The Catamaran
White Seal is one of the latest designs from the drawing board of James Wharram the internationally respected designer of the true Polynesian "double canoe" cruising multihull (www.wharram.com). More than 4000 boats of his designs have been built since James first crossed the Atlantic in 1956 in his 25ft ‘Tangaroa' catamaran, the first multihull to make the crossing. While his classic designs focus on simple functionality the Pahis aim to satisfy the more discerning cruising sailors. James has chosen the beautiful ‘Pahi' 63 design for his personal boat, "Spirit of Gaia" but has said that he considers her successor, the Pahi 52, to be his masterpiece being the perfect combination of hull shape and beam/length ratio.
Our 'Pakia Ari" is the first Pahi 52 - professionally built under personal supervision of James Wharram in South East Asia at the Thailand boat yard Seascape Ltd. owned and managed by Gunther Nutt a Lichtenstein cabinet maker turned boat builder. His yard is on the Island of Phuket, where he builds Wharram ‘Tiki' and ‘Pahi' boats to the highest specifications.
'Pakia Ari' was launched there as 'White Seal' in July 2004 and completed in October. Since then she has been in the caring hands of Gulf Charters Thailand.
