective. Truly a multihull pioneer, Piver’s gift for promotion, design and adventure certainly put the idea into every man’s head that the sailing life wasn’t just for the rich or the wood shop wizards anymore. A stack of plywood and some extra hours of labor and presto! The yacht of your dreams could be carrying you to Tahiti.
Piver had many detractors back in the day but I give him credit for igniting the multihull fire that still burns today. Back in the ‘60’s, the allure of multihulls wasn’t just that they were fast or stable, but that they were within economic reach. “Getting the lead out” was a metaphor for more than just boats, and they suited the spirit of the times. It was really something that a backyard builder could nail together a boat that would out perform the most expensive establishment keelboats on the bay.
Searching the web for pics, I see that both Jim Brown and Gary Dierking are former Nugget owners, an experience that only urged them on with their own multihull discoveries.
As multihulls have gained the mainstream, they’ve also collected the mainstream baggage. Cats and tris are now far more expensive than monohulls for the most part, and even the America’s Cup, the most established of the establishment, is racing in cats.
As multis grow ever more complex, carbonized and expensive, I wonder if there is any room left for guys like Piver. Guys who showed us that an intelligent frugality was as good as dollars, and quite possibly, even better.
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Circumnavigation in a Piver trimaran. In 1969, the Golden Globe solo non-stop round-the-world race was announced. Nigel Tetley was sailing a full-cabin version of the 40-foot, Piver Victress trimaran. He became the first sailor to sail a trimaran around the world by crossing his tracks in the Atlantic Ocean while competing in the Golden Globe race.
Arthur Piver played a large role in the growth in popularity of the cruising trimaran through his various marine plywood designs aimed at the amateur builder using lumberyard and hardware store materials. He launched his first trimaran, the 16 ft (4.9 m) FROLIC, in 1958. His best known designs include the NUGGET 25, NIMBLE 30, LODESTAR 35 and VICTRESS 40. Piver created an entire industry of ...
Back on the US west coast, Rich Gerling, built and sailed a Piver Nugget from Los Angeles to Honolulu in 1961, possibly the first solo ocean crossing on a small trimaran. Piver wrote the book "Trans-Atlantic Trimaran," and drew up a series of tris, each with a wide cabin extending over the wingdecks, beginning with a 30 foot design also ...
1910 — 1968. Arthur Piver played a large role in the growth in popularity of the cruising trimaran through his various marine plywood designs aimed at the amateur builder using lumberyard and hardware store materials. He launched his first trimaran, the 16 ft (4.9 m) FROLIC, in 1958. His best known designs include the NUGGET 25, NIMBLE 30 ...
http://outrigmedia.com/outrig/multihulls-media/among-multihulls-chapter-three-video-illustrations-commentary/ - Rare footage of Multihull pioneer Jim Brown t...
It is a "Texas Trimaran". These were built in or near Corpus Cristi Texas in the late 60's and early 70's. It is a fiberglass production version of the Piver Nugget. Have any of you ever sailed a Texas Trimaran 24 or a Piver Nugget? I would be very interested to hear about the sailing characteristics of this boat.
This page contains a booklet for a vintage small trimaran … a Piver 24′ Nugget. The booklet isn't expensive, and might make for some fun reading for multihullers who love those early classic designs. Here is the link to the page featuring the Piver Nugget 24-foot small trimaran booklet.
A Solid Gold Nugget. 22 October 2012 Editor 1 Comments. I saw mention of this Piver Nugget restoration at Small Trimarans. Sailing into history; restored trimaran on bay again after 39 years. The 24-foot, multi-hulled sailboat Kaija was built by Kurt Larsen of Pleasure Point in 1964, stored for almost 40 years and given to Niels Kisling of ...
Sailor / boat designer (and long-time multihuller) Jim Brown shares some conversation with us in this post. ( You're in for a real treat :-) I interviewed Jim a couple weeks ago about these 2 small trimarans, which were really among the first ones offered via plans for self-builders. Both were successful designs in that they really sailed well.
A Journal of Glen "Spyglass" Martin's efforts to refit a 1968 vintage 24' "Nugget" trimaran, originally designed by the legendary multihull enthusiast Arthur Piver. Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Ama Cradles Completed. A few weeks ago, I put the finishing touches on the hull cradles for the amas. The construction from 2x4's was rather straightforward ...
A Journal of Glen "Spyglass" Martin's efforts to refit a 1968 vintage 24' "Nugget" trimaran, originally designed by the legendary multihull enthusiast Arthur Piver. ... Sure enough, examining the schematics for the Piver Nugget revealed that it could be built in either a cabin or daysailer configuration. Finally knowing the name of the boat and ...
A Journal of Glen "Spyglass" Martin's efforts to refit a 1968 vintage 24' "Nugget" trimaran, originally designed by the legendary multihull enthusiast Arthur Piver. Friday, September 5, 2008. Amas Off! With the intense heat we've been having here in Central Texas, I've made very little progress on my boat of late, but I've at least made some.
The Classic Multihulls group on Yahoo has scans of a Piver catalog, partial scans of the later cabin Nugget plans, as well as some scans of the Stiletto drawings in their files section. I think Newick's Rule applies here. Most modern trimaran designs offer great improvements in performance, but they sacrifice accommodations to do it.
Join Date: Sep 2010. Location: Cairns, Australia. Posts: 13. Piver Nimble 30' Trimaran. I have recently purchased a 1964 version of the Nimble that was beautifully built by an Engineer in Glass over Ply and is in fantastic condition throughout. I am looking at sailing it from New Zealand to Tonga and ports beyond following thorough checks of ...
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Plus, a photo of my trimaran, in the water, back when it was new - sporting a cabin! Sure enough, examining the schematics for the Piver Nugget revealed that it could be built in either a cabin or daysailer configuration. Finally knowing the name of the boat and its designer, I was able to locate numerous photos of other Nugget's on the web.
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