S3#4. NEW Portofino 52 - Designing THE PERFECT PERFORMANCE ALUMINIUM CATAMARAN for us?

@Barefoot Doctors Sailing and Travel - Come Barefoot with us as we search for the PERFECT PERFORMANCE CATAMARAN for us as we upgrade from our Leopard 45 and Leopard 50! In this episode we redesign the Portofino 47 into a 52 foot boat and make significant changes to the hull shape to improve performance and increase the ease at which she can rise up out the water to overcome the displacement hull speed. We also discuss how flybridges negatively affect performance and have to decide if we are happy to sacrifice that for better performance.... We have further in-depth discussions with Raffaele about whether to have daggerboards or centreboards, power systems, air tight voids and more... Find out the exciting innovative features that Portofino is offering with transom doors, central engines with shafts, front trampoline ladder to the the water and now lifting keeps and Shallow draft. So this all means that the only outstanding factor is to get confirmation of the boats performance so we look into the process for getting VPPs (Velocity Performance Program) or Polars done to get an accurate idea of what she will do on the water.... Come Barefoot with us as we move deeper into the Portofino Brand! Binge watch and come barefoot with us as we travel and explore the planet, mostly from the water but sometimes through the minds of others as we provide aid and support where needed through the amazing TUFMINDS solutions! WHAT IS TUFMINDS The free TUFMINDS program is released as a smartphone program under the Exqisit Life Foundation Charity, a registered not for profit and requires financial support to fund the free program. TUFMINDS saves lives by intervening at the point of suicide and pulling everyone to higher levels of mental resilience, wellbeing and functioning. it also creates better attitudes, resilience and coping - all very important for sailors facing difficult situations at sea. @Barefoot Doctors Sailing Donations to the charity to support Suicide Prevention with the free TUFMINDS program can be made at: https://shoutforgood.com/charities/ex... For more info: www.TUFMINDS.com www.barefootdoctorssailing.com.au TUFMINDS app - in App Store