Fall 2004

On the Cover:
The Endeavour 46 XplorerCat and Endeavour 44 Ammy Boo

Editorial:
High-Class Coverage

Featured Products:
• Gill NA Introduces Two Unsinkable New Styles of Floatable Sunglasses for Boaters
• Sender Duplexing Module Drives Two Tank Level Gauges From a Single Sender
• Couple-Mate® Trailer Hitch Guide Wins 2004 NMMA Product Innovation Award At MATTS
• Looking For Fish? Look No Farther Than Airmar’s New R99 Precision Dual-Frequency Transducer
• Nobletec Changes the Face of Radar

News:
• Clipper Powers Ahead with Acquisition of Zapcats
• BoatU.S.’s Emergency Rescue Beacon Program Saves Three Off Cape Hatteras, NC
• Glacier Bay Celebrates the 34-Footer’s First Anniversary

Letters:
• More Power to POM, Buddie G. Miller
• Purring in a Powercat, Daniel Lance


Can’t Hear You! – Keep Shouting
by Wayne Spivak
How can you be heard in an emergency on the water?

Good Boating Habits Are Universal
by Wayne Spivak
Learn to utilize good boating habits and you’ll have more fun, while being safer!


You’ve Come Along Way, Baby!
by Leslee Jaquette
Glacier Bay’s new 34-footer celebrates first anniversary and 15,000 miles.


San Diego 3470 Owners Take Delivery and Cruise Northwest
by Leslee Jaquette
When Dave Dockweiler learned that Glacier Bay was building a larger boat, he was thrilled... now he could accommodate his scuba gear, photography equipment and his family!


Welcome to ZapCat Racing
Due to the Sport’s one-design ethics, results are determined by the crews’ abilities in their ZapCats and not their willingness to spend on modifications.

ZapCat Racing Ltd.
What defines a race-ready ZapCat and where are they available?

Be Wary of Inexperienced Salvors
Contact your insurance company before any salvage effort is made.

Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBS) – Built For Rescue
by Wayne Spivak
Learn what a RHIB is and what it does.


Asante Yachten – Ships of Aluminum
by Chris Plaass
A look across the drawing table of a boatyard that specializes in wave-piercing power cats in aluminum.


World Class Catamarans
by Charles K. Chiodi
Andrew Brown himself invited Charles to test drive several World Class Cat models in North Carolina.

The Enchanting Life on Endeavor Cats
by Charles K. Chiodi
The idea started out as “let’s test Endeavour’s new 38-footer and see what is so different from the 36?” As ideas go, they grow. It grew into “don’t just test the boat, experience the lifestyle.” So, I boarded an Endeavour 44 and the three boats headed out for a weekend adventure.


The Buzzards Bay 32
by Charles K. Chiodi
The new Buzzards Bay 32, launched by Multihull Development Inc, allows for very positive bridge-deck clearance.

The Buzzards Bay 32 – Builder’s Comments
by Russell Hunt
Combining the proven traits of an extremely efficient narrow hull form with a wide overall beam, would seem to most boaters like the best way to go for recreational pursuits... and it is.

The Buzzards Bay 32 – Designer’s Comments
by Chris White
The basic design premise of the BB32 was to develop a versatile cat that could be used for comfortable cruising.


KKG’s Nano Speed Needle Test
by Chris Plaass
What’s behind this breathtaking shape? Is the cat a design novelty or a seaworthy craft?