Longreach 1900

For (very) long term cruising

Designed and built for long-distance cruising, this powercat is re-establishing the tradition of trawler yachts, bringing space, unprecedented versatility and a good dose of customization possibilities.

Designers Longreach and the experienced PowerPlay yard have combined stylish aesthetics with an efficient power hull for this sleek design.

The elongated hulls have been optimized for motor power, so have volume aft to carry a load, while the forward sections minimize drag, all combining to give the Longreach 1900 a significant range, provided you’re prepared to put up with a cruising spee

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Practical info

Boat Test price5.00€ Inc. tax

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Boat Test price5.00€ Inc. tax

Purchase

Test location: Gulf of Thailand
Conditions: sea calm then moderate from ahead

While the power catamaran market is orienting itself ever more toward fast, planing hulls, there are still a few trawler catamarans designed with displacement hulls. Trawler versions, like this Longreach 1900, use displacement to add stability and frugality, so make for ideal passage-making vessels.
Longreach’s concept was the brainchild of Australia’s experienced team at Multihull Central in Sydney who combined with the well credentialled PowerPlay yard. Owned and run by designer/master builder James Dewing for 20 years and now based in Thailand after moving from his original yard in Queensland, where his naval architect Tim Withrington still resides. “I visited the Ocean Marina marine precinct and thought, this really is fantastic – for services and nearby water access,” explained James. Australian boaters will be acquainted with his sleek and curvaceous PowerPlay designs, the most recent of which launched in 2020 from his well- established yard an hour south of Bangkok on the Gulf of Thailand. Andrew McLeod, along with Brent Vaughan, clearly saw a gap in the market for a long- range trawler ...

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