Open Source Water bike

Giuseppe, Bob,

I agree that there would be varieties of a class of boat (such as a HP 
catamaran), and it would be good to establish a group of PARAMETERS, variables in 
the design, and PRIORITIZE them. What are the most important? What complete 
class branches can or must we come up with? i.e. a catamaran pack boat is one that 
is important enough to pursue? Or one that I hear the most, speed...? I too 
have been introducung additional parameters (other than speed that is) to this 
sport. High on the list includes 

*habitability, comfort

*ease of takedown, assembly

*efficiency  (the late Bill Murphy won a "captains surprise" at the race one 
time by having his rig rotate the most times when spun)

*Well made!! Long lasting, dependable etc.

*Low maintenance: I ran a hydrofoil in the '90s that took more energy to set 
up and keep tuned than to run. But the head-turning factor was worth it    

While some concepts related to open source really creep me out like politics, 
charlotinism, stealing of intellectual property, I have to wonder if I'm a 
Linous Torvolds or a Bill Gates kind of guy. (BTW, Giuseppe, You're not off the 
hook for goung over those issues just mentioned     ). Also, there may a 
lot to be said about a limited partnership with well recruited talent, clear 
goals in mind.

Discussing some of these things in the open (again) may not be like an