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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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Namibian Catamaran Day Charters in Walvis Bay
Tweet It’s interesting to see catamaran charters slowly spread through Southern Africa. Sun Sail Catamarans (No relation to Sunsail in the U.S) offer daily dolphin cruises out of the Walvis Bay Lagoon, Namibia. The cruise takes place 2 hours before sunset and explores Bird Island and Seal Colonies at Pelican Point. Oysters and Champagne are served at Sunset and the cruises are N$40 per person. Private Charters are also offered. While details are hard to come by it appears that the catamarans are about 50 feet in length and seat 50 passengers. Looks like they have about four in operation. They appear to have purchased their cats from a Cape…
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Solar Power Catamaran may visit Cape Town
Tweet The world’s largest solar powered catamaran, PlanetSolar, could visit South Africa in an attempt to avoid any potential run-ins with Somali pirates which operate near the Red Sea (the projected last leg of it’s world trip). Almost 102 feet in length it will travel the world powered only by sunlight. The catamaran recently made an appearance at the Hamburg Port Festival in Germany around May 8th and has been garnering quite a bit of world press. PlanetSolar is a multlihull vessel topped by a large array of photovoltaic solar panels, constructed by Knierim Yacht Club, in Kiel, Germany. Built in 14 months, the biggest solar boat ever built has…
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Beautiful sailing video of Nexus Catamarans in Cape Town
Tweet These guys sure know to make videos! Nexus Catamarans is a builder of high quality catamarans based out of St. Francis Bay, South Africa. South Africa is one of the top three builders of catamarans in the world today and it’s easy to see why in this video. Mark Paarman is the force behind Nexus Catamarans, driven by a desire to access remote surfing spots and avoid the increasing crowding of land-based surf resorts. The result: Nexus Catamarans.
