Brian Eiland has posted a posting from the Yacht Forum concerning the MCAT 88 which they say is certain to influence the "new generation of naval architects". I must say I disagree. It may well influence the stylists but its naval architecture does not appear to be too impressive. They do not quote the full load displacement so it is difficult to make any real judgements. However, looking at its attitude underway, Vaton, in keeping with most French power catamaran designers would appear to be using a sail boat hull form. This is to be expected as one of the previous forays into multihull design from this predominantly keel boat designer was the spectacular foiler "Charles Heidsieck IV". We are currently designing a 22m x 10m power cat with a pretty substantial full load displacement of 48 tonnes. Its performance parameters are the same as those of the MCAT 88. Including the 1000nm at 10 knots. The interior fitout appears to be of a similar level of opulence but we are only using 37% of the power! Regards, Malcolm Tennant. ARINA MA MALCOLM TENNANT MULTIHULL DESIGN LTD PO Box 60513, Titirangi. Waitakere 0642 NEW ZEALAND Ph: +64 9 817 1988 e-mail: <mailto:malcolm@tennantdesign.co.nz>malcolm@tennantdesign.co.nz <http://www.tennantdesign.co.nz>www.tennantdesign.co.nz <http://www.catdesigners.com>www.catdesigners.com