[PCW] Motorsailers

[Tradesure]

The topic of motorsailer has a few implications.

A sailing boat for all intents and purposes is firstly to sail 
boat and has a motor
as an additional aid for the lack of wind and of course entering and 
leaving port.

Thereafter sailing boats were designed and built as purpose built 
Motor Sailers, 
firstly to sail thereafter to motor at a faster pace and when used 
with the motor and sail,
hence Motor Sailer.

Many of these boats could not sail nor motor very well, as we always 
said, real dogs in
all conditions, but they still sold.

With regards to purpose designed and built Power Catamaran that 
should motor at 
speeds ranging from 8 to 22 knots, at least, we find ourselves in a precarious 
position, the reason, motoring along with a lovely beam wind of 10 to 30 knots
can be frustrating.

Therefore if we accommodate a mast, with easy to handle asymmetrical 
spinnakers, we could 
sail along at a pretty good pace, especially if we find ourselves in 
the trades.

It must then be summarized as such, firstly, as a purpose built Power Catamaran
that can be assisted by wind ( extreme example, the large Cruise Ship 
Club Med with
4 masts)

Therefore I believe a Power "wind assisted" Catamaran is an extra 
bonus when the 
conditions are correct and should be built and sold as such, not a 
Motor Sailer.

When you are paying, as in our case nearly $650.000 for an Aventure 
50, the cost of the 
mast and sails is not a train smash, and if you save on the shipping 
costs, not a cent.

You now have the pleasure of sailing in the right conditions and 
would even venture
on longer passages with your wind assisted sails, but when need be 
she is still a real Power
Catamaran with capable speeds of up to  22 Knots.

regards,

Tim Jordaan
Aventure "wind assisted" Power Catamarans 
http://www.aventure-catamaran.com/