
The Multihull Source is committed to helping sailors increase their enjoyment of multihulls, whether cruising, racing or day-sailing. In this section, we feature sailing news, a calendar of events and stories about sailing or racing. 

The Multihull Source

Ira Heller and Bob Gleason, The Multihull Source, Inc.

The Multihull Source was formed in 1995 when Bob Gleason teamed up with Bert Kornyei to expand his Corsair dealership into other multihulls. Bert had recently bought his first Corsair from Bob and was excited to start this new venture. 
Bob and Ira are experienced multihull racers and cruisers; they organize and participate in numerous sailing events throughout the year. Because of their passion and vast knowledge, The Multihull Source is one of the strongest, full-service, multihull-only dealerships in the world.

The Multihull Source has been serving up exciting sailing for nearly 30 years. The company has evolved along with the designs and technology of the multihull sailing world. Bob and Ira are dealers for not only the latest and most important boat lines in the industry, but the experience to help sailors get exactly the right boat for them.

At Seawind catamarans we are regularly asked “Convince me why I should buy a catamaran instead of a monohull”. Like everything, there are pluses and there are minuses and we try to give the person a balanced answer. Of course the pluses and minuses are more or less compelling for different people depending on their circumstances and their sailing ambitions. However, a growing number of people are coming down heavily one side and becoming firm catamaran converts. 

Corsair Trimarans are versatile, exciting and offer superb performance for racing and cruising with the family. They also feature unique trailerability (trailer to sailing in 30 minutes), shallow draft and uncompromised comfort and safety. All of The Multihull Source team members own and race Corsair trimarans - no other dealer can offer more knowledge about all the different models.

Trimarans are fun because they enable you to discover places that others cannot venture to. The draft of the Rapido 60 is only 0.75m when the rudder blade and dagger board are retracted, which facilitates shallow water navigation and anchorage. Comfortable nets 6.3m x 3m on both sides of the Rapido 60 provide an enormous space to play or lounge when the fish are not biting. 

The WETA trimaran is a great performing 4.4 m or 14'5" triamaran. Only a WETA can be sailed with one, two or three sails blazing by one, two or three people!

No wonder it was Boat of the Year in 2010!

Composite foam sandwich hulls with Carbon spars and beams make this little trimaran as robust as it is versatile. A trimarans legendary forgiving nature means that anyone can jump on the Weta and immediately feel confident.



The Multihull Source was formed in 1995 when Bob Gleason teamed up with Bert Kornyei to expand his Corsair dealership into other multihulls. Bert had recently bought his first Corsair from Bob and was excited to start this new venture. 

Welcome

Engine
Yanmar 2GM20F; European built; Approx 500 hours (The Yanmar was installed new in about 2002 including the transmission, shaft and so on. All of this was before my purchasing the boat.)
3 blade 13x14 bronze propeller
Racor fuel filter
Motors at 6.5kts in flat water

Two fuel tanks located below the cabin sole, approx. 30 to 35 gallons each.
Burning 0.6 gph at full throttle.



Accommodations
Sleeps 6
There are two doubles in the main salon (outboard port and starboard)
Generous double in the V-berth forward
Lewmar 24" hatch above the V-berth

The head is located forward between the main salon and the V-berth
Jabsco toilet (new in 2015)
18 gallon holding tank with the ability to pump overboard, pump holding tank out manually or to have the holding tank pumped out by pump out boat

Approx 30 to 34 gallons fresh water in two tanks
Pressure cold water with spare pump


Galley
The galley is located to port as you enter the salon.

Kenyon two burner alcohol stove
Double stainless steel sink
Custom dinnette table
Folding cockpit table


Electronics / Electical
Autohelm ST4000 wheel autopilot
Furuno 1621 Radar
Garmin Echo Map 50s chart plotter/GPS/sonar (located at the helm)
Garmin GPS map 128 (located at the Nav station)
Horizon GX2150 VHF with AIS receiver
RAM mike at helm
Data Marine Speed / Depth
Horizon Wind speed and direction
Sony stereo

Two Rolls AGM house batteries (2016)
One Rolls AGM engine start battery (2016)
Blue Sea battery isolator system

Masthead tricolor and anchor light, both LED
Deck running lights
Combination mast mounted steaming light and foredeck light


Sails
Dacron mainsail with two reef points (was new for 2016)
Kevlar Genoa approx 150%

Sails are by Fries Sail Design in Mystic. John Fries designed them and they were built offshore, in South Africa I believe. The main, like the Jib was new in late summer 2016. They are a really nice set. There is also a sunbrella custom mainsail cover new in 2017.

Harken roller furling for genoa


Deck
38" deck stepped aluminum non-rotating mast
Harken roller furling unit for the jib
2 Upper stays (capshrouds) to outer hulls
2 Lower and 2 Intermediate stays inboard on main hull
Twin back stays

2 Barient 22 winches for genoa on cockpit coaming
4 Barient 21 winches on cabin top
Deck organizer to lead halyards back to cockpit
Spinlock line clutches


Additional Information
35lb CQR anchor with 15' chain and 200' 5/8" braided rode
Fenders
Dock lines
Usual spares, tools, and life preservers



Long Gone

From the drafting table of Norm Cross (renowned for both power and sail trimarans and catamarans in the 60s, 70s and 80s) came one of his favorite designs, the 34' trimaran.

This professional built example has been well maintained and cared for. She will be a delight for her next owner.



34' Norman Cross Trimaran

Bob Gleason 

Big Sky Yachts offers new yachts from J Boats and RS Sailboats. Contact us for assistance in ordering, commissioning and transporting your new boat.

Big Sky Yachts

Big Sky Yachts offers new yachts from J Boats and RS Sailboats.   Contact us for assistance in ordering, commissioning and delivering your new boat.

For larger power and sail vessels, we work with one of the premier yacht brokerages in the country, Swiftsure Yachts of Seattle, WA.  

For local and regional listings, we maintain a network of relationships and contacts of interested buyers. Our minimum fee to list a boat is $1,500 or 10%, whichever is greater.  

As a buyer's broker we work hard to locate the ideal boat for a customer's needs. We have assisted clients in purchasing yachts from all corners of the continent, including Puerto Vallarta, Vancouver, Ft. Lauderdale, Newport, RI, Annapolis, Chicago, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and many points in between. We have the experience to negotiate a fair deal, and to arrange for survey, delivery and commissioning. A buyer should seriously consider having an expert on their side of the deal.  As in real estate, the seller pays the commission. 


We offer a complete line of custom racing and cruising sails from Ballard Sails, including custom carbon membrane sails for Grand Prix programs.    We will measure your boat and offer suggestions to provide the most value for your sail investment.

Big Sky Yachts is also a dealer for North Sails One Design.

Make your sail investment go further, and buy your sails in Montana where there is no sales tax!

New Sailboats from J/Boats and RS Sailboats
Quality Brokerage Yachts

“With the J/9, we set out to reimagine how to make sailing easier, more relaxing and more inclusive,” said Jeff Johnstone of J/Boats. “This is a boat you can sail by yourself in just a few minutes, or bring along the whole gang with plenty of room to spare. Escaping to the water and enjoying shared family adventure has never been more important, and the J/9 is the perfect platform.”

The J/9 cockpit has four great corner seats to nestle into and enjoy the day. With friends and family aboard, everyone can find the perfect place to relax. And access aboard has never been easier. A swim platform behind the cockpit allows walk-through boarding, and on those downwind sails home, you can cool off by dragging your feet in the water.

Sailing the J/9 is as easy as hoisting the mainsail and trimming the sheet. Why make it any more complicated? Look around on the water and you’ll notice 80% of the sailboats are sailing with only one sail. The answer is keep it simple!  One tiller, one sheet. The big difference with the J/9 is you will be sailing with one sail more comfortably and quicker than most others with two sails or under motor. Ready for the afterburners? Simply unroll the jib and enjoy effortless, stable & smooth sailing from the comforts of the best J/Boats cockpit ever.  

The daysailing community has not benefitted from a dedicated design from J/Boats since the award-winning J/100 (33’), which remains one of the most sought-after J’s created. The NEW J/9 offers the cockpit comfort and sailing features of a larger boat, at a price most will find competitive to the best brokerage offerings.

• Hull and deck molded with biaxial and unidirectional E-glass fabrics and Corecell foam for optimal strength to weight  ratio. High density core inserts used in way of highly loaded hardware.  
• White gelcoat hull with single boot stripe. 
• 10 year transferable warranty against osmotic hull blistering, 5 year structural warranty. 
• White gelcoat deck with molded non-skid on horizontal deck surfaces. 
• High strength, inward turning and overlapping hull to deck joint. 
• Molded ISO/ORC height foredeck toe-rails on foredeck.  
• Large self-draining cockpit with wrap-around seating and angled backrests. 
• Two large cockpit seat storage lockers. 
• Swim platform with transom boarding access and optional fold-up swim ladder. 
• Molded, structural transverse keel support beams. 
• 4.9’ draft low VCG lead keel bonded and bolted to keel sump. Option for 3.9’ draft keel.  


• High aspect, balanced spade rudder mounted in self-aligning, low friction rudder bearings. • Custom laminated, curved tiller. 
• Adjustable tiller extension. 


• One AGM Group 27 battery.
• 12V DC On/Off battery switch.
• 12V DC electrical distribution panel w/ 4 circuit breakers.
• LED navigation lights.
• UL approved stranded, tinned copper ABYC color-coded wiring.
• Bonding system to meet ABYC regulations.
• Two swiveling LED reading lights in main cabin.
• Two red/white dome lights.
• Automatic electric bilge pump and panel switch for manual operation.

• SS fabricated chainplates for shrouds.  
• Foredeck skylight hatch mounted on cabin house forward of mast. 
• Two opening portlights on cabin house sides. 
• Companionway opening with molded seahood and slider.  
• Acrylic offshore removable dropboard with inside/outside lockable hasp. 
• Two 2-Speed 35:1 self-tailing winches on cabin top. 
• Two 10" lock-in winch handles with winch handle pockets. 
• Two fixed jib tracks on cabin top with plunger-style jib cars. Option for self-tacking jib system. • 5:1 Mainsheet system leading to boom-mounted ratchet block/cam near the tiller. 
• Adjustable backstay system with control lines led to the cockpit. 
• Jib furling system with control line led to cockpit.
J/9 Specifications 11-20-20 
• Halyard lead blocks mounted at mast base, halyard organizers and double rope clutches one per side. • Stainless bow rail, stanchions and stern rails with single 20” height lifeline, starboard boarding gate and transom gate. • Foredeck and transom mooring cleats (4). 
• Cockpit operated manual bilge pump operable from the helm. 


• Tapered, fractional, keel-stepped aluminum mast with single sweptback spreaders attached with stainless thru-bar.  Mast includes halyard sheaves, fittings for boom and boom vang attachments, masthead crane, shroud termination points and a steaming light. Spars finished in white. 
• Boom with 8:1 outhaul, mainsheet attachment points, sheaves for the outhaul and reef line, and lazy jack terminations. • Standing rigging: 1x19 wire forestay & side rigging with adjustable open-body turnbuckles. Soft Dyneema backstay. • Running rigging package including main and jib halyards, main and jib sheets, reef line, furler line, lazy jacks. Optional spinnaker package. 


• Main cabin with full length settee berth and removable backrest to port, double seat to starboard, storage  compartments outboard and below the berth/seats.  
• Choice of Sunbrella fabrics for 3" standard main salon cushions. 
• Teak and holly synthetic high-wear cabin sole in main cabin with centerline access to bilge. 
• 48 Quart Igloo cooler. 
• Angled companionway steps with nonskid treads. 
• Molded V-berth supports (Option for V-berth platform & cushions). 
• Head platform with Raritan PH-II WC, TP holder, holding tank and deck pump out fitting. 
• Centerline storage aft of companionway (or engine compartment and systems w/inboard engine option).  • Air-dry gelcoat finish on interior hull & deck surfaces. 


• Two-tone deck. 
• Additional Opening portlights (2) on aft face of cabin. 
• Self-tacking jib system with athwartships track with jib sheet led aft to cockpit. 
• Asymmetric Spinnaker gear package – fixed carbon bowsprit with tack line, spinnaker sheets, halyard, and turning  blocks to lead the sheet tails to the cabin top winches. 
• 110V 30amp Shorepower system with shore cord and AC panel one interior 110V outlet & battery charger. • V-Berth package with platform, two cushions and two swiveling reading lights. 
• Adjustable outboard bracket mounted centerline. 
• Electric inboard engine with pod-drive and cockpit operated controller. 
• Inboard diesel engine (Yanmar 2YM15) with Saildrive and two-blade folding prop. 
• Flexiteek synthetic cockpit floor and swim platform surfaces. 
• Retractable/folding swim ladder. 
• Comfort Group – mainsail cover and tiller cover in matching Sunbrella, and 2” cockpit cushions in white vinyl. • Cockpit dodger with side curtains. 


NOTICE: Specifications are subject to change prior to delivery due to deletions, additions or revisions in quantities, brand or design at the sole discretion  of J/Boats, Inc. Newport, RI


Responding to a growing need amongst sailors for a more comfortable, simpler and easy-to-own daysailer, J/Boats is excited to announce a sleek new 28 footer (the “J/9”) with perhaps the most comfortable cockpit and easiest-to-manage sailplan in this size range. 

New model from "J/Boats"!  J/9

Capt. Pete Sauer

In 1999, Captain Pete Sauer assumed ownership of the company then expanded the scope to include yacht delivery and brokerage of larger yachts. Today Big Sky Yachts specializes in providing exceptional service to yacht buyers, both sail and power, in the greater northwest. Pete holds a 100 ton master certificate with the US Coast Guard and has completed deliveries to and from Mexico, Alaska, Caribbean, US East and West Coasts, and across the Atlantic. 
Pete and Amy own and sail the Ocean Flyer 55 "Big Sky", a custom aluminum long distance cruiser built in New Zealand.

Office: 90 Sunnybrook Lane, Somers, MT 59932. 

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