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Balance 526

The Outlier

The Balance 526 is a very good-looking, South African-built catamaran of which 6 examples are currently sailing (numbers 7 through 10 will be in the water 2019/2020…). We haven’t yet had the ...

• Balance Catamarans
• Length 16.00m / 52'6''

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Neel 47

Three hulls for blue-water family cruising

In less than ten years, a boatbuilder based in La Rochelle, on France’s Atlantic coast, has set international standards for cruising trimarans. It’s an exceptional story within the industry. The ...

• Neel Trimarans
• Length 14.20m / 46'7''

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Bali Catspace

Space to burn!

With her flybridge, four cabins and 10 berths, the Catspace offers in 40 feet what many of her competitors struggle - or are reluctant - to present aboard a catamaran of 42 or even 45 feet... Has Bali ...

• Bali Catamarans
• Length 12.31m / 40'5''

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MiniCat 420

The best-seller among pocket cats!

Given the boom of the RIB market and inflatable paddleboards too, it’s no wonder that small catamarans are also taking a look at the formula. The big leader in this niche, MiniCat will soon be ...

• Minicat
• Length 4.20m / 13'9''

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CAT 12.0

Right under the sun

Specialist in solar-powered electric boats, Sun Concept offers a 40-foot (12-meter) catamaran in several versions - MT, Pro and Cruise. It was the latter of these three, designed for coastal cruising, ...

• Sun Concept
• Length 11.90m / 39'1''

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Iliad 70

World Explorer…

Powered catamarans have many attractions for both the cruising boater and day sailor alike. This Iliad 70 built in China quickly demonstrates that it will be difficult to offer more space, a more ...

• Xinlong Yachts
• Length 21.08m / 69'2''

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Outremer 4.Zero

Electric propulsion put to the test on a round-the-world voyage

By the time you’re reading this, the Outremer 4.Zero and her crew will most likely be mid-Atlantic, in the wake of Magellan and his faithful second mate Elcano. Though Jimmy Cornell has presented in ...

• Outremer Yachting
• Length 14.00m / 45'11''

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Heavenly Twins 27

Minimalist adventure

This best-seller from the 1970s remained in production for 27 years – without doubt a record for cruising multihulls. Of course, this little catamaran has evolved, but with its two coachroofs, ...

• HEAVENLY CRUISING YACHTS LTD
• Length 8.20m / 26'11''

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Aquila 54 Yacht

On course for blue water cruising

MULTIHULLS WORLD EXCLUSIVE - The latest addition to the Aquila shipyard, the 54, is aimed at both the ocean cruising market and the luxury yacht market. A development that seems logical for this ...

• Aquila Boats
• Length 16.50m / 54'2''

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Neel 43

Two hulls good, three hulls better?

For 10 years now, NEEL have been building their own vision of the cruising multihull, namely a trimaran topped by a large nacelle. The concept developed by Eric Bruneel has been well-received by ...

• Neel Trimarans
• Length 12.90m / 42'4''

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