Following the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show last week, we took a few customers & the Seawind 1160 Lite out for a spin on the Sunshine State’s Gold Coast waters. It was the perfect day for a sail with the winds reasonably strong and our sails ready for action. The test sailors on board had sailed a couple of times before and were helping the guys tack. And steer.. Terry Jones on the bow explaining the Lite’s Genoa. Checking performance levels. It was great to be able to show the Lite’s advantage with lift & acceleration over the heavier models. Crew complete with Seawind Caps – how a Seawind should be sailed! We hope everyone enjoyed their sail just as much as we did. Don’t miss out on the next test sail after Sydney Boat show or alternatively contact us to book a test sail…

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…

The premiere sailing magazine of the United States, Cruising World, has announced the Outremer 5X as the best Full-Sized Multihull Over 50 Feet in their prestigious Boat of the Year awards for 2014. The Outremer 5X fought off competition from two other French nominees, including the Lagoon 52 and the Fountaine Pajot Victoria 67 to take out the coveted Boat of the Year Award, confirming Outremer’s place as one of the world’s most innovative multihull manufacturers. Only a year ago the Outremer 5X was awarded the European Yacht of the Year making the 5X one of the most awarded production catamaran available. The 5X was a culmination of design influences from a “Dream Team” assembled by Outremer Yachting, including VPLP for Naval Architecture (responsible for designing the winning 2012 Americas Cup trimaran), Franck Darnet for Interior Design, Michel Dejoyeaux for deck layout (two time…

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 second twilight race of the series was full of excitement with winds of up to 30 knots on the harbour! Although some vessels found the weather a bit too much for racing the smaller fleet headed out to get some great times on the board. New series entrant Seawind 1160 “Centvrion” made the most of the strong breeze taking out second place on handicap but the Outremer 49 “Alidade” had a fantastic win after sorting out previous issues from their first race. Race 3 is on Friday 20 December and is set to be another great event with the Multihull Central Marina Christmas Party after the race. Check out the Results & Photos from Race 2 below; RACE 2 RESULTS: Pos. Vessel Name Vessel Type Skipper Elapsed Time Corrected Time 1. “Alidade” Outremer 49 Kim Hooper 0 hr 53 min 30 sec 0…

Multihull Central would like to say a Big Thank-You to everyone who participated in the first ever Multihull Central Twilight Series  Race on Sydney Harbour on Friday 18th October. The race was a huge success with an amazing 9 multihulls in attendance and a great breeze allowing for a skippers choice sail selection on the return leg of the course. Make sure you don’t miss out on being part of this incredible series. Interest just keeps growing and we expect even more boats at Race 2 on the 8th of November. For more details and to download the entry form CLICK HERE Check out the photos and results from the Race 1 below: RACE 1 RESULTS: Pos. Vessel Name Vessel Type Skipper Time 1. “Ricochet” Farrier 47 Custom Frank Hobson 1 hr 19 min 2. “Catty Shack” Seawind 1250 Lynne Clark 1 hr 20…

Multihull Central is excited to bring you the inaugural Multihull Twilight Rally Series held once a month Between October 2013 to March 2014, during daylight savings on Sydney Harbour. These social Races are the first multihull only series on the harbour and are run in conjunction with the Balmain Sailing Club & Multihull Central. The  6th race schedule is as follows; Friday 14 March 1500 hrs – Briefing at the Multihull Central “Club House” (If you can’t make the briefing please call the office prior to 3pm for updates on 9810 5014) 1600 hrs – Race start between Garden Island & Cremorne Point to head up the harbour and finish back across the start line. (special prize for best dressed boat & crew) 1800 hrs –  BBQ Sausage Sizzle & BYO drinks with entertainment and announcement of race results. 2013 MC Twilight Series NOR and…

The Outremer shipyard in La Grande Motte in the South of France have just launched the successor to the award winning Outremer 49, with the arrival of the new Outremer 51 which will be debuted at the Cannes boat show in France on the 10th of September. The Outremer 49 was a ground breaking design when it was launched in 2009 and subsequently went onto win the European Yacht of the Year in 2010. The concept of the 49 remains, however the new 51 bring a raised level of refinement with a new interior design, external design and performance upgrades. The interior design by Franck Darnet, responsible for the interior of the Outremer 5X that won European Yacht of the Year in 2013. The interior features a new array of luxury finishes, fittings and layouts that Franck Darnet has become renowned for, yet maintaining…

Following an unprecedented period of catamaran sales within the last quarter, with four new Seawinds being ordered and eight used boats sold, four of which settled all last week, there is a feeling amongst the Multihull Central dealer network that the tide might be turning on boat sales and the buyers market may soon come to an end. This feeling is even more so prevalent in the USA, where our fellow Seawind distribution colleagues in Florida and California report that quality used boat stock has all but tried up with only a few old poorly maintained charter boats still remain on the market unsold. It’s no secret the US economy has been very unstable over the past few years, however recent financial data indicates that a more promising future is hopefully not to far away, with the US stock exchange hitting an all time…

The newly formed sales team of Multihull Central, under new management of long term Seawind Sales & Marketing Manager Brent Vaughan, celebrated a triumphant week last week settling no less than four pre-owned catamarans, in addition to another four boats sold in the previous couple of months. These industry leading results followed an intensive day of sales training during the dealer conference at Multihull Central’s waterside Sydney headquarters, where the team adopted a series of professional sales and marketing programs aimed at providing superior sales results, while ensuring customers find the most suitable catamaran for their purposes. Following the dealer conference, the Re-opening party got into full swing, with VIP guests including customers, suppliers and contractors, enjoying a gourmet BBQ and the live music by Rio Rakoia by the waterfront, while sipping cocktails as the sunset on the Multihull Central marina and SydneyHarbour. More…