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SA/D
36.3
Performance
Powered up for speed; expect more sail handling in a breeze.
D/L
77.7
Ultralight
Very light displacement, typically race-oriented.
Comfort ratio
10.4
Coastal cruiser
Motion will feel quick/lively offshore.
Kelsall sailing performance
1.0
~10.1kt in a 10kt breeze
Kelsall Sailing Performance Number: roughly predicts boat speed as this fraction of true wind speed. Multihull-specific.

Dimensions

Hull typeCatamaran
LOA62.00 ft (18.90 m)
LWL58.00 ft (17.68 m)
Beam28.25 ft (8.61 m)
Draft11.00 ft (3.35 m)
Displacement33,951 lbs (15,400 kg)
Sail area (main)1,755 sq ft (163.0 m²)
Sail area (jib)624 sq ft (58.0 m²)
Sail area (total)2,379 sq ft (221.0 m²)
Rig typesloop
Keel typedaggerboard
Rudder typeSpade
Fuel capacity251 gal
DesignerMorrelli & Melvin

Construction

Sources

Only 4 hulls built, and specs genuinely vary between them: the first three were epoxy/E-glass with carbon-fiber reinforcement (used here), the fourth built entirely in carbon with Kevlar on the bottom and outboard sides -- lighter than the ~33,951 lb (15.4 tonnes) light-ship figure used here, which is quoted alongside a self-consistent SA/D ratio of 36.6 for mainsail (1,755 sqft) + solent jib (624 sqft). A separate technical-specifications listing (Multihulls World) gives smaller main/genoa figures (1,259/624 sqft) for the same model, likely reflecting a different one of the four hulls or a different sail inventory; used the katamarans.com figure set for internal consistency. Boards-up draft ~3 ft, boards-down (used here) 11 ft. Designed by Morrelli & Melvin for Gunboat founder Peter Johnstone; built by Harvey Yachts, Cape Town, South Africa. Carbon mast, ~85 ft. Exact production years not confidently pinned down given the small, variable-spec run; left year_end null. Verified 2026-07-12. [Rudder/tankage/electrical update, 2026-07-16]: Twin retractable high-aspect rudders (spade-type; shoal-draft performance design) -- construction material not independently confirmed. Fuel 2x475L=950L/~251gal total. No water/holding-tank or electrical-system capacity data found in available sources.