Spring 2005

Featured Products:
• Teleflex Marine Introduces New Seastar Power Assist Hydraulic Steering for Most Boats Rigged with Manual Hydraulic Steering
• Lock Out the Crooks – DuraSafe Electronic Lock
• Cape Horn Extreme Watermaker by Spectra
• Advanced Technology Bilge Alert
• Origo Launches New Range of Ceramic Stovetops
• New Color LCD Furuno GP7000F/NT is Advanced All-In-One GPS/WAAS, Chart Plotter and Fish Finder

News Briefs:
• Annual Holding Tank Horror Stories Contest Could Earn You Cash Prizes
• U.S. Navy Awards Moose Boats a New Contract for a 340c Patrol Boat
• Mercury Innovation Results in Record Year
• Zapcat Racing Series Expands into Europe
• Dux Inflatable Boats & Products, LLC.
• Moose Boats M2 Sport Utility Boat
• Wells Marine Technology Founder Receives US Patent for TargetCharge Battery Management System
• Severn Yacht Sales Named Exclusive Dealer
• Glacier Bay Cats Premiers 3490 Ocean Runner Flybridge

Letters:
• Buzzards Bay 32, by Burnett Radosh

The Coast Guard Can’t Stress This Enough:
WEAR YOUR LIFE JACKET!
Each year needless lives are lost of boaters from all types of vessels, simply because they chose not to wear their life jackets!


Viva Multihulls
by Lance W. Ufema
While searching for his “perfect multihull,” Lance buys a pontoon boat to fine-tune his likes and dislikes.


Sophie Yachts
by Stéphane Poughon
Sophie Yachts’ aim was to create a “Transatlantic Yacht” very easy to move from one place to another, anywhere in the world, usable like a top quality “Marine Villa” – a beautiful, comfortable, safe and reliable “second home.”


The Black Pearl 46
by Roy Ramsey
At last the proven superior catamaran hull and performance is available in an innovative and exciting Sportfishing Yacht.

Butler Design 104: PowerCat 45
The concept of the Butler 104 PowerCat 45 was a fully powered, semi-displacement cruising catamaran designed with a beam and air draft that will allow the vessel to pass through the French canal system and coastal cruise the Mediterranean with a cruising speed of 18 knots and a maximum of 22 knots.


Austal Unveils New High-Speed Military Support Vessel Designs
Austal unveiled a new series of high-speed aluminum military support vessels that enhance the speed at which militaries of all sizes can respond to current and emerging threats.

Foils are Finally Starting to Take Off in the USA
by Gary Vos
With some of the major USA Power Catamaran builders such as Pro-SportsBoats and Glacier Bay starting to use Hydrospeed-supplied foils on their Power Cats, it is only a matter of time before all Power Cats sold in the USA will have foils fitted as standard.

Why Kelsall? Why Be Different?
by Derek Kelsall
“Build in a quarter of the time or better,” A claim Kelsall has no hesitation in making.


New Zealand Yachts Spirit Series
by Allen S. Jones
This is one of those boats that you have to see to believe. Absolutely amazing! Spirit is contemporary, clean, and elegant. The layout is highly functional, yet full of interest, with exciting circulation spaces designed to enhance the total interior experience.

Cheetah Marine Catamarans
Some 15 years ago Sean Stevens, an inshore fisherman, designed his own small catamaran to work off the south coast of the Isle of Wight, England. Since these modest beginnings, in 1989, Cheetah Marine has developed a series of catamarans ranging from 20’6” to 32’6” and is currently underway with Cheetah Number 150.

West Marine Trawler Trek 44
Powerboaters join sailors from Hampton, VA to Bermuda.