Antares Catamaran Feature Stories

Miss Jody in Singapore

"From Tioman we traveled 180 miles further north to Palua Redang, a remote island group 25 miles off shore and not convenient to any large city... The occupancy was 95% Chinese, most from Singapore.  Their boat outings were a sight to behold, 25 to 50 persons on a big flat boat, all dressed in red life preservers, two to four boats arriving at one beach, every one jumps in the water and most stay in one spot laughing and having a good time."

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Miss Jody's Southeast Asia Adventures

"We flew from Johor to Hanoi, Vietnam. What an amazing place!! It was fun to watch the locals travel on streets 25 feet wide, packed with bikes, motorcycles, cars and trucks. There are very limited traffic lights and no one observes the stop signs - the traffic seems to flow in all directions and when you get to an intersection you just merge."

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A long way from Pensacola Bay - Miss Jody in Southeast Asia

Ron & Joanne left Pensacola, FL more than 3 years ago on their Antares Miss Jody to circumnavigate the world - currently they are sailing in Southeast Asia.

"Indonesia, our introduction to SE Asia. Another beautiful part of the world with names so strange we can hardly pronounce them. The worlds largest archipelago with 17,504 islands." [Link here to READ MORE]

Antares University in Charleston for First Time

Participants also sailed the ICW and anchored for lunch in Hamlin Sound, learning proper bridge protocol, how to read charts and spotting the occasional dolphin along the way. [Link for more]

Antares Cape Horn Adventure

Cape Horn, the ultimate sailing adventure, one of the last frontiers for cruisers, just got a little more accessible. We are now offering our new buyers the opportunity to sail around Cape Horn accompanied by both an experienced captain and with access to full technical support.

Take delivery of your new Antares 44i in Argentina and we'll include a trip to Cape Horn as part of your shake-down cruise. [more]

Miami Dolphins - scenes from the sea trial

13,009 miles aboard Miss Jody - Florida to Australia

"We arrived in Bundaberg Australia at 0700 on Oct 30, 2008. A 13 day passage to cover 1100 miles from Port Vila, Vanuatu. We spent 6 of those days at anchor in 2 of the numerous reef areas scattered across the Coral Sea...[more]

Cross Border Sailing: Antares U '08

With 4-years of experience in training new owners on the Antares 44, this year we decided to expand Antares University into more than just a learning opportunity and put together a 2-day cross border cruising experience. [more]

Scenes from Annapolis: Sea Trial Results

The Annapolis Boat Show is certainly a highlight for us - and this year was another exceptional year. This year's Antares 44i featured a full suit of laminate sails, the Antares MainTamer, and a beautiful Baltic Blue hull colour. Antares 44i Blue was this year's show boat. [more]