She Powers Up Off the Wind.

Gunboat catamaran speed. The Gunboat 62is a true high-speed catamaran capable of sailing at 20 knots37 kmh or 23 mph over true wind speeds and known to notch up speeds of 36 knots667 kmh or 4145 mph on a. For a predominantly downwind race in fresh conditions fresh enough for two large cats to capsize the average speed for the 14 finishers was approx 10 knots for an average boat length of approximately 12 meters. Sailing upwind under a big carbon screecher from the Quantum sail loft we made 6-plus knots at a 40-degree true wind angle.

The Gunboat 60 is perfectly sized for most owners long-term needs. The GUNBOAT 66 is a pure sailing machine designed to take most of the creature comforts along for world cruising. Then there are those performance boats that strike a.

When the breeze gusted up to over 7 knots these speeds increased to 75 and 8 knots respectively. Yet there are many more cats that can reach 35 knots safely. Yes we hit speeds over 20 knots but its not the top speed that impressed so much as the consistency.

Ample crew quarters will keep the help friendly and happy. Gunboat Cape Town South Africa founder Peter Johnstone believes that a high-performance cruising sailboat should be able to travel 300 nautical miles 345 miles556 km per day. The tacking angle is around 100 degrees going into the wind and you can expect boat speeds of between 75 to 9 knots on a close reach in decent conditions.

For the full report and further pictures click. Fast light and comfortable. High performance models listed have motors up to an impressive 160 horsepower while more compact models for sale may have as modest as 54 horsepower engines although the average engine size across all of our current listings is 110 HP.

In this section you will find the speed merchants of the multihull world with a collection of Gunboat catamarans plus Kinetic Outremer Ocean Explorer Marsaudon Composites and HH setting the pace. Yachting World tests the new Gunboat 55 arguably the coolest most versatile fast cruising cat in the world. For the full report and further.