By Jeremy McGeary Jeremy McGeary reviews a cat that has returned to the market for the CW 2009 Sailboat Show. Prout, founded on England’s east coast, pioneered the cruising catamaran in the 1960s, and although the original company closed several years ago, the name lives on. The new Prout P-45S,… read more
By Jeremy McGeary Jeremy McGeary reviews this seakindly cat for the CW 2009 Sailboat Show. Prout Catamarans today operates under the umbrella of an international company that also manufactures interiors for corporate jets and has plants in the Far East. Some of the materials and technologies serve boats and planes… read more
By Jeremy McGeary Prout, founded on England’s east coast, pioneered the cruising catamaran in the 1960s, and although the original company closed several years ago, the name lives on. The new Prout P-45S, being assembled in Thailand from parts made there and in China, is designed to perpetuate the well… read more
By Tom Neale Laying to her mooring, the Prout 45’s sleek rounded hulls, tear-drop shapes astern and contoured bridge promise to handle seas with minimal slapping and jerking. Boarding stairways molded into each hull usher the cruiser to comfortable cockpit seats and table. Close by are large storage compartments, hefty… read more