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They didn’t set out to rattle sailing orthodoxy and forever change ocean cruising and racing. But they did.

 


the documentary.

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In the 1950s and ‘60s, in backyards and garages, a brotherhood of radical sailors were using modern engineering and materials to reimagine 4,000-year-old multihull boat designs.  The boats they built defied convention and launched a decades-long odyssey of invention and adventure, tragedy and accomplishments across oceans, continents and cultures. Mavericks & Multihulls tells their story. 

Meet the main characters

WOODY BROWN (1912 - 2008)

Surfer, inventor of the modern catamaran

RUDY CHOY (1923 - 2011)

Pioneer of modern catamarans

JAMES WHARRAM (1928 - 2021)

British multihull pioneer

DICK NEWICK (1926 - 2013)

Proa designer, racing and trimaran enthusiast

ARTHUR PIVER (1910 - 1968)

Father of modern trimaran, lost at sea

JIM BROWN (1933 - )

Sailor, boat designer, builder, writer

Trailer and videos

Trailer #1

The Filmmakers

A word from Jim


Join us for a ‘Work In Progress’ screening.

If you’re interested in attending one of our screenings, drop an email here expressing which location interests you and we will send details on location and tickets as we get closer to the dates. 

Oriental, NC

The Old Theater
Friday, October 24, 2025
6:00 P.M.

Greensboro, NC

Location and time TBD


Annapolis, MD

Location and time TBD


Newport News, VA

Location and time TBD


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