7 Questions you should ask every catamaran boatbuilder

1. Coring: What kind of coring do you use in the construction of the hull and deck?
2. Steering: What kind of steering system is installed on your boat? Is it shaft, wire or hydraulic steering?
3. Propulsion: Do you install shaft drive or sail drive? Where are the engines located?
4. Rudders: How do you protect your rudders from impact? Are they skegged?
5. Rub Rails & Toe Rails: What’s going to protect my boat when I’m tied up at a concrete fuel dock? Is there a rub rail on your boat? How about a toe rail?
   
6. Battery Bank: What is the capacity of your battery bank? How many amp hours will it provide?
7. Anchors: Is the boat designed to accommodate more than one anchor?
   

Link on the questions to read an in-depth discussion on what makes Antares Yachts different from other production catamaran builders. Link here to download a PDF of the 7 Questions.

Antares 44i Cruising Catamaran: Video Tour

Antares 44i - the Next Generation of Cruising Catamarans

Built for liveaboard comfort

The next generation of Antares cruising cataraman includes significant improvements to the standard equipment list and features a NEW hard dodger with windshield wiper and extensive instrument panel at the helm. These changes were inspired by our current customers who cruise extensively aboard their Antares cruising catamaran. Link to owners websites for more on cruising the Antares sailing catamaran.

The NEW Antares 44i Sailing Catamaran Features:

• A glass dodger with windshield wiper provides further comfort in all weather conditions
• Full instrumentation gauges for engine and water temperature, oil pressure, charge voltage and tachometer/hour meter
• The only cruising catamaran that offers a second 12" chart plotter
• Elegant cockpit seating arranged around an expandable table, and more. Link to see why the Antares is the best equipped catamaran in the world.

Barefeet in the South Pacific
Where are they now? After a year of sailing aboard their Antares catamaran, Chris & Erin have traveled from Rhode Island to the Galapagos Islands, south to Tahiti, French Polynesia and Fiji. They are currently exploring the coast of Australia.

Link to their aptly named website: notallthosewhowanderarelost.com to read more about their sailing adventure aboard their Antares catamaran.

Taking a Leap of Faith - a couple moves aboard their sailing catamaran
This couple's perfect beachfront property turned out to be their boat

"...the construction of our boat - to be called Leap of Faith - took a year. During that time, we began cutting the ties that tethered us to land. Amid many raised eyebrows and looks of astonishment, we sold our home, our thriving construction business, and our J/30." - Lynne Walsh

Read more about Lynne and Bob's adventure of how they achieved their dreams and are sailing on their new Antares cruising catamaran in the July 2007 issue of Cruising World [Reprinted with permission from Cruising World magazine]

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