Fall 2005

On the Cover: The Crosswater makes its way from Hampton to Bermuda.

Featured Products
• Stainless Steel Flagpoles for Boats, by TaylorMade
• Algae-X’s New Fuel Polishing & Recirculating System
• Algae-X New Technology Optimizes Engine Operations
• CRUISAIR Introduces Next-Generation Digital Control System for Boat Air Conditioning Systems
• Battery Selection Maximizes Performance

News Briefs
• Austal’s Fast-Car Ferry for Greece Launched
• Leisure Cat Introduces the 9000 Sportsfisher
• U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, has Awarded Moose Boats with a Contract for Two Patrol Boats
• BOATU.S. Online Consumer Database Debuts
• Coast Guard Auxiliary Promoting Contest – Rewards Kids for Wearing Life Jackets
• Good Samaritan Saves Seven From Burning Vessel
• Jutson Yacht Design Turns 20, Leaves Home
• False Distress Hoax Ties Up CG & Local Law Enforcement
• Pleasure Cruise Ends on Dangerous Note
• Gas Versus Diesel Generators: Airing the Facts

When it Comes to Boating Safety Equipment, A Life Jacket is Just the Start
By Wayne Spivak
Additional equipment on board can help save your life!

Simrad Leads the Way in Integrated Marine Electronics Systems for Multihulls
By Ron Ballanti
Simrad provided the Glacier Bay 3470 Ocean Runner with its professional quality, integrated marine electronics system to safely and accurately follow the course of the Summer 2003 Grand America’s Tour.


Why a Bluewater Baby?
Our goal was to find a tender that was Safe, Fast, Stable, Fun, Beautiful and Long-lasting. It was also essential that the boat be “self-bailing.” After an exhaustive search, we couldn’t find a boat on the market with what we believe is the right combination of essential features, so we built one.


First ExciteCat 810 Power Catamaran Arrives in U.S.
The new ExciteCat 810 power cat is unique in its versatility, combining in its 27’ length the ample space and accommodations required for cruising comfort with a large and practical aft cockpit equally suited to relaxing or fishing.

Glacier Bay and Department of Ecology Host Seminar
Glacier Bay Catamarans and the Washington State Dept. of Ecology hosted a free seminar for fiberglass manufacturers on how to achieve and maintain environmental compliance. Several dozen individuals, representing a range of industries, attended the day-long meeting.

10.0m Outboard-Powered Catamaran
By Roger Hill
After the initial design concept, Hill’s project was underway.

Just Cruis’n Ma’am
By Barry Tyler
Trevor Treacy wanted a boat that he could take to sea on his own, when and where the mood dictated, in an economical fashion. With a wish list as long as your arm, his perfect boat came in the form of a 38-foot Col Clifford-designed Compu-Craft.


Fiordos Del Sur
By Alex Wopper
Built by Alwoplast, Fiordos Del Sur is the first catamaran tourist ferry in the Chilean Patagonian Channels.

U.S. Powerboat Show
A list of multihulls and their location during the Annapolis Powerboat Show which will be held from Oct 13-16.


MotorCat 30 – True Cat
By Jerry Kostanski
We are one of the few catamaran designers who believe slim, displacement hulls provide the smoothest, the most economical ride in true power catamarans. The following example of this principle is MotorCat 30, one of the lightest and strongest cats on the market today.

MotorCat 27
By Jerry Kostanski
From above, she appears to be a stylish monohull, and even from ahead the hull appears to float just clear of the water. On closer inspection, two narrow hulls grow out of the spray chines. From the bow the shape is like a narrow trimaran, with the center hull just clear of the water.


First Power Passages
By Hal Sutphen
Norm Mosher’s 50-foot Crosswater was bound for Bermuda during the first Cruising Rally Association’s Trawler Trek.