2012
Photo: Marcela Zapiola – Arg Nats 2011.
The Mayan calendar ends next year, if so I had a really good life, too good, I’m really grateful to God and my family to allowed it, they are key for a great balance I can make after 39 years.
Every endeavour or project I ‘ve been involved, I have left everything I can offer and now that Catsailing takes the 100% of my everyday life with the racing, building, the F18 class and this blog I feel really lucky to be doing what I like.
Thanks to all for the good vibes and feedback, only received one personal ‘hate’ mail through all these years regarding my activities on the class or the blog a few weeks ago.
So the average is quite high and positive and I will try to continue this path promoting the sport and everyone involved.
Looking forward to a great 2012, as I think we have some years left in spite of the omens…
All the Best,
Martín
Catamaran Racing, News & Design.
Martin. Thanks for a great and informative blog. I promise that I will send you more info about what we are doing next year and will put together a realistic cost materials/ cost of time with regards the crazy paint issue from a manufauturers POV that has real world wages to pay.
Thanks again.
Regards Brett Burvill
Merry Christmas Martin!!!
Thank you for your blog and commitment to catamaran sailing.
Wishing you, your family and everyone who reads this blog a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!!
Brett Goodall
Martin Thanks for all the increible Work!! Keep On Road!!
Gonzalo
F18 Tiger Rosario 😀
Thanks for writing a great blog, it's an awesome place to get cat news!
Will we see you in Long Beach next year?
Thanks again!
Gracias por todo, Martín, y ¡que tengas un feliz año nuevo!
Keep up the hard work Martin, much appreciated.
All the best,
Andrew
All the Best to You Martin for your work on the Best information place for All catamarans sailors!
Gustavo Quintela
F18 Portugal – president
http://Www.f18.pt
Happy for you martin after few years of hard work you can do the what you like most!
Dont lose your hobby as you become a commercial guy in your sports..
Al the best for 2012
Best regards, sander
Hi Sander
I'm a commercial guy on cats since 2005 when building an F18 of my own and people start buying it while working on IT office.
The only way to live 100% on and for cats is being involved commercially.
Some people don´t like that, as my opinions or positions will hurt their own commercial/biased interests.
Regarding this website and the class, readers and sailors know I'm the wide open, and I only care on their respect as you can´t please all in the commercial area.
If I had received a penny on every promotion I've made here to any brand/project … well I'll be rich and retired now.
The same with the boat rent in 2009 and Mischa's boat I sold for you, I did it for free to help you and the Arg sailors.
But the next one I will charge 😉 as I'm 100% on this now and no alternative to go back to the office… God forbid that!
Thanks & Best regards,
Martin
Just look in this blog for any attack to any brand or model, you wont find it.
Just several remarks that I think the H16 is a great boat (I started sailing/racing on one) but a little old to promote it as a new class in Argentina or any other country to form new fleets.
That is a Fact.
Of course you can read my reviews on the Hobie Wildcat (best F18 out there in midrange conditions) too, and if there is some boat I don´t like, you simply wont find any remark. (Talking about beachcats, AC is another story)
Of course I also think the H16 is not the right boat for the Olympics.
And right there I will start some getting mad at me… but I'm sorry.
Just about any performance cat with Spi cat will do the job. F18, F16, F20C, Tornado, Winged AC18 etc.
We are in 2012, evolution is not a bad thing, beyond some self served interests on the matter.
Fireworks coming…
Martin