Catamaran Design

[coastnz]

Any idea what design or who the builder is of this catamaran?
Any help would be much appracated.

[Fanie]

It looks like a racer not a cruiser. Problem is there's so many of them. You could google for it and then just work through the couple o million returns...

Maybe someone here recognizes it... or even owns it

[deepsix]

Looks like the lightspeed 32

[Fanie]

Spot on Deepsix !

http://www.lightspeedboats.com/cms/c...?g2_itemId=386

[multihullsailor]

Originally Posted by Fanie

Spot on Deepsix !

http://www.lightspeedboats.com/cms/c...?g2_itemId=386

Well done Fanie, for a jaapie a long way from where the lightspeeds come from! And I don't think we have one in this country!

Roger

[deepsix]

Only one lightspeed has been built, the prototype is still in development

[Fanie]

The daggerboards and rudders seems both very slim. It seems these guys expect to reach high speeds with it...

[deepsix]

The design is clearly performance oriented, but it appears to be designed to be a little more forgiving that some other boats. It could never be called a cruiser, but its not a fullout racer either. I see it as a compromise between amateur racer and more casual daysailer. The website reports top speeds of a little under 25kts, but 20kts seems pretty common.

[coastnz]

Thanks for picking the design. The rear beam is about as far aft as you could possibly mount it. Being right on the transom, just a little different to most designs.

Cheers