By David Lockwood If you’re looking to venture out into tropical waters, what better boat for laid-back, low-speed coasting than a cruising power catamaran? David Lockwood tests the Seawind Venturer 38. There’s a place for power catamarans that few other boats can fill, but as cruising conveyances in tropical climes they really go with the [...]

By David Lockwood The latest evolution in the 1200 series of cruising cats from Seawind is a laid-back, feet-up, chatty kind of boat with the comfort factor set on high, writes David Lockwood Okay, so the wind fizzled and the charter starter sails propelled the eight tonne catamaran to only a gentle clip. But, hey, [...]

By BWS Staff Designed and built in Australia, the new Seawind 1160 is the sister ship to the highly successful Seawind 1000 and 1200. Conceived as a pure cruising boat with excellent performance characteristics, the 1160′s builders set out to create a boat that was light but offshore worthy, simple to maintain yet elegant, easy [...]

By Mark Pillsbury A pair of Seawind catamarans shows their mettle in Florida’s varied waters. All day we’ve eyed the depth sounder and chart plotter as we sail south from Miami’s Dinner Key Marina and keep to the buoys that mark the reefs that lie to the east of Hawk Channel. The morning began gray [...]

By Jeremy McGeary This cat will appeal to cruisers who want a well-built boat that can sail away in a hurry. Whenever the judges of CW’s Boat of the Year competition last October turned to catamarans, the name Seawind was in the air. A long way from home, the Australian-built Seawind 1160 sparked plenty of [...]

By Allan Whiting The latest incarnation of the ubiquitous Seawind 1000 is the extended-hull XL. Could this be the quintessential cruising cat? Allan Whiting joined the Coleman family as they trialled their new boat Sea change Seawinds are familiar sights around the Australian coastline and, increasingly, overseas. The 1000 is by far Australia’s most successful [...]

By George Day The Seawind 1000 XL combines modern construction techniques with innovative design to create a cruising cat that is unlike all others in her class. The morning after the recent Newport International Boat show in Newport, R.I., broke clear and bright with the usual fall northerly breeze piping down Narragansett Bay. For the [...]

By Mark Pillsbury All day we’ve eyed the depth sounder and chart plotter as we sail south from Miami’s Dinner Key Marina and keep to the buoys that mark the reefs that lie to the east of Hawk Channel. The morning began gray and cloudy as the remnants of the previous night’s downpours swirled past. [...]

By Roy Laughlin In 2002,the Seawind 1000′s builer, Seawind catamarans of sydney, Australia, is celebrating launching of the 100th Seawind 1000. A three digit production record is a commendable accomplishment in a world where most builders celebrate production milestones two orders of magnitude lower. Several factors contribute to the Seawind 1000′s success. This catamaran is [...]

By David Lockwood Few yachts are better suited to the Aussie lifestyle than the Seawind 1000, a luxurious cruising cat that blends speed and seaworthiness with all the comforts of home. Story: David Lockwood Photos: Action Art Photography Let’s design a sailing boat for the Australian way of life. We’ll make it seaworthy, spacious and [...]