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  Test ofMarch 16 2012
  Leopard 44
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  Marque : ROBERTSON & CAINE / Longueur : 42ft

  With the Leopard 44', Robertson & Caine is pursuing the renewal of its range, and maintaining innovative trends to accompany its development and the distribution of its models in the northern...
  
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  Test ofMarch 16 2012
  Sanya 57
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  Marque : FOUNTAINE PAJOT / Longueur : 56ft

  From Eleuthera to the Bahamas, to Sanya in the extreme south of China, the search for a name for the successor to the Eleuthera 60' led the Fountaine Pajot team to the other side of the world,...
  
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  Test ofFebruary 01 2012
  Farrier F-22
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  Marque : FARRIER MARINE / Longueur : 22ft

  Between performance and comfort, which would you choose? To end the debate, Ian Farrier designed the F-22, a folding, transportable trimaran, built for a no-compromise programme combining...
  
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  Test ofFebruary 01 2012
  LEOPARD 47 POWER CATAMARAN
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  Marque : ROBERTSON & CAINE / Longueur : 47ft

  Despite their flagrant advantages from a comfort and consumption point of view, motor multihulls are not really eating into the monohull's supremacy in this market segment.  Hindered by...
  
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  Test ofDecember 01 2011
  Sunreef 58
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  Marque : SUNREEF YACHTS / Longueur : 59ft

  In March 2004, when we tested the Sunreef 74' (an exceptional size for the time! Multihulls World N° 74), we asked the question: is it possible to build bigger cruising catamarans; does the...
  
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  Test ofDecember 01 2011
  Bamba 50
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  Marque : BAMBA YACHTS / Longueur : 49ft

  Half-way between a (blue water) cruising multihull and a pure trawler catamaran, the Bamba reinvents the art of cruising under power. Sail or engine: no more need to choice!
  
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  Test ofOctober 01 2011
  Nautitech 542
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  Marque : NAUTITECH CATAMARANS / Longueur : 53ft

  Builders don't generally unveil their new boats until after private tests, so when Nautitech invited us to take part in the inaugural sail of its flagship, we immediately seized the...
  
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  Test ofOctober 01 2011
  Astus 18.2
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  Marque : ASTUSBOATS / Longueur : 18ft

  The pleasure trimaran par excellence!
  The Astus 18.2, whose prototype was presented at Le Nautic, the Paris Boat Show, at the end of 2010, has taken over from the Astus 16.1, the dayboat of the...
  
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  Test ofAugust 01 2011
  TS 52
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  Marque : XL CATAMARANS / Longueur : 52ft

  Since it was presented at the 2005 Grand Pavois, the TS 50' has given the impression of being ‘the bogey' and has created a stir in the heart of the watersports village. The launch of the TS...
  
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  Test ofAugust 01 2011
  Aventura 33
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  Marque : AVENTURA CATAMARANS / Longueur : 32ft

  Fitting what would be found in an 11 or 12m catamaran into one measuring less than 10m is the challenge Martin Defline and Aventura Catamarans have tried to take up with this Aventura 33. And...
  
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  Test ofMay 16 2011
  FORMAT 400
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  Marque : FORMAT System / Longueur : 39ft

  The competition between the makes is intense and has brought about a regrouping of the offer around consensual products in the leading range of 12 - 15 metre boats. The Format 400 concept's...
  
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  Test ofMay 16 2011
  KNYSNA 480
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  Marque : KNYSNA YACHT COMPANY (Pty) Ltd / Longueur : 48ft

  It is rare that we are lucky enough to be able to test a boat in its real cruising configuration, as it would really be used by its owner. Aboard this Knysna 480, the n°1 of the series, we...
  
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  Test ofApril 01 2011
  Galathea 65
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  Marque : FOUNTAINE PAJOT / Longueur : 63ft

  The story of Fountaine Pajot is linked eternally to the incredible development of the cruising catamaran over more than 30 years. But since the birth of the company and its emblematic Louisiane...
  
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  Test ofApril 01 2011
  Leopard 39
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  Marque : ROBERTSON & CAINE / Longueur : 37ft

  The presentation of the Leopard 40' (MW #80) at the 2004 Grand Pavois was a first test, aiming to gather the reactions of the European clientele. That of the 39' at Cannes, Le Nautic in Paris, and...
  
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  Test ofApril 01 2011
  Corsair Dash 750
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  Marque : CORSAIR MARINE INC / Longueur : 24ft

  Did you like the Corsair 24? If so, you are going to love the Dash 750! More powerful and with a bigger sail area, on the water it proves to be even more exciting than its older sister. A...
  
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  Test ofFebruary 01 2011
  Lagoon 560
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  Marque : LAGOON / Longueur : 56ft

  During our test of the Lagoon 450, we discovered a successful fun, family catamaran; the 2010 finishing and the more generous sail plan make it pleasanter and more versatile than its predecessors....
  
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  Test ofJanuary 14 2011
  Neel 50
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  Marque : NEEL TRIMARANS / Longueur : 50ft

  When it was presented at La Rochelle during the Grand Pavois, then at Cannes, the Neel 50 left no one indifferent.

  A portrait of very original ocean cruising trimaran.

  
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  Test ofNovember 16 2010
  Aventura 20
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  Marque : AVENTURA CATAMARANS / Longueur : 19ft

  Here is the latest boat from Aventura Catamarans, imported into France by Indigo Yachts; a clever little multihull for family outings. The Aventura 20 is a great catamaran...
  
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  Test ofNovember 16 2010
  QUEENSLAND 55
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  Marque : FOUNTAINE PAJOT / Longueur : 54ft

  The appearance of a 55' model at the top of the Fountaine Pajot range of motor catamarans allows the company to advertise a full offer, unique on the world market. At the moment when the...
  
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  Test ofNovember 16 2010
  LAGOON 450
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  Marque : LAGOON / Longueur : 45ft

  The test of the Lagoon 400 allowed us to appreciate a comfortable, agile catamaran, more playful than its predecessors. The renewal of the range today concerns the 450 and 560, presented at the...