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Bandit 800 Cc

Three legs and no slouch!

Small trimarans are aimed at lovers of fast, sporty cruising; there are more and more of them, and so much the better. The Bandit 800 is built at Carhaix-Plouguer, the capital of central Brittany, ...

• Multido
• Length 8.00m / 26'3''

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Fusion 40

The Kit Cat

Garry is a naval architect from New Zealand who carries out his prolific activities from his offices in Queensland (Brisbane, on the east coast of Australia). The Lidgard office is unknown in Europe, ...

• Fusion Catamarans
• Length 12.20m / 40'0''

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Multi 23

A real mini Orma 60’

The 60-footers had us dreaming. But no builder dared to build one in miniature. It has now been done, with this Multi 23. “The only difference between men and boys is the size of their toys,” ...

• Torpen International
• Length 6.72m / 22'1''

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Catana 47

Catana re-conquers its image

A storm lashed the leisure sailing industry during the winter of 2009; despite this, the multihull segment seems to have stood up well and is showing, across all sizes, comforting vitality. After ...

• Catana SA
• Length 14.03m / 46'0''

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Privilege 515

The development of the Privileges

The Vendée-based builder’s production is oriented resolutely towards the coveted multi-yacht segment, yet the new 2009 model presented at the autumn boat shows is a 50-footer! It is very different ...

• Alliaura Marine
• Length 15.10m / 49'6''

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Dragonfly 28 Touring

A bit more volume, and just as fast!

Advertised as the replacement for the 920, the new Dragonfly is just as attractive as its predecessors. It was nearly one o’clock in the morning and I finally agreed to let go of the tiller ...

• Dragonfly / Quorning Boats
• Length 8.70m / 28'7''

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Leopard 39

The (South African) cat gets its claws out

The presentation of the Leopard 40’ (MW #80) at the 2004 Grand Pavois was a first test, aiming to gather the reactions of the European clientele. That of the 39’ at Cannes, Le Nautic in Paris, and ...

• Leopard Catamarans
• Length 11.43m / 37'6''

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Aventura 33

Compact designer family catamaran

Fitting what would be found in an 11 or 12m catamaran into one measuring less than 10m is the challenge Martin Defline and Aventura Catamarans have tried to take up. And with a neat design and a low ...

• Aventura Catamarans
• Length 9.98m / 32'9''

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Astus 18.2

The pleasure trimaran par excellence!

The Astus 18.2, whose prototype was presented at Le Nautic, the Paris Boat Show, at the end of 2010, has taken over from the Astus 16.1, the dayboat of the range. A real innovation, or a simple ...

• Astus Boats
• Length 5.49m / 18'0''

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Sunreef 58

An up to date builder and boat

In March 2004, when we tested the Sunreef 74' (an exceptional size for the time! Multihulls World N° 74), we asked the question: is it possible to build bigger cruising catamarans; does the clientele ...

• Sunreef Yachts
• Length 18.25m / 59'11''

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