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Slyder 49

An obvious maturity

When we first saw the Slyder 49 at the International Multihull Show in 2019, my curiosity was aroused, and to be honest, a great deal of interest too. Testing this catamaran a few months later in ...

Slyder Catamarans
Length 14.95m / 49'1''

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Marquises 56

A "white Bird" as a big country house

With a length of 16,30 metres and living quarters of 140m2 between the trampoline, square and cockpit, "Marquises", presented for the first time at the Grand Pavois in la Rochelle, is the largest ...

Fountaine Pajot
Length 17.20m / 56'5''

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Hobie Cat 21 (1992)

At the top of Hobie range

New Hobie Cats are a bit like old Rolling Stones albums. You always find something well known and also something new. This keeps the continuity in a range of products whose themes are well known by ...

Hobie Cat Europe
Length 6.00m / 19'8''

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Topcat 18

A remarkable top class model

The United States and Breat Britain were the first countries that developed the first modern, monotype sports cat. Howerver, Germany was never far beheind thanks to its TOPCAT 15's and 18's. Barely ...

Topcat GMBH
Length 5.50m / 18'1''

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Hobie Cat 17

Duo ot solo ? Most sports catamarans can, depending on the circumstances be sailed by two people, or where light winds permit, singlehandedly. The large sail surfaces and long hulls are sometimes ...

Length 5.18m / 16'12''

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KL F-18

Without centreboard, equipped similar to a Tornado, the KL F18 is the "Thorough bred" from the Breton shipyard KL Nautique-Yachting-Sport. Yves Loday, its architect, has designed it to rival boats ...

Length 5.18m / 16'12''

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Leopard 53 PC

At last a proper catamaran!

Renewed design, but specifically with hulls 100% designed as a motor boat, and XXL-sized volume: this new 53 PC is clearly taking on the luxury power monohull sector. And her arguments are very ...

Leopard Catamarans
Length 16.19m / 53'1''

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Nautitech 47 Power

Remarkable Seakeeping

Though the first release of the Nautitech 47 Power dates back to January 2018, this powercat was given a deep restyling of the interior and the cockpit a few months ago. Basically, this was pretty ...

Nautitech Catamarans
Length 14.23m / 46'8''

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Hobie Cat Fox

After the Hobie Tiger's success and performance, Hobie Cat Europe designed a new 20-foot catamaran, the Hobie Fox.

Hobie Cat Europe
Length 6.06m / 19'11''

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St Francis 43

Boat test from Multihulls World #16 (feb/mar 1993) Duncan Lethbridge of the St Francis Boatyard knows his multihulls. After representing South Africa three times in the World Hobie Cat Championships, ...

St Francis Marine
Length 13.06m / 42'10''

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Boat Tests

An obvious maturity

When we first saw the Slyder 49 at the International Multihull Show in 2019, my curiosity was aroused, and to be honest, a great deal of interest too. Testing this catamaran a few months later in ...

A "white Bird" as a big country house

With a length of 16,30 metres and living quarters of 140m2 between the trampoline, square and cockpit, "Marquises", presented for the first time at the Grand Pavois in la Rochelle, is the largest ...

At the top of Hobie range

New Hobie Cats are a bit like old Rolling Stones albums. You always find something well known and also something new. This keeps the continuity in a range of products whose themes are well known by ...

A remarkable top class model

The United States and Breat Britain were the first countries that developed the first modern, monotype sports cat. Howerver, Germany was never far beheind thanks to its TOPCAT 15's and 18's. Barely ...

Duo ot solo ? Most sports catamarans can, depending on the circumstances be sailed by two people, or where light winds permit, singlehandedly. The large sail surfaces and long hulls are sometimes ...

Without centreboard, equipped similar to a Tornado, the KL F18 is the "Thorough bred" from the Breton shipyard KL Nautique-Yachting-Sport. Yves Loday, its architect, has designed it to rival boats ...

At last a proper catamaran!

Renewed design, but specifically with hulls 100% designed as a motor boat, and XXL-sized volume: this new 53 PC is clearly taking on the luxury power monohull sector. And her arguments are very ...

Remarkable Seakeeping

Though the first release of the Nautitech 47 Power dates back to January 2018, this powercat was given a deep restyling of the interior and the cockpit a few months ago. Basically, this was pretty ...

After the Hobie Tiger's success and performance, Hobie Cat Europe designed a new 20-foot catamaran, the Hobie Fox.

Boat test from Multihulls World #16 (feb/mar 1993) Duncan Lethbridge of the St Francis Boatyard knows his multihulls. After representing South Africa three times in the World Hobie Cat Championships, ...

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