Multihull Central’s Brent Vaughan tries some big wave surfing onboard a Turrissmo 9 catamaran “Flyer” for the 18th annual Mega Multihull regatta on Sydney’s Botany Bay. (Photo by Antony Edwards) With a trip to the Seawind / Corsair factory in Asia and Outremer factory in the South of France scheduled immediately after Easter, I was quickly running out of time to organise a boat to race in Kurnell Cat Club’s Mega Multihull regatta that we had again sponsored over the Easter weekend. But a quick call to some old sailing mates, Anthony Edwards and Greg Wyers a day before the regatta got the kind of stop-everything-at-the-drop-of-a-hat response I was looking for. At the break of dawn before racing commenced that Saturday, we were motoring out from the Multihull Central marina on Sydney Harbour onboard a Malcolm Tennant designed Turrissimo 9 sports cruising catamaran named…
With 9 multihulls in attendance the 3rd Multihull Central Twilight race, also names the “Christmas Cruise” had some fantastic conditions with winds around 10-15 knots, very warm breeze and blue skies. This broke the fleet up across the harbour until winds dropped to almost nothing for one of the closest finishes yet! The fleet saw some new vessels participate in this ever growing fleet, including a custom designed & built catamaran that has travelled all the way from France. This vessel is now heading south to Tasmania, although we hope to have them join us again for the final race in March. The clear winner, crossing the line a full 15 minutes before the second boat, was Jim Sinclair on board “No Qualms” a Schionning 11.6, this vessel is also leading the series! After the race the fleet headed back to the club house…
The Multihull Display Day to be held at the Multihull Central Marina on Saturday the 6th of April will have a selection of new Seawind catamarans, plus quality used sail and power multihulls at the marina located on Rozelle Bay, Sydney Harbour. Brands such as Lagoon, Fountaine Pajot, Crowther, Venturer and of course Seawind are expected to be on display. The Multihull Display Day will run from 10am until 4pm on Saturday the 6th of April, with a FREE BBQ lunch for all attending. WHERE: Multihull Central Marina, Lot 4 Chapman Road Annandale NSW CLICK HERE FOR MAP WHEN: 10am to 4pm, Saturday the 6th of April 2013 SOME OF THE VESSELS ON DISPLAY: Seawind 1160 Seawind 1250 Seawind 1000 Custom Farrier 47 “Ricochet” Crowther 40 Venturer3650 Custom Crowther 54ft Fountaine Pajot Belize 43 Lightwave 45 PLUS: FREE BBQ Lunch for everyone who attends!
