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| PELICANO and DOMINO in New York City |
Panama City, Panama
If landlubbers delight in people-watching and nature-lovers enjoy bird-watching, we go for boat-watching. Oh, how do we like our yachts! All of them... power catamarans, sailing catamarans, mega-yachts, fishing skiffs, antique crafts... we love them all!
It goes without saying that I snap pix at any yacht that catches my attention. It's about time I shared with you, other than with our FB friends, our favorite yachts. Of course, we'll start with power catamarans. Not too many words, mostly pix... enjoy!
PELICANO, a Joubert-Nivelt long-range cruiser. Cruises at 10 knots, max 13 knots. We bumped into PELICANO several times during our East Coast travels and were impressed by its roomy and sturdy feeling.
"HERO" - Built in Pensacola by Bill Shuman, this is one mean, "badasscat." Just launched, this Malcolm Tennant hull design already shows impressive performance. I'm waiting for Shuman to release his final numbers, but DOMINO seems to have serious competition when it comes to efficiency! Well done...
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| HERO Powercat |
"CHIC TO CHIC" - An early "Awesome" design, not even sure it's a Malcolm Tennant. We first sighted her on the Rio Paraguay, her name at the time was "Ipacarai." She was then sold to a gentleman in Argentina who refurbished her. We were privileged to get a tour and Happy Hour while in Punta del Este. Our favorite feature? The toy storage bay on the foredeck: dinghy goes into the wingdeck! Pretty Cool!
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| "CHIC TO CHIC" in Punta del Este |
"RHUMBA" - An Oyster Bay design built in Urbana, we happened to drop anchor next to them in... Oyster Bay, of all places! What was that boat that looked like ours, but not quite? We were intrigued, and so were Jeb and Angela.
"MOANA" - Yet another early "Awesome" design, similar to "Chic-to-Chic" and "O'Neill" . We came across it a few weeks ago in Panama. This boat has crossed the Pacific several times.
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| "MOANA" recently sighted in Panama |
But not all powercats are Kiwis. We found a few exciting designs coming up the coast of Brazil.
PRO BOAT in Angra dos Reis, Brazil, manufactures beautiful high-speed powercats. Bernardo Mandelert has been doing so for 14 years and has over 40 of his yachts in the water.
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| Some of Pro Boat's sportsfisher in Marina Verolme, Angra dos Reis, Brazil |
"AMOREH" - We're not sure what to make of this cat. We met at Marina Verolme, Brazil. The yacht was from Argentina.
OTHER DESIGNS - We've come across some other powercats along our travels...
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| Carbon Fiber speed |
In Annapolis, this high-speed planing carbon fiber cat caught our eye in Spa Creek.
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| DYAD in the Jumentos |
Aluminum hull... Wave-piercing ... Dyad is a powercat in her own league! "Bigdumboat" is her nickname...
DISCOVERY is a 33-meter small ship offering cruises on the Panama Canal. We've often sighted her in Portobelo and Marina Flamenco, Panama City, and underway on the Canal. Heavy, heavy, with lots of wake...
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| DISCOVERY on the Panama Canal |
But our favorite powercat remains our own: DOMINO
