Leigh McMillan crowned the most successful skipper in the nine-year history of the Extreme Sailing Series™ after clinching his third championship title.
Leigh McMillan crowned the most successful skipper in the nine-year history of the Extreme Sailing Series™ after clinching his third championship title.
– DIY tri Capturing Imaginations Worldwide –
Wayne Barrett has been building boats for 50 years, many of them world renowned. His latest venture is a DIY trimaran kit that embodies his half-century of expertise and celebrates “the joy of building and sailing your own creation”.
– Going Hard –
Hardtop profile.
There is no right way of designing and building a hardtop for your cruising multihull. Soft top bimini’s are common because they are light, protect you from sun and rain, and less expensive to manufacture.
– Dive Boat from Russia –
Trimaran Baikal 36 SMT
A new product for diving centres
A steel motor trimaran Baikal 36 SMT is designed for professional diving centres and dive tour companies, because it fully complies their requirements to be fulfilled in providing safe and comfortable sea travel and diving.
– Ayana - 14m Planing Hull Powercat –
Designed by Roger Hill • Built by Noosa Marine • images James Dumergue
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This project began with a call from the client enquiring about a 14m semi displacement alloy/composite (composite fly bridge) RHYD power cat that was for sale. He needed to confirm the overall dimensions as it was critical for fitting into their berth, the beam was about 50mm too wide, Murphy’s Law. They were very disappointed as the boat ticked most of the boxes for what they were looking for to take long range cruising holidays out of Perth, WA.
– We're Back! –
Fusion Catamarans Have Sailed Home
From humble beginnings in Airlie Beach in North Queensland to a major composite manufacturer in Composite Marine Industries/Cobra in Thailand, Fusion Catamarans have come full circle and returned their manufacturing back to South East Queensland, Australia.
– Corsair Announces New 29’ Folding Trimaran –
Going back to where it all started – the Corsair F27, the sailboat hall of famer that once changed the sailing paradigm and revolutionised the sport worldwide. With its lightweight design and folding amas, this model allowed sailors to trailer a boat with reasonable living space across nations and even continents. The new 880 takes this concept to a whole new level! With tens of thousands of hours spent on this design the 880 has been developed for the modern sailor; adventurous and versatile. With full standing headroom, enclosed heads and the ability to sleep five she is destined to become the next ‘peoples boat’.
– Lagoon 46 –
Coastal day trips, Bluewater cruising, entertaining with friends, or enjoying the peacefulness of the open ocean; the Lagoon 46 can do it all.
In a two-part article, Alex Stone looks at the main considerations to be taken into account when buying a cruising catamaran.
– Fusion 40 - Kangaroo –
Not strictly speaking a charter yacht review but nevertheless a long journey worth following.
– Offshore Ready –
A bluewater catamaran built locally and with extreme care, makes this new Lightwave 46 an ideal boat for those seeking the far horizons, writes KEVIN GREEN.
Introducing the Brand New Seawind 1170
The incredible success of the Seawind 1370 has inspired Seawind to design a smaller version around 40 feet that carries similar styling lines to the 1370 and new modern hull shape, but with an interior layout more akin to their super popular Seawind 1260 that optimise space providing incredible value and comfort for live aboard cruisers.
– The Quad 44 Electric Catamaran –
The cruising catamaran reimagined and redefined for the 21st Century
Quad Marine has announced the imminent production of the Quad 44, which the company notes is ‘the cruising catamaran reimagined and redefined for the 21st Century.’ The design is the result of 15-year development project to eliminate the flaws and usability problems with traditional catamarans.4 into the hands of boaters everywhere.
– Lagoon 40 –
Petite Performer
Families looking for an entry-level catamaran that can sleep up to six, yet not break the bank of Monte Carlo could do well to check out the Lagoon 40, reports KEVIN GREEN.
– Wet Season Sailing –
The Good, the Bad and the Downright Ugly
Just after Christmas 2009 our family decided to go sailing once again after being land-locked in Darwin for 18 years. We had made a decision that we needed a boat and that we needed to become a sailing family and have some fun as work gave us all (me) rectal pains. I think I already had it in my mind that we would sail extensively but I had no idea what could happen, and what could eventuate with Chaotic Harmony and our family.
– Fantastic Sailing conditions for
Eagle Class 53’s Updated Hybrid Wing –
Taking off from Bristol Marine in Rhode Island with a steady 15kts of breeze, the Eagle Class 53 lapped upd the flat water between Britol and the Newport bridge. Tommy Gonzales and his crew had a great few hours blasting in brilliant sunshine. They made it look easy, getting around this piece of water was quick, especially with the screecher up. All worked very nicely with the Nybrid Wing freshly re-covered with ORATEX®
– Seawind 1160 Pegasus –
Dad was still relatively young when Alzheimer’s began to take him. At the point where they said he might have as little as a year left, I took compassionate leave to spend more time with him. I struggled with the injustice of it. He was being robbed of the long and enjoyable retirement he’d worked so hard for.
– Imagine a Life of Luxury ...
GBS - For Sale
Imagine this ...
Walking along the dock, the overlooking hulls cast an impressive shadow across the walkway.
You step aboard, greeted with champagne by your hostess.
The expansive cockpit welcomes you and walking below deck you find yourself in the luxurious master cabin. Welcome Home.
Every small detail has been exceptionally thought out.
Without even knowing you’ve left the dock and you’re heading into the harbour, with the captain at the helm all you have to worry about is not letting your bubbles go warm.
– Fall in Love with the Flybridge –
Lagoon were to first catamarans to introduce the now highly sought after flybridge. So… with more people than ever opting for their own flybridge catamarans, we thought we ought to see why customers are loving them…
– ATL Mini Pumps –
Selling WEST SYSTEM Epoxy in a retail environment for more than 20 years, the most common question I receive is:
Do I really need the Mini Pumps?
We’ve all been in a situation where the salesperson is trying to up sell us or has no clue what we really need. In the case of Mini Pumps, however, the salesperson is trying to do you a favor. You really do need Mini Pumps unless you already have a set of them, or you plan on using a scale.