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Windrush 600 NV Catamaran ( 6m / 20' ) on registered trailer in MOSMAN, New South Wales for sale

Windrush 600 NV Catamaran ( 6m / 20' ) on registered trailer. Weight 510kg - Catamaran 300kg + Trailer 210kg - Can be towed with a regular car. Standard rig & sprung dagger rudders, sprung / pivoting centre boards. Jib, boomless main & spinnaker in good order. Life jackets, spinnaker pole & safety gear. Swing down outboard bracket suit 2-6HP outboard. The boat is safe & predictable to sail & quick to rig & unrig. The mast is stepped singlehandly using the trailer winch. Trampoline stretches from bow to stern - lots of space for 5-6 peope / sun baking / tent. Single berth in each hull and plenty of room for camping gear plus storage box on trailer. An off the beach cat that can do the Whitsundays, etc. Boat has been and is stored under cover. Must be sold - another boat already purchased. Can be delivered in Eastern states. Neil M:******** 570 + click to reveal 

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Windrush 600 (catamaran/sailboat) in ANEMBO, New South Wales for sale

6m (18ft) windrush 600 catamaran for sale. Has not been used for a number of years, in working order although sheets (ropes) will need replacing. Sails in good condition (jib, main and spinnaker). Comes with trailer, rego due december. Trailer is in good condition (tyres need replacing). Selling due to move

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This Windrush 600 has been set up for day sailing and short overnight stays. Just under 6m in length.New roller furling jib and fully battened mainsail made by UK Halsey Sails.The mainsail is boomless and very easily controlled and can be simple to reef.A boom is available for extra mainsail control.The mast can be raised and lowered by one person using the trailer winch.The mercury 9.9 hsp motor has only 20 hours on it and is under warranty.The rear beam has been reinforced with additional brackets.A boarding platform has been mounted on the rear beam to make it easy to get onto the trampoline from the beach or deeper water and pulled up when sailing.A custom cut canvas shade and side panels enable good shelter.Plenty of storage room in the hulls for camping gear and esky's etc. For overnight stays.Basic smooth water safety equipment, life jackets, flares, V sheet, anchor and paddles.Smaller jib and spinnaker and spinnaker pole are also included. All hull fittings have recently been removed and refitted. Standing rigging has been renewed in the last 12 months.The beams have been modified to allow the boat to be widened but this does take some time to set up.Long Hobie storage box for sails and lockable steel box for outboard fuel storage.The trailer is in good condition and registered until July 22 Easily managed sailboat for families.Year model 1987Rego until July 2022

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Does anybody out there know anything about these Cats?!!!

Interesed to find out more about them.

Wher are they? where are they sailed.

Specs. Handicap? etc

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doodlebug further down this page there is a

heading saying windrush it has internet site on it.try that.do you live in brisbane if so see the boys at sandgate yaucht club.

Tried the links to Windrush but their all to the 14' class associations. Nothing on the 600's.

Nope, not in Brisbane either!!!!

Some one entered a modified one in the Bay to Bay this year. I believe it did OK.

You are best to email to the mamufacture witch is located on that page.

noddy,thanks again but I've also tried that. There helpful but the Burvills' took over when these boats finished their production run. They have built "One-offs" since but have put their enegies into the 700 model.

Thats why Im out into cyberspace looking for contacts and info.

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Mokoan Yacht Club in North East Victoria has 2 racing weekly. The newer one's sail No. is 52 and the older one is 45. There is 2 versions the 600NV and 600WV. It stands for narrow version wide version. 52 is a WV and 45 is a NV. The WV carrys 1 trapeze and is about a foot wider each side than the NV and only carrys a symetrical spinacer. The NV has 2 trapezes and can carry a asymitriacal spinacer. They are very competitive boats with the WV having a VYC yardstick of 105 and the NV with a yardstick of 112, they thrash the other cats in a breeze. for more info please email me and i can get you some more info.

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daveyjonesloka

I have a wide 600 in Geelong I am trying to get to Hobart. It was built in WA around 1986 we think. I thought about sailing it down but it has a trailer. I am getting quotes to freight it down. If any mainlander is interested let me know soon.

Guest happy

What are you doing with the boat? Selling it? or sailing it to Hobart? I think not.

As you say what should the (mainlanders) be intrested in. Price would be good may be?

IT WILL COST ME BETWEEN $1K-$2K TO GET IT HERE. I AM ABOUT TO BOOK FOR FEB 16 SO IF YOU ARE SERIOUS I WOULD NEED AN OFFER OF ABOUT $10K PICK UP IN GEELONG.

If you were serious about selling your boat you would put a propper add in saying what condition the boat is in. The gear on the boat number of sails and list the equiptment you are selling the boat with.

A photo as well. Ps Dont use cap letters as it means you are shouting.ok

The fact is that I purchased the boat sight unseen. I understand its condition is good and comes with 2 sails on a custom trailer. I have an add in this web site. I have a photo but I don't know how to attach it to this system. If you want to go to Geelong to look at it you had better do it this week as once the fare is booked I a committed to the expense of bringing it down.

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Originally posted by Doodlebug: Does anybody out there know anything about these Cats?!!! Interesed to find out more about them. Wher are they? where are they sailed. Specs. Handicap? etc

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I have been collecting information on these versatile cats for some time ... check out the LSWSA website

We have campaigned #53 in the Bay to Bay nearly every year ... haven't quite won yet, but we shake up some some expensive competition. If you own a W600, or know anybody who does, please get in touch ... my contact details are on the website

beansail'n

W600's at Wangi.

Two windrush 600's (NV) have sailed at Wangi Sailing Club (Lake Macquarie) in 2011-12 season. Both have converted to assymentric spinnakers and are having a ball. You will be able to sail against us in the Multihull regatta held during November. In the photo attached "Beans" heads to the leeward mark at over 20 knots in a recent race.

About 70 or so W600's were built. A couple even went to Europe for fun and racing over there back inthe 80's.

There has been just one boat built since 1985 that was made for a guy in Atherton Tablelands or Tinaroo area I think who owned a mower shop. Nice guy, boat had the mast section of the W700 but at the length of the 600 or a bit longer, was 3m wide and went like a blur when I sailed it here pre delivery.

From memory they had a yardstick of about 103.

Any idea on what 1 would cost to build today? I'm seriously thinking about a windrider 17 but would prefer a Windrush 600.... Just can't find anyone selling them here in WA!!

Yeah they are pretty scarce doodlebug, I am trying to hunt one down in Vic- there is a heavily modded wide one in geelong that the owner is having some fun with- otherwise have not seen one here. I am after a narrow one to be trailerable and width of launching facilities around surf coast.

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Hi - I have just acquired 600NV #16 after it had not been used for quite some time (by default,  I didn't intend to buy a W600 but..). I trailer-ed it 800k up the Bruce with its original trailer, bearings and tires, it tows really quite well even with the silly small wheels. 

Its still in the yard at home and I am doing some cleaning and checks before its relaunch with new standing rigging. Sails are original. I stepped the mast, rigged it and stood back and started to really like the boat lines and profile. I cant wait to go for a sail next week.

I have been scouring the web and there is some info on these boats but not a lot of details on the mods being done to help lift performance. Its not urgent as what I have will do, but I sometimes spell fun as "win".:)

Any ideas on length of prodder and luff length of screecher and Aso......The images of "Beans" at full noise look fantastic.

Lastly has any one sailed in mixed Cat 5 club fleets?

Inland_Sailor

G'day Gecko, I've a W600 #45. I think I've had her for 15 -16 years now. I'm in Vic and we've sailed her at club, interclub and regatta level, She's done a few campaigns in the Marlay Point Overnighter and we've taken her over to S.A. to do the Goolwa - Milang and Goolwa - Meningee races. In light airs you can sail W600's single handed, in heavy airs at least 3, with 2 on trap [definitely needed]. We fly both an assymetric from a bowsprit in good airs, [around 10Kn up to about 18Kn-20Kn, after that good luck, because somewhere around there I think she has enough speed on main and jib alone!.  In that type of breeze all 3 will be at or about he rear beam keeping her balanced. It's exciting!!! We usually put her over at least once a season, most likely early on in the Spring, when we're a bit rusty, They do come up, just be patient.

In light airs or down wind,  we fly the original gossamer light symmetric kite from the spinaker pole .

The YV handicap is 115 and the CBH is .715. In the right conditions, on handicap, your on a winner.

Also see: http://lswsa.org.au/windrush-600-pages/ John Boeje is you man there.

Hi Ho inland sailor,

Thanks for the reply.

#16 was a Vic boat before going to Bundaberg where it was "discovered" it had been there about 15 years and not used much. New forestay will be ready today and Ive ordered the trapeze sets (hiking straps were fitted).

Thank you I did find the link  http://lswsa.org.au/windrush-600-pages/

That site got me quite keen on the 600, it seems like its almost the perfect small boat.  Then I found this forum. Thanks for the heads up on sailing one. I will use the current gear but I know I wont be able to help myself and will want to add some power. Are you using second hand skiff sails or did you have one made.

Do you set the righting pole forward or aft under the tramp, mine has this odd pocked CL aft which corresponds to the apex of the frame...... hints on this will be very appreciated.

The mixed fleet is with a F24 and Grianger and multi's of that type and also keel boats to 22 to 45' in the bay. The Club wont want me unless the boat is Cat5 which I will do, but don't want to go out and just be a pain by being a looooong way last... So I wondering what to expect in that sort of mixed company.

But the boat will also be used simply for messing around in and get my daughters into a little sailing (I hope)

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Gecko (boats name [now])

G'day Gecko, Don't worry about trailing behind those larger boats, sail to your handicap [or better] and you've got them beaten. I've had victories over a those types of boats. If you can get some power upwind [ie work on your mast rake] and get an assymetric kite  flying from a bowsprit for your off wind sailing, you'll do well. As for the righting "wishbone", it was carried aft but I took it off as it had a tendency to hook into the water underneath, especially in chop. We right her by using the spinny halyard thrown over the upper hull, pulling from the block up on the mast, with 2 standing on the lower leeboard and leaning out to get leaverage. If you have a third, have them swim out to the top of the mast to just help it break the surface of the water. Once up, it's onto the bucket, bailing out the hull!!! This is essentially the same as with the righting "wishbone".

As for the Assymetric I had it made, but if you can do a second hand that'll do the job, why not.

I'd like to put a square top main on #45 and have even toyed with the idea of putting the 32' rig and mainsail from a wrecked Nacra 5.8. Just not to sure if the mast would be strong enough to handle the power of the assymetric kite, because it sure does turbo charge the boat. It can be a handful in that upper end of it's wind range, and you have you work cut out, both on the helm or on the sheets.

Generally  I'm on the helm, watching the gusts and steering up [or down], keeping the spinny full. [NB no mast rotation] If I'm doing my job properly, the crew on the spinny sheet has just to hold on and make small adjustments. but has to get going in a lull or gust. My second crew will be working on the jib, and doing most of the work balancing the boat out. Both of them can be out on the traps or not as necessary. The traveller is usually  set about 2/3rds out, about the point where the rear beam meets the hull, and I work the main, [cleat at your peril]. If you've got it right, the windward hull is just lifting out of the water, and the leeward bow piercing through the waves. You can tell your hooking in when you glance behind  to see the rooster tail behind standing 60'-90cm high where the two wakes meet. Pure fun!!!!

Hi Ho Inland Sailor

But i need more tell tails and a Windex (I think). Felt a bit underpowered on the breeze and my tacking angles were not great but i was being relaxed and I will feel it out better with time, the chop and slop didn't help. Boat felt better to good in the puffs but felt a bit sluggish in lulls (8 knots or so). I didn't play around with the kite.

The outboard which has not been started for ever ran perfectly.

Years ago I used to flog around in an old YW Diamond causing havoc and the local rigger (who was my crew back then) muttered when I picked up the new forestay that perhaps we should do Wednesday nights again....No extras on Wed night so more up front on lighter nights will be needed if its sloppy are my my first thoughts.

I have noted your prodder length - again thanks. If you try the Nacra rig let me know - you could be like the skiffies #1 & #2 rigs

I will keep the righting frame for now as it gives some support under the tramp and will help with righting lessons if a capsize eventuates but nice to know its not needed.

I will let you know what happening after a couple more sails, thanks for your time to date  

Gecko Just back from a bit of a break camping on "the river". As far as telltales go, I have one one each of the shrouds and a couple on the forestay bridle. I also have a masthead indicator, which really great for the kite angles. As far as crew weight balance goes, in light breeze, heading upwind, I have my crew lay on the tramp at the leward bow. I move forward as far as possible [almost to the mid beam] and trim from there. This allows the lee bow to dig in, the mast to stand straighter and you can point up higher!

Hi Ho Inland Sailor,

I hope you took the boat...

My grand plan to go out yesterday was dashed by the arrival of a new puppy and the family promptly going to a swim carnival 2 hours up the road, that left me being a baby sitter to a dog! - "No you are not taking the dog sailing"......say the girls as they drive off. Missed today too much rain.

Not all wasted - Made a mast crutch and modified the spin pole yesterday for simplified triangulation for beam to mast support and single handed rig raising and lowering, worked a treat on the tests and no rooting around with halyards for side transition support.

Thanks for the trim info, the girls have a lot of wool so I will steal some - they wont miss it. I suspect I will have to purchase the Windex or I might get into trouble.

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Narrowing the beam

Discussion in ' Multihulls ' started by Dr. Peter , Apr 1, 2010 .

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G'day, I have considered trimarans (Corsairs and Farriers) but they are not a cheap second-hand buy in Australia, and they are not 'open' boats. I did look at the Gougen 32 - its a well executed idea but I'm still after something without the bridgedeck. I looked up the Macgregor 36 on Google and it is very much in the 'style' that I am seeking albeit it is too large both in length and width. The question about the car is pertinent. My car purchased new in 2009 is rated to tow 2.3 tonnes (that's about 5000 lbs I think). It has a limited slip differential fitted and a four speed auto with transmission cooler. It tows my current boat, Hartley 18ft, easily. The limit of width allowable on Australian roads is 8 ft (approx 2.5m). I think you can go a little wider if only towing during daylight hours. Here are my options: 1. Discover a standard trailerable-sized catamaran with basic accommodation in the hulls (no bridgedeck). I know of the Windrush 600 (an Australian design which is very basic as far as accommodation is concerned - and they are reasonably priced - about $AUS12000 will buy one second hand). It's the only style of boat like this which fits on a trailer which Is why I started the thread about modifying a catamaran. Are there open bridgedeck catamarans out there which fold to fit onto a trailer? 2. My other option, which is why I began this thread, was to modify an existing boat to fit onto a trailer. This modifications are basically: a. retrofit a 'folding' design. but I suspect that the retrofit will over-capitalise what is meant to be an inexpensive boat. b. simply shorten the beams. To date no one has responded that they have tried option 2b. Peter  

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The only other thing I can think of is the telescoping aluminum beam approach used by Kurt Hughes and others. It would retrofit as easily to a wharram style boat as anything else. I'm happiest with our big multihull but I did hang onto our 23' Macgregor monohull cutter because it worked so well. With no hulls to extend it takes an hour if you're organized or 2 if things are tangled to step and raise the mast, bend the sails, hook up the rudder etc...I usually kept it in the water and rigged ! However your hulls finish up the easier your boat is to rig the more you'll use it . I use a sliding gunter rig on my sailing canoe and think it is a great way to shorten spar length so you can keep the mast stepped in a tabernacle when trailering. The MacGregor mast is longer than the boat so stepping adds time. I guess I should have said if narrow go long and go short. The wharram tacking crabclaw is a possibility. A bolted wharram classic beam system might be faster to reconnect than the lashing system . When comparing rigs for trailering remember the guy with the performance set up can be beaten by the guy who had the 1/2 day head start.....  

Thanks for your thought on this. I appreciate it. Personally I'm not a big fan of rigging so anything that simplifies that is good. Thanks again, Peter  

Shaking the tree It's been a little while. I thought I'd shake the tree and see if any new thoughts are out there.  

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Maybe look at the Scarab at http://www.teamscarab.com.au/construction/scarab-670.html Alan  

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Dr. Peter said: ↑ G'day I live quite a distance inland and so trailering my boat is a very sensible option for me. I can sail at my local lake, or head 2-3 hours south to sail in Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne or travel even further to the Gippsland Lakes, which is a great sailing location. I'm by no means a bluewater sailor. I rather like look of small camp-cruiser type Wharrams. What I don't like is the amount of time it takes to demount onto a trailer, or re-assemble ready to sail. One owner quoted a half-day plus for a 23 footer when I asked the question. To my mind that rather takes the spontaneity out of going sailing, even at my local lake. I suppose I could pay for a marina berth, get a swing mooring, store it on a custom trailer on the hardstand, but like many people I like my boat where I can tinker with it. At home. Small camp-cruiser Wharrams tend to have their accommodations in the hulls. My idea is to reduce the beam to 2.5m (the legal limit) so that the boat can be launched and retrieved from a trailer, so the only thing I have to do is raise the mast. I guess it wouldn’t be right to call the boat a Wharram anymore. I know I would have to reef earlier than usual but I do rather like holding onto a low flying a hull if I can (I also have a 14ft Maricat - (surf cat style) which I race around the cans). I’ve followed a thread about widening the beam and one contributor spoke of shortening the hulls instead. I don’t want to do that I'd be interested in the thoughts of forum members, especially anyone else who has tried narrowing the beam on a cat to get it onto a road legal trailer. Peter Click to expand...

On the other hand The original intent of my question was to find someone who had tried narrowing the beam of a catamaran to fit onto a trailer. At the time I assumed I would be dealing with an open bridgedeck boat like a Wharram. The modification would include either reducing the mast height and the sail area, or ensuring reefing underway was easily achieved. I assumed the decking and tramp mats would need modification too. The thing about the smaller Wharrams over here in Australia is that they can be relatively cheap to buy. But there would now be a need to purchase a purpose built boat trailer. That could be a considerable sum. Your point about narrow hulls being too small for accomodation is well taken. In another post I alluded to a Windrush 600 which looked good on paper. I finally had a look at one in the flesh and the hulls could possibly provide accomodation for kids but not anybody fully grown. This all seems rather a lot of rigamarole to be going through to get a road trailerable catamaran with accommodation. Finding a trailerable cat with bridgedeck accomodation could be more sensible. If I was to do anything - it would be to modify a boat - my skills don't run to building. Peter  

Dr. Peter said: ↑ Your point about narrow hulls being too small for accomodation is well taken. In another post I alluded to a Windrush 600 which looked good on paper. I finally had a look at one in the flesh and the hulls could possibly provide accomodation for kids but not anybody fully grown. This all seems rather a lot of rigamarole to be going through to get a road trailerable catamaran with accommodation. Finding a trailerable cat with bridgedeck accomodation could be more sensible. If I was to do anything - it would be to modify a boat - my skills don't run to building. Peter Click to expand...

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Dr Peter. See if you can find a Crowther International 23 catamaran. It has sliding alloy crossbeams and can be set up or down in 2hrs. I had one in 1979 which is still sailing/racing in South Australia. Four single berths, a Galley and Toilet. Mine had foam/glass folding decks and was a very dry boat. Good looking too, which is more than you can say about Wharrams.  

Hi Oldsailer, Googled the boat and came up with something you sald in another thread. I had a Crowther International 23, which I used to race every Wednesday afternoon. I kept it in a warehouse not far from the water. It had sliding beams which were a snip to slide out to the max beam. But the effort of towing it to the launching ramp, sliding it open, installing the decks, raising the mast and rigging,arranging all the running rigging sails etc: was just exhausting to do immediately before a race. Afterwards we had to reverse it all over again. A real pain. It doesn't seem like a long-term solution to me.  

It doesn't seem like a long term solution to me. . No. It wasn't. That boat now lives on a mooring. Click to expand...

I still think you are best off modifying a Wharram if they are easily found. A slender hull model like a Tane/tanenui or Hinamoa (for less wave interference) with a cabin wingdeck (a VW style camper top could give more harbor headroom) to tie it together would be a pretty easy modification. Instead of a purpose built trailer modifying a trailer from a boat with 8 foot beam would be a straight forward alteration. The wharram tacking crab claw rig from Child of the Sea would be a simple, cheap low center of effort rig. Most of the materials for the project could come from the home store or junkyard if you go after camper top hardware. If you need lots of load carrying you might be better off with a sharpie, then you wouldn't have to alter the trailer very much. The less spent the easier it will be to try things out and you won't feel inhibited about changing things around as you develop your boat.  

Cavalier 2 Good point about modifying a trailer. I guess if I'm going to do such an extensive modification to a boat I shouldn't baulk at modifying a trailer too. dstgene I checked out your thread. It seems like we are coming at the same problem albeit from a different perspective. Reduction vs. Extension. Yours is a good concept IMHO as Hobie masts, rigging, foils and sails can be had for a song. If you get it worked out you may find yourself with some followers. Thanks guys, I was about ready to give the whole idea away Peter  

dstgean said: ↑ Is sleeping in a tent too much hassle? If not, then your options open up quite a bit. Dan Click to expand...

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So---- How life slaps you in the face. I met a bloke with a wider Windrush 600 for sale. The dollar equity was low but the sweat equity was probably high. The deal was good for me. OK time for the family to show some real commitment to sail the boat - who wants to help actually sail this puppy? Answer - no one. As a great and wise man once said, get a boat that you can sail yourself.  

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Windrush 600#1... the design process.

The Windrush 600 was conceived by Richard Macfarlane as a progression for those who had grown up with the surfcat scene, possibly married with a young family, and who wanted to continue developing their sailing experiences in a vessel with a similar ‘feel’ and performance. In an early handout , he outlines his philosophy.

Here are components of the original Australian brochure … front page , back page , stories , pictures , description.

Unfortunately incomplete, this review by Bob Lawrence in ‘Catamaran Sailor’ outlines the vessel’s characteristics.

Following the success of his smaller cats, the builder saw the broader scope available by making these boats available in Europe. He also responded to a suggestion to produce a wider version … this specification sheet from the UK agency outlines the differences.

So what happened to #1?.

To generate some publicity, #1 was sent to Europe to compete in multihull events. Although the boat in the previous reviews was the original narrow version, the ‘#1’ competing in Europe was the wide version, here shown in the European Micromultihull Championship in 1988, sailed by Brett and Hayden Burville.

The sails were made by a Dutch sailmaker Arjen Kooij, and show the ‘racing number’ 83, rather than W#1 After the race the crew bought the boat, refurbished it, and sold it to a Dutch importer. In 1989 the first Dutch owner set sail with the original ‘W#1’ sails made by West Coast Sails in Freemantle.

The latter information came from the boat’s present owner Sipke Diepbrink, who contacted me while trying to get information on the boats and was the inspiration for these pages.

Here is a recent photo of #1, flying a standard tri-radial spinnaker. Sipke is refurbishing the vessel once again, including a new set of sails from Arjen Kooij, who made the racing sails so many years ago.

Sipke believes that there were 12 boats imported to Europe and is trying to trace the location of any surviving vessels. If you are aware of any history of W600s in Europe, please email me .

(#1 story continued)

In 2011 #1 moved fromNederlandtoSloveniafor the new owner Primoz Kolar, and is now usually sailing in the Adriatic Sea (Croatia). Primoz refurbished the hull bottoms and repainted them. Originally the W600-345 wide version, #1 has been converted back to the -250 narrow version because of the trailerability … she also got a new trailer. Here are some comments from Primoz …

“The sailing got a completely different dimension from what I was used to from the beach cat. Going to the open sea the boat gives a lot of confidence on safe sailing when the hull lifts out of water. A few times we have slept in the hulls, on this year’s week trip we tried a “half” tent (sun shade) on the trampoline. Currently the boat is powered with a modified Hobie 18 mainsail, Tornado jib and a Hobie F18 21 sq m genacker.”

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Sailing Boats

At Windrush we pride ourselves on the variety, quality and performance of all Windrush built hulls. Using state of the art construction techniques to achieve the stiffest, lightest, most cost effective outcomes for our customers, Windrush is leading the way in the production of:

To enquire about any of the above range of boats please give us a call on 08 9314 1317 to discuss your requirements.

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