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Leopard 40 (2015)

A great 12 meter boat for family cruising

It's a sign of the times - the 40 foot sector is starting to see some enthusiastic reinvestment by the majority of the builders. They are now taking turns at presenting their new models. The Leopard ...

• Leopard Catamarans
• Length 11.99m / 39'4''

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Balance 451

Hits Her Stride in Florida

As anyone who has raced beach cats knows, Phil Berman, who co-designed the Balance 451, is a Hobie Cat World Champion and one of the most prolific writers on the sport. Over the past thirty years he ...

• Balance Catamarans
• Length 13.60m / 44'7''

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Privilege Serie 5

A real Privilege to sail

With a deserved reputation and strong values, Privilège Marine is using its know-how across completely re-styled models and is showing new creativity. We took the opportunity of a test sail aboard ...

• Privilège Marine
• Length 15.24m / 50'0''

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Neel 65 Evolution

A trimaran with a winning formula for interior space

Neel Trimarans is a young French company which broke new ground in 2009 with a prototype 50 footer and then managed to establish their 45 in a world where the catamaran occupies a predominant ...

• Neel Trimarans
• Length 19.80m / 64'12''

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Lagoon 450S

A 100 mile test of this evolutionary design

As a company which is consistently listening to their customers, Lagoon is offering the SporTop evolution on their 52 and 450 catamarans. They are aimed at cruising families who would rather have a ...

• Lagoon Catamarans
• Length 13.96m / 45'10''

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Bali 4.3

The “open space” cat!

First seen with the Nautitech Open 40 followed by the Bali 4.5, the idea of blending the nacelle and the cockpit into a single, and therefore enormous, volume has been implemented 100% aboard the Bali ...

• Bali Catamarans
• Length 13.20m / 43'4''

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MY 37

Vive Les Power Cats!

Fountaine Pajot was certainly the first yard to take a long term view on building power catamarans … and how right they were - today the market is booming! At Porquerolles in the South of France, we ...

• Fountaine Pajot Motor Yachts
• Length 12.00m / 39'4''

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Native 38

The trimaran which is going back to the future

Richard Newick’s trimarans have become the stuff of legend. But is their number limited to the existing collectors’ fleet, or are we likely to see them back in build in boatyards? Only the future ...

• Technologie Marine
• Length 11.30m / 37'1''

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Bali 4.0

An innovative and easy-going 40 footer

The most recent Barcelona Boat Show saw the first outing of the 4.0, the latest development in the young Bali range, which will likely later be completed by a flagship model of over 50 feet. When the ...

• Bali Catamarans
• Length 11.93m / 39'2''

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Mcat 52

An "Hautte Couture" cruising catamaran

Setting about building a prototype multihull is something which Diversion’s exacting owner undertook knowingly, having already tried many of the catamarans on the market. But was it worth it? To try ...

• Technologie Marine
• Length 15.85m / 52'0''

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