The Bay to Bay trailable yacht race is an annual sailing event held on the first weekend in May each year, in the Great Sandy National Park. The race is sailed from Tin Can Bay, at the southern end of the Great Sandy Strait, and Hervey Bay, at the northern end, with an overnight stop at Garry’s Anchorage, Fraser Island. The race is Queensland’s largest yacht race and the second largest in Australia, although it is limited to between 200 and 250 competitors for navigational safety. Because of the shallow depth of some sections of the course, the event is limited to trailer sailors of both mono and multihull types. The Bay to Bay race was originally conceived by members of the Hervey Bay Sailing Club on 18 April 1980. Originally suggested as a one-day trailer yacht race from Tin Can Bay to…

  Multihull Central Regatta gives Sydney Harbour regulars a sight of flying Multihulls! Following the incredible turnout of both cruising and racing catamarans and trimarans at the Hamilton Island Race week in August, Multihull Central opened their traditional Seawind Regatta on Sydney harbour to all multihulls. With fifteen multihulls entered in total, the weekend was a complete success. In addition to the Seawinds, there were Schionnings, a Grainger, Crowthers, a Prescott Whitehaven, a Lagoon, a Toro, a Corsair Sprint 750 and a Pulse 600. There were two divisions, the racing division and the cruising division, both with different courses that weaved their way between the Opera House and Manly. Hosted by Multihull Central, the boat owners and crew joined together for a social evening of Pizza ‘made to order’ at their marina on Friday night after the day’s racing had been completed. The winds…

Patrick and Archie from Ozcat Luxury Catamaran Cruises have just celebrated the launch of their newest addition to the fleet, a Seawind 1160 Resort “Varuna” with Sydney Harbour’s top booking agents who are all very excited this new design in operation. Ozcat already have a 45ft catamaran and large house boat in operation on Sydney Harbour, but due to incredible demand for quality catamarans for charter, they added a new Seawind 1160 Resort catamaran. Charter booking agent Rithika Jaiprakash from Sydney Harbour Escapes commented on the demand currently in Sydney, “There are probably around 50 catamarans on charter in Sydney Harbour, but we could book out 100 catamarans if they were available,” commented Rithika, “They are just such a popular boat for charter”. Simultaneously, Les and Leslee from City of Darwin Cruises have also started operations in Darwin with their new Seawind 1160 Resort….

DIY CHARTER BOAT BUSINESS STARTUP KIT If you have ever considered swapping the suit & tie and air-conditioning, for deck shoes and salt air and running your own business, then a charter boat business might be just the thing you need to feed both your entrepreneurial and outdoor desires.   Here is a simple but practical guide, inspired by our charter boat owners, on how to successfully launch your own charter boat business in Australia or New Zealand. Watch the video of Pete Johnson from Pegasus Charter to see his story.     Step 1 – Get Sailing / Boating Lessons If you have absolutely no experience with boats of this size, a great place to start is taking sailing or power boat lessons, ideally on the type of boat you eventually hope to own. This can be informal from friends or through a…

Two new Corsair Pulse 600 trimarans were delivered by Multihull Central to the RQYS in time for the start of the sailing season to join a new initiative by the club whereby a new category of membership now includes the use of the two cutting edge trimarans for the purposes of learning to sail, cruising with family or one design racing. “We recognize that for sailing as a sport and recreation to be relevant to the next generation, there needs to be new and exciting boat designs that capture the imagination and are fun to sail,” said Brent Vaughan, Director of Multihull Central. “But equally important is providing access to these boats and encouraging participation to those uninitiated.” “Multihulls are leading growth trends worldwide in both racing and recreational cruising , but it has always frustrated me that unless you either know someone with…

Seawind Catamarans are about to revolutionize the day charter market with the launch of their newest design the Seawind 1160 Resort. At just 38’ this new day charter catamaran packs a punch, offering operators the ability to carry up to 43 passengers for day charter excursions and group party bookings. This innovative day charter boat is designed for use at beach resorts, harbor sailing, whale watching, scuba/snorkeling excursions and for day charter party bookings. She is available in both a sail, and motor yacht version with the sail version taking preference for most buyers. Her design highlights some unique new features on a boat of this size including the fully covered cockpit and huge open bow rider. Clever use of space and seating layout have enabled a huge passenger capacity without overcrowding the usable space onboard. As a purpose built day charter catamaran the…

This year we are featuring two boats at the Mandurah Boat Show, a Seawind 1250 and an Aquila 44. This wonderful boat show now in its 9th year runs from the 7th to the 9th of October and showcases everything nautical. This year we have a luxury Aquila 44 powercat which since its introduction to Australia last year has truly dazzled everyone who has seen it. By bringing together an incredible team of designers, builders and managers to result in one of the fastest growing brands of catamaran that are exclusively power and totally luxuriousness. With at least one boat sold at every boat show they have featured at she is definitely worth having a look at. We will also have on display a Seawind 1250 sailing catamaran. The Seawind 1250 is a true blue water cruiser and is purpose built for sailing the…

Multihull Central’s Brent Vaughan explains the back story to the only production catamaran under 45 feet designed for performance sailors. With over 115 Seawind 1160s launched and sailing worldwide, the design has forged a reputation for its innovative layout, robust construction and simple but safe sailing systems. However the design has for a long time been overlooked as a true performance cruising catamaran. Then in 2010 Seawind acquired Corsair Marine in Vietnam, builders of the world’s most popular high performance trimarans with 30 years of experience and would eventually become the headquarters for Seawind Catamarans with the senior management team all relocating to Ho Chi Minh City. The Corsair Marine factory has three main buildings with the trimarans being assembled in one building, the Seawinds being assembled in another, and fibreglassing of all designs under one roof in the centre. This mix of design…

YouTube sensation Riley and Elayna of ‘Sailing La Vagabonde’ have just landed a wonderful deal with legendary French catamaran manufacturer, Outremer Yachting, to extend their cruising adventures onboard a new Outremer 45 involving a historic sponsorship deal confirming the power of social media. “We are fans since the beginning and felt their honest and human values meets ours and they might be great ambassadors for Outremer. They had issues finding a loan for their boat, so we stepped in helping them getting a lease” explain Xavier Desmarest, CEO of Outremer. With over two hundred thousand subscribers to their YouTube channel and numerous episodes with well over one million views, La Vagabond leads the growing global trend of intrepid sailors documenting their adventures in incredible locations while on seabbatical, allowing thousands to sample what life is like at sea from the comfort of their homes…

Multihull Central is pleased to invite you to the 2016 Moreton Bay Multihull Regatta, which for the first time is open to all multihulls. There will be a Seawind Racing Division and a General Racing Division. This year we are based at The Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron (RQYS), with berthing available at their Marina. There will be a mixture of racing & cruising plus a degree of partying! ENTER HERE The regatta schedule is as follows: Friday 14th October: 1400hrs – “Test & Tune” Afternoon sail starting from Waterloo Bay, an opportunity to tune up & also utilise all sails if desired. 1830 hrs – “Meet the Fleet” BBQ at RQYS where you can get to know your fellow Multihull owners- 2 crew members included in entry fee, extra crew $20/person 1900hrs– Briefing on the Saturday’s racing and activities Saturday 15th October: 1000 hrs…