Whitby Fiee Pmsa, Wecfnesday, Otobor 26, 19M. Page il 1 Local firm designs new yacht '32 CLASSIC' designer Alan Siater poses with the new PDQ sold nine of the catamarans which have an innovative cab Yacht-built catamaran. The Whitby Company has already forward design and another nine orders have been made. Photo by Mark Roesor, Whitby Free Press Jnior Achievemnlt hasew presidenlt .At their annual genoral meeting on Oct. 5, Junior Achievemont of Durham Region elected their new president for the 1994-1995 program year. Bort icknell, director of plant engineering at Canerai Motors of Canada and a JA board directer for the past three yoars, takes up bis duties immeèdiately. General Moters bas been the main supporter of JA since its inception in 1968;'ý Bicknell bas been instrumental ini attracting six new advisers, for tbe 1994-1995 JA company programn. Outgoing president is Paddy Davies, regional manager for Consumers Gas. New board members are Barry Payne of Xerox Office Document Products, Deug Struthers of Bell Canada, Jaymes Ganibeîl of Revenue Canada and Brian McArtbur of the Royal Bank. "Witb the expertise and the experience of the returning board members and the added exets of the new mnembors, JA wi11 have a progressive year," said Bicknell. Ho suggested that the board concentrate their efforts on the involvement of the business commmunity, botb as contributors and consultants for the different programs wbich JA bas te offer. Anyone interested in getting involved , cal] (905) 644-7058 for more information. Waste seminar for business The Durham Region works department will hold an industrial, commercial and institutional waste reduction seminar on Nov. 2. Seminar highligbts include Durhamn Region's waste reduction program, the province ' new 3Rs regulations, waste auditing techniques, local success stories, effective marketing and contract negotiation, new developments in cemposting, waste reduction and purcbasing options, new developments in waste reduction and recycling markets, reuse oppertunities. The seminar is being beld at Le Gala banquet and conference centre, Sunray St., soutb Whitby. Repzistration is $25 a person. For more information contact Mlaine Collis at (905) 668-7721. By Mark Reesor A iby company has taken' the yachting community by storm witb its recently unveiled '32 Classic' catamaran. "It's very niuch like the Chrys- 1er cars -- it's a cabin-forward boat; the living space 15 forward wbere you can see out nicely and the sleeping spaoes aire aft, says PDQ vice-president Simon Sia- ter, son ofr designer Alan Siater, botb Whitby residents. "More importantly, you create a very nice, very comfortable centre cockpit area,» says Siater, who notes other catamaran designs have the sleeping quar- ters up front, living area in the middle and the cockpit in the back. The design isn't new. Slater says-bis father, a mechanical éngineer wvho's designedabout a dozen boats, bas had it on the drawing board for about 20 years, "But tbe yachting fraternity moves about as fast as molasses; it's a very traditionial community wbich responde very poorly to quick changes.» The boat also bas a removable fibreglass cover over tbe cockpit, wbich is «very different for the sailing industry.» The cover is strong enough te, walk on to work on the mainsails and will support solar panels or sunbathers, frinstance. "And it won't rot in the sun like canvass (used- on other cataramans) does?' PDQ waitedýfor the right time to introduce t1-, new vessel and its patience bas been rewarded. It has already sold nine of the innovative, 32-foot, double-hulled sailboats,- wbicb costs about $145,000, including options, and orders for another nine are in the works. *The Classic is up for Sail Magazine and Cruising World's boat of the year award. PDQ is working to bring the cost down "but they're extremnely expensive (te build). They're very fragile structures and, as such, have te be built witb very high- end materials. "And it bas te be Iligt, other- wise yeu don't get tebe advan- tages of a catamaran -- speed and comfort." ,A conventional boat uses lead te keep it rigbt "wbicb just drags the boat into the water even worse" and reduces its perfqor- mance, says Siater. Lead isn't necessaryr in a catamaran because it s s5 wide and bas two bulis. 1SEE PAGE 42 mgr Financial Cfflic DUTKA Serving Whitby and Oshawa Since 1986 DEREK 579-7777 Group Financial Concept Corporation is a licensed rJutual Fund dealer. F.C.G Securities Corporation il; a licensed Securities dealer Want a pleasant surprise nxtAprl See me now fýor year-end tax plannings. Cail to set Up your free meeting.