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MiniCat Light Electric

Tenders, when multihulls are in the mix...

A few creative minds with great seafaring experience have been looking for alternatives to the “inflatable dinghy/outboard motor” combo that has become the norm. We had the chance to try out the ...

• Length 3.80m / 12'6''

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Knysna 480

… in the Maldives!

It is rare that we are lucky enough to be able to test a boat in its real cruising configuration, as it would really be used by its owner. Aboard this Knysna 480, the n°1 of the series, we were able ...

• Knysna Yacht Compagny (Pty) Ltd
• Length 14.63m / 47'12''

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Tag 60 Gt

A phenomenon from the southern hemisphere

The Tag 60', with its radical lines, was the talk of the pontoons at the recent Multihulls Boat Show in La Grande Motte. We spent two full days aboard and here exclusively unveil our impressions! Greg ...

• Tag Yachts
• Length 18.30m / 60'0''

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Cumberland 47 Lc

Traditional motor boats had better look out

Further optimised and even more comfortable, the Cumberland 47 LC motor catamaran maintains excellent nautical qualities, coupled with an almost unequalled range: the oceans are within reach of its ...

• Fountaine Pajot Motor Yachts
• Length 13.95m / 45'9''

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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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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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Vitalia

110 miles on board the majestic vessel, Vitalia

There are certain multihulls that we hold dear to our hearts. They have allowed us to become intoxicated by the ocean, to savour the taste of adventure, to win races, or sometimes even to survive. ...

• Multiplast
• Length 36.80m / 120'9''

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Astus 18.2 Sport

A slippery boat

A lightweight and well-canvassed trimaran might strike fear into someone new to sailing and / or multihulls… but there’s no such worry on board the Astus 18.2, a model which is both fun and safe. ...

• Astus Boats
• Length 5.49m / 18'0''

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Neel 51

A trimaran in the cat world

When the first Neel 50 prototype was displayed at the La Rochelle show in 2011, nobody could have predicted how this radical builder, who had only recently appeared in an already very competitive ...

• Neel Trimarans
• Length 15.60m / 51'2''

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Broadblue 346

A new British boat

There was a time when the Brits were at the forefront of cruising catamaran production, but decades later this accolade has long since gone to the French, South Africans, Australians and others. So ...

• Broadblue Catamarans
• Length 10.20m / 33'6''

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