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…

Our second SEAbbatical Summit held in Sydney was another resounding success! The aim helping professionals and business owners enrich their lives with an adventure at sea cruising onboard their own boat, before retirement. On Saturday, more than 50 people joined us at the Royal Motor Yacht Club in Pittwater, where four speakers and a panel from the Charter industry presented on subjects including Planning a voyage, Purchasing the right boat, Profiting from charter boat programs, Preparing skills and life, and Prospering upon return with an exit plan. The highlights included Jessica Watson presented on her adventures sailing around the world and Craig & Kerry Margetts who circumnavigated Australia with their children, providing incredible real life examples and stories on their adventures. Then on Sunday during a sparkling sunny Sydney day, participants interested in a sea trial came aboard a Seawind 1160 and had the…