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Admiral Catamarans are back in production! Here comes Celtic Yachts!
Tweet Great news for luxury catamaran enthusiasts, owners and potential owners is that the Admiral 38 foot and 40 foot catamarans are back in production again. Trading under the name Celtic Yachts, an experienced boat building team, Tim Duncan and David Baxter, have taken over production of the ever-popular 38 foot and 40 foot custom-built catamarans, designed by Angelo Lavranos. The second Admiral is in production at Celtic’s yard in Killarney Gardens, and the first one was launched last year and is berthed and sailing in Saldahna, where she is available for interested parties to view and test sail. Tim Duncan and David Baxter are the perfect team to build…
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The Scape 51 Day Charter Catamaran: An Owner’s Perspective
Tweet Du Toit Yacht Design designed the Scape 51 – a 15.62m / 51 foot day charter cat – for Petro Jonker, an experienced Caribbean charter operator based in St Maarten. Quality Time, as she was named, was launched in November 2010 and Petro has loved every minute of owning her. She was built in epoxy E-Glass composite materials and was designed for back-to-back day charters in the Caribbean. The substantial sail plan and electric motors follow Petro’s brief for a performance-orientated, yet eco-friendly boat. Seating in the covered and forward cockpits easily accommodates 60 passengers. Petro’s charter company, Eagle Tours, is a family owned and operated sailing tour and…
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Read on Amazon Kindle! Never Ever Buy a Yacht!
Tweet Catamaran and monohull sailors are not without humour! This latest Kindle book by Paul Stevens, is humorous memoir of a wannabe ocean going sailor and captain that touches all bases of what can and does go wrong with boats at sea. It’s an enjoyable read and we would love to hear your comments! Maybe somebody could pass on their ‘catamaran’ version?!
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Inside view into Tag Yachts & Catamarans
Tweet Tag Yachts manufactures luxury yachts out of St. Francis Bay in South Africa. Compared to old, established boatbuilding companies based in Cape Town, Tag Yachts is relatively new in terms of production size and market share. Established in March 2007, Tag Yachts was conceived by Tim van der Steene. Tim is a qualified architect and a sailing enthusiast who started sailing at 9 years old. After his 7-year stint of managing private and charter catamarans in the Caribbean, he returned to South Africa and settled in St. Francis Bay. He decided to combine his knowledge in architecture and enthusiasm for sailing and started Tag Yachts. Tim collaborated with Leon…
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Leopard 460 catamaran features in latest issue of Multihulls Magazine
Tweet The latest issue of Multihulls Magazine Digital Edition has hit the web newsstands — this time loaded with interactive video. The November/December 2010 issue was worth the wait with a number of worthwhile features including a recent Leopard 460 catamaran delivery from Annapolis, MD to Peru. Stalwart Captain, Jorge Ventura, a regular contributor to the magazine, recorded the epic journey. The magazine has regularly featured South African Catamarans, which have a solid cruising pedigree around the world. You can purchase the magazine for either $19.99(six issues) or $29.99 (12 issues) online respectively. Purchase The Multihulls Magazine Here! (Hint: If you want a discount let them know found this promotion…
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Challenges Facing South African Boat Builders
Tweet Take a look a this diagram representing some of the challenges facing the South African catamaran manufacturing sector in 2010 and beyond. While innovative, catamaran boat builders face unique challenges ranging from slow adoption of new technology, lack of skilled labor and the rising threat (or opportunity) of offshoring the building process to cheaper locales such as China and one day, Vietnam. We would be interested to hear reader comments on whether this is an accurate picture of the industry in 2010 and whether there should be any new threats, opportunities and statistics added to this representation. CLICK TO ENLARGECLICK TO ENLARGE Source:Adapted from COFISA Report on Western Cape…
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Flashback to Maverick 400 at 2009 Cape Town Boat Show
Tweet Multihulls4Us, that popular evergreen online forum, put together this interesting video on the Maverick 400 at the 2009 Cape Boat Show, including design enhancements relating to the cockpit which can seat 18 people and offer 360-degree panoramic views. “It stole the show for us,” said Multihulls4Us about the Maverick 400. They interviewed Rudi Pretorius, owner, who offered his personal insights into what improvements had been made on this model. TMT Charters recently acquired the first Maverick 400 to come off the production line for their operations which focuses exclusively on West Coast Charters in Langebaan, Elands Bay, Lamberts Bay and St. Helena Bay. The 40 ft Catamaran, Catlyn, was…
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West Coast Charters including Kraal Bay, Langebaan, Elands Bay & St Helena!
Tweet TMT Charters has range of day charters, sunset cruises, a few overnight options — even a 7 day cruise — onboard a 40-foot Maverick catamaran that explores the rugged coastline of the West Coast, including St Helena Bay and Port St Owen. Johan and Marlene, own and operate “Catlyn”, a 2009 build, sleeps 8 and features a large master cabin and good headroom. They offer customized quotations depending on individual requirements and their suggested itineraries for a seven-day cruise cover stop-overs at Bird Island, Lamberts Bay, Langebaan & Mykonos, Elands Baai, Kraal Bay, Paternoster and more. As a benchmark, their “Overnight” package for six people is priced at around…
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Cape Town International Boat Show Coming Up
Tweet The Cape Town International Boat show kicks into gear October 8-10, 2010 at the V&A Waterfront with national bodies such as Sabbex, CTBi and Connet’d drumming up support and additional marketing behind the scenes. The boat show attracts more overseas visitors than all other South African boats put together. There is over 11 000m² of indoor space at the CTICC and over 30 boats that are too large to fit into the CTICC on the water outside the Bascule Bar @ the Cape Grace Hotel @ the V & A waterfront. Entrance is R50 with show hours between 10h00 and 18h00, except for Sunday which ends at 16h00. However,…
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Latest Multihulls Magazine touches on South African catamaran sector
Tweet THE MULTIHULLS Magazine July / August 2010 issue has just been released online in the United States and covers a large segment of the South African catamaran industry including Sunsail’s 384 catamaran, Scape Yachts and an editorial by Lex Haas, President of The Moorings, in which he touches on the evolution of the modern cruising catamaran. Each issue is getting better, both in terms of content, and, design. The magazine offers single issues for sale as well as one and two-year subscriptions. The magazine has been around for over 35 years and is now largely online. South African manufacturers, dealerships and charter operators can submit press releases on and…
