– Roger Hill 14m Symmetrical Hull Planing Cat –
Barcoo Drift
Barcoo Drift, what a cool name. Sort of sounds a bit like a rhythm and blues song or something naughty petrol heads get up to on Saturday nights!
– Roger Hill 14m Symmetrical Hull Planing Cat –
Barcoo Drift
Barcoo Drift, what a cool name. Sort of sounds a bit like a rhythm and blues song or something naughty petrol heads get up to on Saturday nights!
A recurring theme when talking with those who sign on to the cruising lifestyle is how well the vision and expectations align between the participants. Often there is one person in the partnership with a clear vision, energy and motivation ... and a supporter along for the ride with varying degrees of personal commitment to that same vision. In many cases, true success and fulfilment vary depending on which partner you are talking to and how honest they are about their shared experiences.
– You {Expensive} Beauty –
Beware the Pitfalls of the Designer/Builder
The finished product. It looks and goes really well but so would my 19 year old car with this much money spent on it.
Last year this magazine published an article I wrote regarding a self designed and built 35’ power catamaran (Issue #145 July/August 2017). Some months ago, I advertised the boat for sale, expecting some interest from prospective buyers and I have been surprised by the interest in the boat. Surprised not so much from four enquiries from potential buyers but surprised by the many ‘boaties’ that have approached me in various marinas asking all sorts of questions (and expressing very positive comments about the boat) and by six enquiries from like-minded designer/builders of similar craft.
– The Manaia Experience –
Designing and Building Our Own Catamaran
The design brief we set ourselves was for a catamaran of about 11m that would be comfortable for a couple and a few occasional guests, highly practical to sail and live aboard and not difficult or expensive to build. I wanted a boat that performed well in all normal sailing conditions, good reliable engines, simple foolproof systems, easy access to the water for snorkelling, and not too radical looking for eventual resale.
Three legged luxury with performance make the Neel 65 an awesome trimaran to go aboard, reports KEVIN GREEN
– My Co-Skipper –
Sometimes Chaos, Sometimes Harmony
Over the years I have written many articles about seamanship, adventures, crossings and the odd disaster. Behind the scene in most of the personal stories has been my co-skipper, Catherine. I think it is time to tell her backstory.
– Gone With The Wynns –
One of the world’s most popular and prolific YouTube sailing channels, Gone with the Wynns, have just announced their purchase of a new ecofriendly hybrid-electric HH44 sailing catamaran. The HH44 ‘Ocean Cruiser’ version is a high-performance cruising catamaran designed to sail around the world sustainably and efficiently while also providing a luxurious living platform for couples and families travelling the world.
– Dragonfly 25 - Corsair –
Three's Company
Trimarans are ideal boats for Australia’s shoal waters thanks to their shallow draft, large deck space and performance, so the Dragonfly 25 should feel right at home here, writes KEVIN GREEN.
– Stealth 12 - POWERCAT WITH BENEFITS –
Asia Catamarans yard in Phuket has just completed a new sailing powercat, an interesting boat that I enjoyed looking around recently, reports KEVIN GREEN
– All New Leopard 53 Powercat –
This dream catcher takes cutting edge design and performance to dizzy new heights.
– Leopard 45 and 51PC –
Australian sailors have always embraced new design innovations, especially when they lead to better performance, and more liveable accommodation spaces. The award-winning line of Leopard Catamarans achieves a totally new level of performance, comfort and style. Built in South Africa by well respected boat builders Robertson & Caine and designed by Naval Architects Simonis-Voogd, Leopard have set a new standard for contemporary cruising catamarans.
Motor catamarans are a strongly growing sector for some very good reasons such as space and economy, as can be seen by the Fountaine Pajot MY 37, writes KEVIN GREEN.
– After 10 Years Cruising –
What equipment really works
Melissa and I took delivery of our brand-new Lagoon 440 (#203) Sonrisa in La Rochelle, France in March 2007 and after some 15,000 miles it seems an appropriate time to look back at what equipment has really worked well and continues to do so.
– The Lion Roars –
Don and Anja Richards depart Africa for the Caribbean in a
Leopard 53 Power Catamaran
Kekada at Cape Town.
... Yes, having spent some time at Kruger National Park, we do agree that they roar, but luckily for us the Leopard purrs nicely, or in this case our new Leopard 53 Powercat, and what a boat she is.
– Outremer 4X –
Light Wind Assassin
In 2018 the Outremer 4X became the first production catamaran to race in the famous singlehanded Route du Rhum from France to Guadeloupe in the Caribbean and it placed a very respectable fifth, just behind the world famous multihull racer Loick Pyeron who in fact helped develop the 4X.
As we got closer to the boat we saw the croc tracks going to the boat but not away from the boat. With oars on the ready we knew the croc had to be either in the boat or under it.
– The Dalmatian Coast Aboard Our Bali 4.1 –
Choosing which yacht to buy is not easy and catamarans are no exception to the rule. That’s why my wife and I decided to go to the La Grande Motte show in April 2017, as a first step, to see and compare the available models between 39’ and 42’ likely to suit us.
Outremer’s flagship 5x cruised into Sydney Harbour recently, the first of these 59-footers to reach here, so I jumped aboard for a sail, reports KEVIN GREEN.
The fourth annual Multihull Solutions Whitsunday Rendezvous wrapped up on September 13 and was resolutely declared Australia’s best social regatta by its participants.
“Am I going to die Dad, am I going to die?” This is what my partner’s 10-year-old daughter kept asking him as he carried her on his back as fast as he could over the rocks to the nearby dinghy. She had just been attacked by a two and a half metre salt water crocodile and he was trying to get her back to our cat Hard Yakka which was anchored two kilometres down the Sale river. This near disaster happened in October 2005 in the remote Kimberley area of Doubtful Bay. I had got off the boat in Broome and flew home to Ireland for my sister’s wedding. Ric, my partner, and his two kids Simon and Chantal, along with a friend Peter from Switzerland were sailing from Broome to Port Douglas hoping to be there by December 25. (I was flying back on Christmas Day).