An older design, but that is a plus. It is tried and tested and not really that much older, catamarans have been around for thousands of years! It looks to be a very comfortable boat to live aboard and well suited to crossing oceans. The comfort factor, at sea (10%), at anchor (80%) and on the hard (10%) of the time, impacts psychologically as well of course as physically, the more we age. The latest catamarans around this size that feature on the sailing channels can be a bit like living in a plastic sci-fi set, sort of 2001 Space Odyssey, but in 2024 on water, hi-tech, hard furnishings, very computerized, perhaps rather nervous places to live on/in? Of course that can be what some want, look not further than Dazcat! The hybrid is new, but coupled with diesel the new tech is backed up by something that is again tried and tested, but the cost is in batteries, weight and cash. In mast furling is gaining popularity with cruisers with deeper pockets, as is in boom, but ..... well we know the arguments (my pennies worth is that a hank on storm jib should always be an option on this size of boat, especially being a catamaran with so much windage aft, but most importantly being able to dump the main speedily and reliably on a short handed boat is a must for me, this size and under). That being said, I like galley down, but on land I like the kitchen separate from the living room, horses and courses. All in all I get the impression that the sort of people who commission this design are very experienced, knowledgeable sailors who know what they want and that they won't be disappointed. A very nice boat indeed.
For the main cabin I’d rather loose that little side table and jsut give me a bigger bed. 🤷🏼♀️ for some side wall store with an outlet for a phone, kindle water.
Lovely interior finish, the nicest I've seen in a catamaran under 50ft.
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An older design, but that is a plus. It is tried and tested and not really that much older, catamarans have been around for thousands of years! It looks to be a very comfortable boat to live aboard and well suited to crossing oceans.
The comfort factor, at sea (10%), at anchor (80%) and on the hard (10%) of the time, impacts psychologically as well of course as physically, the more we age. The latest catamarans around this size that feature on the sailing channels can be a bit like living in a plastic sci-fi set, sort of 2001 Space Odyssey, but in 2024 on water, hi-tech, hard furnishings, very computerized, perhaps rather nervous places to live on/in? Of course that can be what some want, look not further than Dazcat!
The hybrid is new, but coupled with diesel the new tech is backed up by something that is again tried and tested, but the cost is in batteries, weight and cash. In mast furling is gaining popularity with cruisers with deeper pockets, as is in boom, but ..... well we know the arguments (my pennies worth is that a hank on storm jib should always be an option on this size of boat, especially being a catamaran with so much windage aft, but most importantly being able to dump the main speedily and reliably on a short handed boat is a must for me, this size and under).
That being said, I like galley down, but on land I like the kitchen separate from the living room, horses and courses. All in all I get the impression that the sort of people who commission this design are very experienced, knowledgeable sailors who know what they want and that they won't be disappointed. A very nice boat indeed.
For the main cabin I’d rather loose that little side table and jsut give me a bigger bed. 🤷🏼♀️ for some side wall store with an outlet for a phone, kindle water.
I hate the music that runs thru the video, makes it really hard to watch.