David Keiper’s Williwaw

24 April 2012     Editor    2 Comments.

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Using archival footage, the Int’l Hydrofoil Society has made a short video of David Keiper’s hydrofoil trimaran Williwaw. David built the first flying hydrofoil cruising sailboat in 1970 and subsequently cruised her all over the Pacific. The boat and the voyages are detailed in Keiper’s Hydrofoil Voyager, which is being republished on Amazon this summer.

 

 

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  • I sailed on Williwaw from Auckland to
    Rarotonga in 1976. I had attended a
    speech Dave gave at NZ yacht squadron
    and then he advertised for crew. There
    were only two of us and quite a few
    storms early on

    2026-08-24 17:25 | by Chris Ginders

  • Wow! What a fantastic experience! Have you ever written any
    memoirs on the crossing? Thanks for commenting Chris.

    2026-08-24 18:04 | by Editor