New NACRA 2006 Formula 18 Catamaran

After months of careful designing, building, and testing, Morrelli and Melvin and the NACRA Design Team have produced a wave piercing, faster Formula 18 design for Performance Catamarans (builder of NACRA catamarans.) Full of technical improvements, this boat looks good, really good.

Philpott Takes the 2006 Title on NACRA A2

Murray Philpott takes the ACAT New Zealand championships again

NACRA f18 – 1st Place, 1st Race

First place, first production boat, first time racing! Melvin and Bernier take the trophy at the Southern California Yachting Association Midwinters.

PlayCat Production Update

Performance Catamarans will be the future builder of the PlayCat. Formerly an Escape Sailboats product, the PlayCat will join a lineup of other Morrelli and Melvin designs including the A-Class 2 and NACRA Formula 18.

Newport Beach, CA to Ensenada, Mexico on a Reynolds 33

Pete Melvin, Matt Judge, Dave McCollough and Jeremy Laundergan race 125 miles on the Reynolds 33 catamaran. This year was a slow, light-wind race, but still an excellent ride.

Engineering an Autonomous Unmanned Surface Vessel

Morrelli and Melvin is providing engineering consulting to Harbor Wing Technologies, Inc. for an unmanned surface vessel. The US Navy and other government agencies are looking at this high-speed, efficient sail-powered, sea vessel as a solution for growing coastal security needs.

GUNBOAT New Orders Flourish

GUNBOAT announced the completion and delivery of their second GUNBOAT 48 (see Sailing Anarchy article “Looking For Elvis”) and two new orders for GUNBOAT 66s. The GUNBOAT 66 is an up-sized, custom performance cruising catamaran based on the GUNBOAT 62 design concept.

NACRA f18 Attracts Top Competitors

The NACRA Formula 18 has been attracting the top sailors and is winning around the world. The new design has wowed sailors in four major races this year.

Robertson and Caine Launches the Leopard 46

The Leopard 46 is the sister series to The Moorings 4600 and is sold to private individuals with a three or four cabin option. Nominated by Cruising World for Boat of the Year 2007, it is truly an honor.

The Moorings Launches the 4600

The 4600 is a blue water cruising catamaran that combines spacious living accommodations, high quality construction and great performance. She features a raised helm station open to the cockpit that is situated in the extended hardtop roof. All controls led aft for excellent visibility and ease of maneuvers. The interior features four private staterooms with suite heads and showers and a fully fitted modern galley. The signature “walk-through” access to the roomy cockpit and a bathing platform, connecting the two transoms, completes this exciting new model. See The Moorings 4600 page for more information.