>From: Steve Turner <steveabturner@yahoo.com> > >I am in the SW of the UK, and work as a surveyor and consultant >specialising in multi's, ( ><http://www.multihullsurveys.com>www.multihullsurveys.com). I have >built and sailed sailing cats for thirty years and, having built >more than thirty cruising multihulls from various designers, >including the smallest catamaran to complete a circumnavigation and >a Single Handed Transatlantic Race class winner, have recently got >interested in power cats. > >My first power cat project, a 30' cat with modestly sized twin >diesels, owners stateroom with his and hers en-suite heads and >showers, climate control, 230v cooking etc, couldn't be more >different from the sailing cats I've previously been involved with. >The cat is designed to the "Freycinet" limit: fitting the locks of >the major European inland waterways, and has a designed cruising >speed of 8 knots with top speed of about 12 knots, with very low >fuel consumption. you can see her at ><http://www.aquacat-catamarans.com>WWW.aquacat-catamarans.com . The >first boat is due for launch early summer 2006. > >Aquacat Catamarans have several other power cats in the pipeline, >including work boats and a 38' version of the cruiser. I hope to be >involved with the development of these boats in due course. Welcome aboard, Steve! That's a remarkable amount of accommodation you've managed to squeeze into a 30-footer, albeit one with more than 16 feet of beam. Let us know how the sea trails go next year. --Georgs -- Georgs Kolesnikovs Power Catamaran World http://www.powercatamaranworld.com