STORIES OF ALL THINGS DAZCAT most recent at the top - last updated 14th February 2011

D1395 UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Both hulls have been built and work is now underway on the bridge deck. You can see it all come together by clicking on the links to visit the build blog

D1195 SUEÑOS - HAS SHE COME TRUE?

Rupert and Isa give their verdict on their new boat, after rigorous testing on the Round Britain and Ireland Race and a little bit of cruising. An abridged version is available to read, along with a round up of news, in our Christmas newsletter - Happy New Year to you all

SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW 2010 AND BEYOND

We had two catamarans available for test sailing; cruisy racer D1150 Drama Queen and racy cruiser D1195 Sueños sailed every day of the show until the 18th, when they competed in the MOCRA Bembridge Regatta. If you visited Stand E013 you could also get your limited edition (ie, free) DVD of the Shetland Round Britain and Ireland Race. Follow up news to the show, including new designs, can be read here

SHETLAND ROUND BRITAIN AND IRELAND RACE 2010

The preparations for this, and the race itself, generated enough news that we set up a special section on the site - or you can read the combined reports here. Full results here. Pictures from the start here, and from the finish!

The prize-giving took place on 23rd October. Will Claxton and Matt Gill took home three trophies for their performance on Paradox: the Lerwick Port Award for 1st round Muckle Flugga; the Butterfield Trophy for 1st multihull on corrected time; and the Boxall Trophy for multihulls on MOCRA rating. Simon, Dan and Drama Queen won 2nd place in the Boxall category. Full results on the RWYC website.

D1195 KIT CAT LAUNCHED

On the same day we launched our RB&I competitor the kit we were building at the same time was launched, and motored away the next day for completion by the owner. For updates on the progress of fitout click here

PLYMOUTH-FALMOUTH-FOWEY TRIANGLE RACE

Simon considers this his race, so he had to compete again, though you as you can see not all the crew took it so seriously. Race report by Clare Dudley

DRAMA QUEEN AT FIRST ATLANTIC MULTIHULL SHOW

No, it wasn't an April Fool, we really took one of our Round Britain competitors to Lorient at two weeks' notice. Read Daz's report here and watch the video on YouTube or Facebook

SPRING 2010 UPDATE and STOP PRESS!!!

OK, so we're experiencing the longest and harshest winter for 30 years, but there are definitely signs of spring out there so it's time for an update AND BREAKING NEWS!!!

2009 CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

Two new 1195s are being built by Multimarine, sisters to the very successful 1150 and with a new coachroof designed by Nic Bailey. Click on the photo to go to a build blog, and on the heading to go to our Christmas news update, which is full of dates for you to put in your diary for 2010, including the first Millbrook Multihull Weekend in a long time, and the first to include Dazcats

D1150 AND SOUTHAMPTON NEWS UPDATE

Two newsletters for you, one here on sales of the new racer/cruiser 1150, and another more general one here about Dazcat and Multimarine. And new cruising pics are in the picture gallery. We don't have any good pictures from MOCRA's Bembridge Regatta, which took place over the first boat show weekend, but we can tell you that Drama Queen came 3rd overall, with one outright win, against Dragonflys and Seacarts

NEWS FLASH - Paradox completes Rolex Fastnet 09

Dazcat 10RT Paradox, sold on after a disastrous collision at the start of the 07 race, has completed the course, the only multihull to do so. Well done to Will and Matt for effecting such a good restoration, and for staying the course. If we get pictures we'll post em

UPDATE ON HOMEBUILD OF D10R KIT

Regular visitors will remember the hulls leaving a couple of summers ago. We have had an update from the owner - click on the link to read it

DRAMA QUEEN CHARITY RACE WITH TRACEY BAKER

On July 11th 2009 DQ will be skippered by Tracey Baker in the Sailing Pursuit, racing to win prize money for the Dame Hannah Rogers Trust, a south west charity that provides education, therapy, care and respite for children and young people with profound physical disabilities

RACE REPORT - ROUND THE ISLE OF WIGHT RACE

Read Will Holt's report of one of the biggest races in the world, in terms of entries, the annual Round the Island race, sponsored by JPMorgan Asset Management. Hear what happens when the Solent turns into a boat park ...

DAZCAT 1150 DRAMA QUEEN WINS FIRST RACE

Drama Queen came 1st in the MOCRA class on her maiden race, the Royal Western Yacht Club's Plymouth-Falmouth-Fowey, held over the May Bank Holiday weekend, achieving two firsts and one second in the three legs. Click on the link to read the race report

DAZCAT 1150 LAUNCHED

The first 1150 came out of its shed on a capricious spring day and was officially launched on the 28th March. She will be racing in a matter of weeks, doing the Plymouth-Fal-Fowey and Round the Isle of Wight in preparation for the Round Britain next year. Pictures are up in the Gallery, there's video on YouTube, and results will be posted as
we get them

LONDON INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW NEWSLETTER

Including feedback from Paul and Pauline Scholey on their first impressions of Desiderata, their wheelchair accessible power catamaran. There are new images of the interior in the Picture Gallery

RELAUNCH OF LADY BOUNTY AFTER REFIT

D14 Lady Bounty came in for a bit of a fettle and left yesterday after a new paint job and graphics and some new hatches - she looks as good as new, as you can see in the Picture Gallery

DAZCAT AND MULTIMARINE TO SHOW AT enABLE 08

A press release sent out by enABLE's publicists Hazel PR advertising our presence there at the end of November. We are very chuffed to be a star attraction

DP15 LAUNCHED

Desiderata, the wheelchair accessible power cat, was brought out of the shed on October 15th and launched on the morning of the 16th. Sea trials have now started - see Picture Gallery for details

SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW NEWSLETTER

Catch up with what's new, including our new Southern Ocean 47, sister to the SO65. Open deck and bridgedeck versions will be available

BUILD BLOG OF NEW 1150

The beginning of July 2008 saw the start of construction of the first of these nifty cruisers. Click on the pic to follow the build as it happens. New pics loaded 13th Jan showing the full extent of her sleekness as she moved sheds

EX-CLARKS DAZCAT 8 SPOTTED IN CROATIA

There she was in a field near the airport at Split when who should drive by but Multimarine's Simon Baker. He used to own her so stopped to take some pictures. She's had a new paint job and some work done on her rudders but is still in fine shape and ready for some more cruising - read about her Black Sea adventures from the Links page

DAZCAT TO SAIL NORTH WEST PASSAGE (WITH BOB)

Read about Bob Begg's most challenging venture yet. He proposes sailing the North West Passage, against the currents, in an open deck Dazcat ...

DAZCAT SOUTHERN OCEAN 65

New flagship design to celebrate 21 years of Dazcat

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE POWER CAT

Catch up with what's happening with the build of the Dazcat Power 15

DAZCAT IS 21 YEARS OLD!

2007 marked our 21st birthday and we celebrated with a party for our workers, customers and friends, with a raft up, racing, a barbecue and live music - watch the video

LAUNCH OF SILLS' 1190

This Dazcat 1190 was launched in October 2006. Click on the link for full story with pictures

SHETLAND ROUND BRITAIN AND IRELAND RACE 2006

Dazcat had two entries in this year's race, 10m Paradox and 9.2 Palletline. Read Matt and Rob's reports from Paradox here, and find the link to the report of a rescue by the heroic lifeboat crew from Barra, who rescued fellow competitors in horrendous conditions

NEWSLETTER SUMMER 2006

Catch up on all the latest news from Dazcat. It's been a busy year and it ain't even over yet

PARADOX WINS PLYMOUTH-FAL-FOWEY RACE 2006

Read Simon Baker's race report to find out how much fun they had

SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW REPORT

News from 2005's show, including the sale of the 1190 and developments with our new Voyager cat

MIKE AND CAROL SILLS' 1190 BEING COMPLETED

This sleek racer cruiser was bought by D10 owners and launched in 2006. Click the link above for pictures of the work in progress and on the picture to see the launch

PARADOX AND THE ROLEX FASTNET RACE

Newspaper report and pictures from Paradox's entry in the 2005 Fastnet Race

DAZCAT CH3 STELLA MARINA DELIVERED TO SARDINIA

This 14m Charter Cat will be wowing day charter passengers on the waters off the exclusive resort of Porto Cervo from the summer of 2005. Read our press release here

PARADOX WINS!

... Dazcat 10RT wins Grand Prix class in 2005's JP Morgan Asset Management Isle of Wight Race, beating Ellen MacArthur and her crew on B&Q. You can read our press release here

WHEELCHAIR NO BAR TO RACING

Alan Grace's report from the Round Britain and Ireland Race, demonstrating that disability need not prevent a body from competing

THE TRI WITH A DIFFERENCE - PARADOX

Alan Grace's account of the design, build and performance of Dazcat 10RT Paradox, which was specially designed to accommodate a physical disability. It has been a very successful race boat ...

HARMONY ON THE BOUNTY

Choosing a boat and having it built can be a tricky business. Read a letter from Tom and Nigel Bligh praising their experiences with us!

ROUND BRITAIN RACE - Ann Bowden

Ann Bowden's experience of sailing Dazzler in the 2000 RORC Round Britain Race with her husband Harvey and six strange men! A feminine perspective, previously printed in Multihulls magazine and scanned and reprinted here with grateful thanks to both author and publisher

NEWSFLASH - visit sophatdazcat on YouTube for video diary of the race. Will be on this site soon

ROUND BRITAIN RACE - Darren Newton

Daz's account of the same race, with an emphasis on food and the luxuries that can be had when the boat you are racing is a Dazcat!

AN OWNER WRITES

Tony Cotton gives an insight into the build of his 10m racer cruiser Bedazzled, which went on to win several races, including the Round Britain

GELERT THREE PEAKS RACE

Read about the antics of the Dazcat entry in the 1995 Gelert Three Peaks Race, again sponsored by Clarks Shoes. One 8m Dazcat, four crazy men and a loyal support crew hare around the country

TRANSATLANTIC RACE

Bob and Daz's very big adventure, when they took part in the 1994 Two-Handed Transatlantic Race in an 8m open deck cat, sponsored by Clarks Shoes