At that time the cruising catamaran market was composed of comfortable cruisers that typically werent great performers.

Gunboat catamaran history. The team at McConaghy really embraced the project during the build and really supported the boat through delivery and commissioning. HH Catamarans were formed in 2012 aiming to compete in the luxury high performance catamaran market. The story of the Gunboat 55 sailing multihull Rainmaker is like something you would experience only in the movies.

Hudson Wang who is the owner of Hudson Yacht and Marine and Paul Hakes an experienced boat builder from New Zealand. A custom stunner and product of elite collaboration SUNSHINE was built and launched in Cape Town South Africa by Gunboat International. Series - High-Performance and World Cruising Catamarans Gunboat.

By Cheap Beer September 18 2015 in Sailing Anarchy. Gunboat began in 2002 with the vision to build comfortable family-friendly cruising catamarans that utilized the latest in race boat technology. SA Title Sponsor sued.

FORT LAUDERDALE WEATHER STATION. Port Pendennis Marina Powercat Rainmaker. From 1984 to 1993 the Catana yard in Cogolin built around 5 to 7 boats per year.

In 2001 they designed a pair of 62 performance catamarans for Clint Clemens and Peter Johnstone. Peter Johnstone subsequently formed a company called GUNBOAT to produce the boats and 2 more 62s were built by Jaz Marine in Cape Town. Gunboat 55 Rainmaker was a super-yacht with mega history.

Original Gunboat founder Peter Johnstone picked up the phone to Gino Morrelli and Pete Melvin when he was dreaming up the 48. Subscribe to our Newsletter. Our first sight of the boat was as we brought her in for a pre-dawn arrival at the Multihull Centre on January 31 st 2016 after shipping from Bermuda.