Cure 55

Our video: 

No sooner had he stepped ashore than our tester gave us his first impressions: “I’ve just tested the Cure 55. This is without doubt the most impressive performance cruiser I have sailed in years (and that’s not just because it’s Australian!) Fast, lightweight and quite maneuverable, this catamaran really has a lot to offer for 3.5 million Australian dollars.”

In fact, the Cure 55 #1, which is the Performance version, is a sharp all-carbon catamaran that makes the most of its one-piece structure to keep its displacement down to just over 9 tons. The hulls are angled at 2.5° like the old Catanas, with very fine entry, slightly inverted bows, and daggerboards. The Hall Spars rig is obviously also in carbon, as is the Park Avenue boom that sits flush with the coachroof. The result? The Cure 55 reaches 20 knots with disconcerting ease...

Builder: Cure Marine
Overall length: 58’4” (17.78 m)
Beam: 28’6” (8.69 m)
Draft: 4’3”/7’11” (1.3/2.41 m)
Light displacement: 24,030 lbs (10.9 t)
Mainsail: 1,173 sq ft (109 m²)
Self-tacking jib: 592 sq ft (55 m²)
Gennaker: 2,110 sq ft (196 m²)
Water: 105 US gal (400 l)
Fuel: 211 US gal (800 l)
Engines: 2 x 57 HP

www.curemarine.com.au