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Catamaran boats

Anonymous user

02 May 2006 15:59:32

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Could we have a chat about catamaran boats as we are thinking of moving from a mono hull boat to a catamaran?

Are catamarans safe?
What is the best catamaran? (Up to 55'/60)
Catamaran Manufactures?
Best place to buy a catamaran - UK or abroad?
Charter a catamaran - who is the best to do this through?
Catamaran - life whats really like owning one?

Please respond...

Re: Catamaran boats

NobleMarine

11 May 2006 11:46:54

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The answers may not be a simple as you had hoped

Are catamarans safe?
As safe as any other yacht.

What is the best catamaran? (Up to 55'/60)
It depends on what your requirements are. A 55 foot catamaran will be huge. Do you really need a boat this big?

Catamaran Manufactures?
As above

Best place to buy a catamaran - UK or abroad?
As above

Charter a catamaran - who is the best to do this through?
Chartering a catamaran would be a good way to find out if they fit your needs. Which company you use, will depend on where you want to take a holidayl?

Catamaran - life whats really like owning one?
Below decks they are more spacious and stable that a monohull, however mooring costs, because of the increased beam, will be far greater.
Insurance costs too will generally be greater than a monohull of a similar length.

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Anonymous user

28 May 2006 14:28:52

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good answers!

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Anonymous user

06 August 2007 13:07:23

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Dear,
I would like to present you a new catamaran. The Absolu 50
Catamaran 50 feets same architect as Catana Mr C. Barreau which is a good friend of mind
Absolu50 is faster easy to sail and comfortable. Excellent for long trip and for Charter Company
Exist in two versions a charter one and an Owner version
Please feel free to contact me www.absolu50.com if you are interesting in this new Catamaran
Regards
Fred

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Anonymous user

24 April 2008 17:40:05

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We are intending to buy a catamaran around 16 metres upwards - most probably new or almost new to be used mainly in Turkish Coasts . What is the best qualtiy catamaran you would recommend and how much ??

Please respond.

thanks and best regards.

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Anonymous user

04 January 2009 00:27:07

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well i think its hard to own a catamaran because its scary to ride on a boat in the sea and also it will be alot of money in the end you will not know what to do with the thing. i suggest:
if you like boats and not scard of riding it on the sea go ahead and try it out
but if your not sure and scared i suggest to try it out but dont buy it yet and if you like it go and get it

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Anonymous user

11 March 2009 13:32:12

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To the last person who responded: Please think before you write. Your response did not make any sense at all.

To the person who started this topic:
I suggest you look at Leopard catamarans. They are manufactured in Cape Town and are sold through The Moorings. The Moorings have a yacht owership programme that makes them as affordable as a monohull.
I also suggest that you contact one of the sailing companies in Turkey who do catamaran training. e.g. www.nautilus-yachting.com/

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Anonymous user

25 April 2009 06:10:25

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A lot of makes excist, just define your program and ask information with different catproducers. That information can be confusing because there are a lot of construction methods and a lot of different catamarans out there. Ask also information to Barramundi-catamarans, a yard in sri lanka that took over the Brazapi production and give excellent value for money (designs by erik lerouge)
A talk never hurts

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Anonymous user

14 August 2009 14:32:02

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How much people does a catamaran boat can contain

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Anonymous user

14 August 2009 15:25:17

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Hello

It depends of the size of the Catamaran on the Absolu 50 (charter version) you can put 12 pax onboard
On the owner version 10 pax on board
The Absolu50 it is a real pleasure for sailing, you have so great feeling due to the speed of the boat and you have also your fammily who can do there life onboard
www.absolu50.com

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Anonymous user

14 August 2009 15:30:30

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Hello Dear,

Did you find your catamaran?
If yes which one did you choose?
What you think about the Absolu 50?

Regards
Frederic du Rivau

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Anonymous user

30 December 2009 05:19:53

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Is there an English website for Absolu50?

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Anonymous user

08 July 2010 09:58:01

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We own a Beneteau 411 clipper which is 10 years old and love it great boat we thought of upgrading to a new Benteau 46 but no more space inside and not as well built In my opinion
So we went looking at cats and short listed very quickly to the new Lagoon 400. Well built and is still part of the Beneteau family, well thought out, for 40 ft cat and a great stable platform, trim and interior is a bit caravan ish but that can be adjusted. As for Moorings we have sourced competitive priced moorings as they are shallow draft and don't need deep water, but we are not Marina people. 50 ft + in a Cat is huge and unless you are chartering it out to groups or want to staff it it is not necessary. Most busy Mediterranean marinas will not take you in unless pre booked

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Anonymous user

09 July 2010 09:39:38

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if you write to janv1234@gmail i can inform you about what we can do for you with catamarans. We build about what we think is the ideal bleuwater catamaran.
Listening ( reading) does not cost, isn't it??

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Anonymous user

09 July 2010 09:47:35

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of course we can and i think that i can answer most of your questions. ( i builded 20 different ones in the last 10 years)
You can reach me on my email address :janv1234@gmail. com and i will send you my skype adress. If you do not have skype you can send me your tel nr and i ll phone you.

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Anonymous user

09 July 2010 10:07:18

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The answers may not be a simple as you had hoped

Are catamarans safe?
I should say they can be the safest of all boats : they should be unsinkable. If you reef in time ( take care, you do not feel the windspeed correctly on a catamaran, you reef according to the instructions) they can not capsize or pitchpole

What is the best catamaran? (Up to 55'/60)
The best catamaran is light, stiff, has a big clearance under the bridge and is easy to manoever. Untill 55 foot it is not at all a problem to sail one alone ( one person for the food, one for the cat) The bigger the safer
47 foot is about the entry measure for worldcruising.
The best cat is the one who suits you best.

Catamaran Manufactures?
I can advise you on some but ofcourse I will try to defend our own .

Best place to buy a catamaran - UK or abroad?
It all depends but I think abroad, wages are to high in uk and Europe and a good cat cost a lot of workinghours

Charter a catamaran - who is the best to do this through?
there are not really good cats for charter. Chartercomponies make deals with producers and get them as cheap as possible. Unless you are portpeople, then you certainly will find the perfect cat for you,
Catamaran - life whats really like owning one?
More expensive mooring is not at all thrue: in principle you do not go into the port as much ( only in Europe) a good cat on anchor does nearly not move.
As for insurance costs: a cat is more expensive as a monohull, so ...
jan