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VPLP designed their first cruising catamaran in 1984 for Lagoon, which was then a division of Jeanneau Techniques Avancées. The Lagoon 55 was the first in more than 240 cruising catamarans designed by VPLP. Lagoon is now part of the CNB division of Groupe Bénéteau and has produced more than 2000 catamarans with worldwide distribution. VPLP ...
The design was built by the Lagoon catamaran division of Jeanneau in France and was the smallest catamaran in their product line. The division was later sold to Construction Navale Bordeaux (CNB) which became part of Groupe Beneteau. Production started in 1999 and the improved Lagoon 380 S2 model was introduced in 2003.
Brady catamarans are twin-hulled boats that are designed by Peter Brady a well respected New Zealand designer. Brady originally designed sailing cats , motorsailers and power cats , but for the last 20 years the firm (now called Pathfinder Powercats ) [ 1 ] has specialised in powered catamarans exclusively.
Why This Private Catamaran Is a Design Lover’s Dream for Exploring the British Virgin Islands. Grace Haynes. October 16, 2024 at 1:52 PM. ... A small door hid the private bathroom, ...
Because of the need of strength, agility and skill, the class is considered to be the top level of small boat sailing. Worldwide this boat is called the " 18 Foot Skiff ". It is the fastest conventional non-foiling monohull on the yardstick rating, with a score of 675, [ 1 ] coming only third after the Tornado and Inter 20 (Both multihulls).
Bolger was a prolific writer and wrote many books, the last being Boats with an Open Mind, as well as hundreds of magazine articles on small craft designs, chiefly in Woodenboat, Small Boat Journal and Messing About in Boats. Bolger died on May 24, 2009, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His wife explained that "[h]is mind had slipped in the ...
The power cat has Wider's trademark foldout rear platforms, plus a luxury interior from Luca Dini. It should do well in the growing segment. Wider Yachts Unveils a 92-Foot Catamaran That Can ...
The small jib is a cinch to handle, and with the roll-up screecher, one gains a simple and minimal sail plan that's very easy to power up or down. That said, 75 inches of freeboard to the deck plus a high superstructure and low-aspect keels mean this is a boat that shouldn't be pinched up; it performs best when sailed fully powered and backed ...