To truly attain the 'best of both worlds' is rare. When the objective is to combine sailing with good power performance, the catamaran configuration comes close to it. The widely spaced, slim catamaran hulls provide the stability to carry a sail plan and the slim hulls provide low resistance and good sea-keeping qualities for performance under power. Some compromise obviously applies. The weight of engines and fuel will slow the sailing and the weight and windage of the rig will affect the power performance but to a lesser extent than the typical motor sailer mono. The Power Sailing catamaran is perhaps the best way to get around on the water efficiently and be able to enjoy both speed under power and sailing.

We have designed a few larger cats and tris but this is the first in this style. The project brought Derek Kelsall round the World to New Zealand over 10 years ago.