Jun 28, 2010 · The Catalac 9M was formally introduced in 1970, followed by the Catalac 8M in 1975, 12M and then the 10M. The boats had a stellar reputation for build quality and seaworthiness. Close to 1000 cruising catamarans were built by the Lack family, 600 of them were Catalacs, making them a cruising catamaran success story as well as one of the ...

Catalac Catamarans are older British Catamarans, designed and built in the 1980s. They are affordable, a solid boat design, and well built. In short, a good choice for anyone’s next boat. With 600 cruising catamarans built, Catalac Catamarans are a boat building success story and are very well known in Europe, yet not so much in America.

Catalac is a defunct English maritime construction company that specialised in building sailing catamarans. The company was founded by Tom Lack (hence "Cata + Lac"), in Christchurch, Dorset. [1] After a successful period of production, the company closed in 1986. In the 1990s, the Catalac 9M was briefly revived and updated in the US as the ...

Jan 2, 2021 · In this episode, we interview Simon who owns a Catalac 8M called S/V Chateau Cat. He’s had it for two years. Simon came to catamaran sailing after growing up with a monohull, so we’re really curious about how it’s been to have a catamaran for him.

Apr 10, 2024 · Generic Catalac Features: Widely-flaring chines and overhanging bows. A considerable "rocker" underwater profile to allow manoeuvrability and skidding to leeward under high winds.

a Catalac look out! The Catalac is very forgiving and will sail along looking after herself, and with a little more attention to sail trim, she shows a surprising turn of speed. There are now three charter fleets operating in the Mediterranean solely using Catalacs, so demonstrating their suitability for …

The first and most popular of all the Catalac models with more than 250 built. A shortened version became the CATALAC 8M which sold nearly as well. In 1994, a new version was introduced from a different builder using the the original 9M molds.

S/V Ibiza Moonlight is a 1987 Catalac 10M catamaran built by Tom Lack at the Quay, Christchurch, Dorset, England. Catalac’s are noted as tough strong boats designed to ride out the roughest waters of the North Sea with both safety and comfort.

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Oct 12, 2021 · Since a few. months I've been renting a Catalac cat (1987) as a living space solely. Now I consider buying it. Has anyone got experience with sailing these yachts? I was set on buying a mono but a spacious interior got me hooked.