Arrowcat 30

Words by Rick Huckstepp It’s designed in New Zealand and built in China, but the ArrowCat 30 has tickets on coastal cruising and weekending on our local waterways, writes Rick Huckstepp Weekend getaway With the Brisbane Boat Show now a fading memory and the ink dry on the receipts for four deposits, it’s been a great debut for the ArrowCat 30. And why wouldn’t it be? Here’s a manageable weekender that doesn’t break the bank, while providing typical big-boat range and performance for a cat. The hull heralds from New Zealand’s revered naval architect Roger Hill, a specialist catamaran designer, while production takes place in a dedicated factory in Jiangmen, China. It’s been a successful partnership producing, says the brochure, a fast, light, strong, fuel-efficient boat that is exceptionally stable and dry under way. Trade-a-boat had the opportunity to see whether the ArrowCat 30 lived up to these claims one sunny day off Mooloolaba, where a swell of about 1.2m and small chop was running, and the wind barely reached five knots from the northwest. Perfect cruising conditions. To read complete story – click here Arrow Cat 30 Review on BoatPoint website