https://www.multihulls-world.com/Les derniers articles du site Multihulls World.fr-frhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/daedalus-yachts-an-avant-garde-catamaranhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/daedalus-yachts-an-avant-garde-catamaranWith 30 years' experience of nautical construction behind him, Michael Reardon founded Daedalus Yachts, with a first project for an avant-garde catamaran intended for one of the founders of Google Map, Stefan Muff.  This Multiyacht’s specification is audacious: to sail permanently at one and a...Fri, 22 Sep 2017 12:16:27 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/bali-catamarans-new-designshttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/bali-catamarans-new-designsBali Catamarans is now offering new interior designs by Lasta Design Studio for its whole range. Fri, 22 Sep 2017 11:19:54 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/ita-1499-it-s-on-the-wayhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/ita-1499-it-s-on-the-wayWe have already presented to you the Ita 14.99 project, a blue-water cruising catamaran designed by François Perus & Yacht Design Collective. Fri, 22 Sep 2017 10:39:50 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/race-for-water-in-cubahttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/race-for-water-in-cubaRace for Water and its crew arrived in Havana at the end of July, for an 18-day stay in Cuba. Fri, 22 Sep 2017 10:13:21 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/farrier-marine-the-f22-beats-recordshttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/farrier-marine-the-f22-beats-recordsIt’s not just on the water that the F22 beats records. Fri, 22 Sep 2017 09:54:01 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/special-insurance-for-the-west-indieshttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/special-insurance-for-the-west-indiesApril Marine is now offering a new third-party and multi-risk insurance solution for people cruising in the Caribbean. Fri, 22 Sep 2017 09:42:57 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/a-new-catamaran-at-discovery-yachtshttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/a-new-catamaran-at-discovery-yachtsA few years ago, Discovery Yachts presented a particularly successful top of the range, ocean cruising catamaran, the Discovery Cat 50. Fri, 22 Sep 2017 09:20:31 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/flying-phantom-serieshttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/flying-phantom-seriesOn the fringes of the Extreme Sailing Series, the Flying Phantom Series is raced. Fri, 22 Sep 2017 09:10:28 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/dazcat-1295-performance-above-allhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/dazcat-1295-performance-above-allThe brand new Dazcat 1295 has been designed to be as competitive in regattas as it is capable of taking you ocean cruising…but quickly! Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:24:38 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/barcelona-boat-show-from-11-to-15-octoberhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/barcelona-boat-show-from-11-to-15-octoberYear upon year, Barcelona is becoming the other major autumn date for cruising catamarans and trimarans, along with the Cannes show. This year, the show should be presenting around thirty boats. An event not to be missed!!!Wed, 04 Oct 2017 16:51:25 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/trophee-des-multicoqueshttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/trophee-des-multicoquesThe M50s met up at the Trophée des Multicoques in St Brieuc bay, for a final warm-up before the Transat Jacques Vabre. Thu, 21 Sep 2017 14:15:06 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/nautitech-open-40-the-100thhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/nautitech-open-40-the-100thThe Cannes Boat Show was the occasion for celebrating (in a dignified manner) the hundredth Nautitech Open 40, launched recently by Bavaria Catamarans. Thu, 21 Sep 2017 11:11:47 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/sport-cat-recordhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/sport-cat-record2017, the year for records? It’s certain, after those around the world singlehanded and fully crewed by Joyon and Coville, then that of the North Atlantic beaten by the same two sailors and in the same order. Thu, 21 Sep 2017 10:57:45 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/seawind-1600-at-barcelonahttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/seawind-1600-at-barcelonaInitially announced at Cannes, the Seawind 1600 will finally be presented to the public for the first time at the Barcelona Boat Show (from 11th to 15th October 2017). Thu, 21 Sep 2017 10:44:48 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/yvan-bourgnon-and-the-north-west-passagehttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/yvan-bourgnon-and-the-north-west-passageHe did it!!!! Yvan Bourgnon just made the North-West Passage on a sport cat.Mon, 25 Sep 2017 12:12:00 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/racing-in-thailandhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/racing-in-thailandThailand is a country where the cruising is good. Thu, 21 Sep 2017 10:12:37 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/aquila-on-top-formhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/aquila-on-top-formAquila Power Catamarans has just announced the launch of its hundredth boat. Thu, 21 Sep 2017 09:58:13 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/nice-ultimedhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/nice-ultimedThe Ultim class trimarans will be meeting up at Nice, in the most beautiful bay in the world (and incidentally where the Multihulls World office is located), for a brand-new competition in 2018.Wed, 20 Sep 2017 12:02:33 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/folders-catamaran-trimaran/john-fletcher-is-angry-mutiny-on-the-multihullhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/folders-catamaran-trimaran/john-fletcher-is-angry-mutiny-on-the-multihullJohn is an enthusiast. Like all enthusiasts, he sometimes goes a bit too far, and can lack a little bit of faith in his fellow man. He is comfortable prefering to pick up on the lesser faults of others rather than his own bigger indiscretions.But he assumes this position and feels that it is for the...Wed, 20 Sep 2017 10:09:13 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/folders-catamaran-trimaran/from-south-africa-to-suriname-4400-nautical-miles-of-adventurehttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/folders-catamaran-trimaran/from-south-africa-to-suriname-4400-nautical-miles-of-adventureDiane and her husband Evan set off from Canada in 2009 on board Ceilydh, a much-modified, Woods-designed "Meander 40" with their daughter Maia and Charlie the cat. On their return leg, they passed the Cape of Good Hope en route for Suriname…Tue, 19 Sep 2017 12:23:36 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/postcards-catamaran-trimaran/port-moresby-papua-new-guinea-a-delicate-stopoverhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/postcards-catamaran-trimaran/port-moresby-papua-new-guinea-a-delicate-stopoverAfter a fascinating two weeks in the lost archipelago of the Louisiades, Jangada headed back out to sea en route for Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea. Under mainsail and one reef and the solent, the boat slipped along at 9/10 knots in the lagoon, heading for the Jomard Passage, a wide...Tue, 19 Sep 2017 11:42:25 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/folders-catamaran-trimaran/from-coffee-to-rumhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/folders-catamaran-trimaran/from-coffee-to-rumThe Jacques Vabre Transat will really get going on the 5th November 2017. After a coastal route as far as Etretat, around 30 Imoca and Class 40 monohulls and in particular 3 Ultims and 5 Multi 50s, will set off on a 4,350 mile route to Salvador de Bahia in Brazil. One transat leads onto another: in...Tue, 19 Sep 2017 11:30:57 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/folders-catamaran-trimaran/successfully-taking-over-your-powercathttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/folders-catamaran-trimaran/successfully-taking-over-your-powercatYou’ve decided? This winter you’re leaving in a catamaran for the other side of the world (and the sunshine). But how does the takeover of this modern catamaran happen? Here is a short explanation, so that you don’t miss anything from this step, which is important for the rest of your cruise!Tue, 19 Sep 2017 11:20:33 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/tests-catamaran-trimaran/which-sailing-destination-are-you-made-forhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/tests-catamaran-trimaran/which-sailing-destination-are-you-made-forWe’re all dreaming about it: going to the end of the world for a few days of vacation and enjoying the magnificent idyllic anchorages in lagoons of the far side of the earth.  Only here’s the thing, how to choose the right destination?  Are you more BVI or Seychelles, Thailand or The...Tue, 19 Sep 2017 11:07:35 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/folders-catamaran-trimaran/14-destinations-to-discover-in-a-catamaranhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/folders-catamaran-trimaran/14-destinations-to-discover-in-a-catamaran1 - The British Virgin Islands Around sixty large and small islands make up the British Virgin Islands, a paradise for easy unhurried cruising. With a calm sea, constant trade winds and numerous anchorages very close to one another, the BVI are a perfect destination for less experienced...Tue, 19 Sep 2017 10:53:16 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/folders-catamaran-trimaran/spending-the-winter-in-the-sun-the-flagship-destinations-to-discoverhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/folders-catamaran-trimaran/spending-the-winter-in-the-sun-the-flagship-destinations-to-discoverA winter in the sun - everyone’s dream. But how do you like your cruises on the other side of the world? Beautiful, sunny and in warm waters, of course. But do you prefer deserted anchorages, wild stopovers or idyllic destinations in the most beautiful and most famous spots on our little blue...Tue, 19 Sep 2017 10:39:07 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/folders-catamaran-trimaran/chartering-a-catamaran-todayhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/folders-catamaran-trimaran/chartering-a-catamaran-todayBoat charter started to affect the general public in the 70s and 80s, then exploded in the West Indies in the 90s. We must mention that the numbers increased at that time by the tax exemption phenomenon, which allowed charter fleets to be developed less expensively! In 30 years, boat charter has...Tue, 19 Sep 2017 10:23:39 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/folders-catamaran-trimaran/energy-aboard-part-2-alternative-energyhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/folders-catamaran-trimaran/energy-aboard-part-2-alternative-energyToday’s cruiser, whether long-term or coastal, can’t envisage going to sea without at least one of the pieces of equipment we have seen flourish aboard our boats over the last two decades. Wind generators, solar panels, and more recently, hydro-generators or solar cloths are now more discreet...Tue, 19 Sep 2017 10:16:29 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/folders-catamaran-trimaran/waterfall-bay-vanuatuhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/folders-catamaran-trimaran/waterfall-bay-vanuatuWe were invited to go ashore, in the village off which we had anchored. Lauretta, the chief’s daughter-in-law, spoke French, and made us understand that the chief had invited us to his hut – with all the people from the village – to talk to us about the essentials of life, as well as for the...Tue, 19 Sep 2017 10:03:07 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/postcards-catamaran-trimaran/reader-s-spotshttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/postcards-catamaran-trimaran/reader-s-spotsBarbuda Hello, Here is a photo taken in Barbuda during our last stay there, last May. A cruise during which we discovered the islands of Antigua and Barbuda, in our Helia 44. Leaving from Le Marin, in Martinique, we realized finally that this part of the world is neither so far away nor so...Tue, 19 Sep 2017 09:47:34 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/postcards-catamaran-trimaran/from-guadeloupe-to-barbuda-motu-atua-continues-its-caribbean-triphttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/postcards-catamaran-trimaran/from-guadeloupe-to-barbuda-motu-atua-continues-its-caribbean-tripIn a previous postcard, we left the crew of Motu Atua in Dominica. They have now written to us from Guadeloupe.Tue, 19 Sep 2017 09:41:13 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/postcards-catamaran-trimaran/cataja-from-sint-eustatiushttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/postcards-catamaran-trimaran/cataja-from-sint-eustatiusThe Cataja family is continuing its West Indian voyage, and its crew wrote to us from Sint Eustatius.Tue, 19 Sep 2017 09:38:41 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/postcards-catamaran-trimaran/maui-the-baie-des-vierges-makes-us-waithttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/postcards-catamaran-trimaran/maui-the-baie-des-vierges-makes-us-waitAs their year at Hiva Oa was coming to an end, Maui’s crew took advantage of the February holidays to visit Fatu Hiva. Except that…Tue, 19 Sep 2017 09:34:52 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/postcards-catamaran-trimaran/tolimara-a-sabbatical-year-in-a-catana-47-nice-don-t-you-thinkhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/postcards-catamaran-trimaran/tolimara-a-sabbatical-year-in-a-catana-47-nice-don-t-you-thinkTolimara’s crew has just cast off for an Atlantic circuit. Tue, 19 Sep 2017 09:31:22 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/postcards-catamaran-trimaran/cool-runnings-in-balihttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/postcards-catamaran-trimaran/cool-runnings-in-baliThe family crew of Cool Runnings continues their round the world voyage. They wrote us from Bali, Indonesia. Beautiful Bali!Tue, 19 Sep 2017 09:28:20 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/postcards-catamaran-trimaran/moea-a-ts-42-in-mainehttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/postcards-catamaran-trimaran/moea-a-ts-42-in-maineFor aficionados of fast multihulls, Maine, on the north-east coast of the United States (where Mike Birch, Yvon Fauconnier, Marc Lombard, Nigel Irens, Jean-François de Prémorel, or Charlie Capelle learnt the ropes), is a bit like a return to the source. Catherine and Willy wrote to us from this...Tue, 19 Sep 2017 09:25:10 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/postcards-catamaran-trimaran/contretemps-hunting-on-eiaohttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/postcards-catamaran-trimaran/contretemps-hunting-on-eiaoBased in the Marquesas for a few years now, where the catamaran now welcomes paying guests, the crew of Contre Temps took some hunters to the uninhabited island of Eiao. Adventure!Tue, 19 Sep 2017 09:23:07 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/postcards-catamaran-trimaran/bluenote-atlantic-encountershttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/postcards-catamaran-trimaran/bluenote-atlantic-encountersAboard her father’s new 50-foot catamaran which she had just delivered from Australia – a Looping designed by Lüscher (the architect’s former Aquablue, see test in Multihulls World 93) equipped with an unstayed rotating mast – Marthe tells us about her passage towards the Azores.Tue, 19 Sep 2017 09:20:00 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/folders-catamaran-trimaran/engine-transmission-traditional-propshaft-or-saildrivehttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/folders-catamaran-trimaran/engine-transmission-traditional-propshaft-or-saildriveFor the traditional propshaft By Willy David Having always been a sailing enthusiast, Willy had to abandon monohulls in 1987, following an accident, and choose catamarans. For around twenty years, he sailed in the Mediterranean, discovering Spain, Italy, Malta, Greece, Croatia, Turkey…he...Tue, 19 Sep 2017 09:09:46 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/grand-pavois-2017-a-new-edition-filled-with-passion-and-friendlinesshttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/grand-pavois-2017-a-new-edition-filled-with-passion-and-friendlinessThis year’s La Rochelle Boat Show, the Grand Pavois, is being held from September 27th to October 2nd, 2017. With some 100,000 square meters of exhibition space, 750 boats on show including more than 300 afloat, this show in western France remains one of the most important in Europe and...Wed, 20 Sep 2017 08:58:58 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/cannes-boat-show-the-boats-not-to-be-missedhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/cannes-boat-show-the-boats-not-to-be-missedThe Cannes boat show is still one of the major events of the autumn season in the boating calendar. Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:29:58 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/sailing-to-give-sick-children-back-their-smilehttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/sailing-to-give-sick-children-back-their-smile‘Les Voiles de l’Espoir’ is the biggest nautical event in the world organized for the benefit of children in remission from cancer or leukemia. The 9th edition has just taken place, in June in the Mediterranean, and brought together around a hundred children on 60 sailing boats.Fri, 21 Jul 2017 10:15:21 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/the-photographer-s-eye-4https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/the-photographer-s-eye-4Photographer and sailor Jonathan is sailing round the world in a catamaran. This young man is so talented that we wanted to leave him a free hand in each edition, to have us dreaming. Here is the ‘the photographer’s eye’, by Jonathan Jagot.Fri, 21 Jul 2017 10:02:33 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/o-yacht-class-6https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/o-yacht-class-6The very first Class 6 from O-Yachts will be in the water at the end of the year. Thu, 20 Jul 2017 16:23:02 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/lagoon-seventy-8-2https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/lagoon-seventy-8-2The latest boat from Lagoon, the SEVENTY 8 has just been presented for a preview at Bordeaux, before it goes by sea to Cannes, where it will be presented to the public for the first time at the ‘Cannes Festival of Yachting’. Thu, 20 Jul 2017 16:21:15 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/a-kelsall-60-with-an-innovative-righttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/a-kelsall-60-with-an-innovative-rigFounded in Peru in 1962 by two Italian brothers, the Ballotta yard has since built over 500 boats. Thu, 20 Jul 2017 16:08:49 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/videos-catamaran-trimaran/video-neel-51-preview-of-our-test-onboard-the-neel-51-trimaranhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/videos-catamaran-trimaran/video-neel-51-preview-of-our-test-onboard-the-neel-51-trimaranPreview of our test onboard the NEEL 51 trimaran. The full article is available in Multihulls World #153. Fri, 01 Sep 2017 12:01:32 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/videos-catamaran-trimaran/video-leopard-45-preview-of-our-test-onboard-the-leopard-45-catamaranhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/videos-catamaran-trimaran/video-leopard-45-preview-of-our-test-onboard-the-leopard-45-catamaranPreview of our test onboard the LEOPARD 45 catamaran. The full article is available in Multihulls World #153. Fri, 01 Sep 2017 08:57:03 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/seawind-1260-a-new-modular-cockpithttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/seawind-1260-a-new-modular-cockpitThe new Seawind 1260 catamaran (which we will be able to see at the Miami Boat Show in February 2018) has just been launched. Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:38:29 +0200https://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/second-hand-also-has-its-showhttps://www.multihulls-world.com/eng/news-catamaran-trimaran/second-hand-also-has-its-showTraditionally, the boat shows are reserved for new boats. Thu, 31 Aug 2017 16:57:50 +0200