Featured Boat 55' Chris White Designs Atlantic 55 2003 US$ 895,000 Description: Designed from the start to be a high performance world cruising catamaran the Atlantic 55 Catamaran turns heads in every cruising anchorage. With huge underwing clearance, sleek hulls, lightweight but super strong epoxy/glass/carbon construction, centerboards and a powerful sailplan the Atlantic 55 delivers ALL the oft promised but seldom realized advantages of a cruising catamaran. Neither race boat nor charter barge, the A55 design is 100% focused on providing for the needs of cruising sailors. Combining a superior blend of ease of handling, excellent windward ability and full crew protection in the unique pilothouse layout there is not another catamaran design built anywhere in the world that offers a better blend of features. The powerful sailplan with self tacking jib and efficient centerboards allow tacking upwind with only a push of the autopilot button. Consistently able to make good 85 degrees between tacks (over the bottom) with excellent speed there is no production cruising catamaran that will outsail an Atlantic Catamaran on any point of sail. And most often the differences are enormous. Ease of handling. All sail handling functions are performed from the midship cockpit, a unique feature developed in the Atlantic Catamarans for the last 25 years (although there have been some recent imitators). Anchoring, sail hoisting, reefing and tacking all happens within easy reach of the wheel and with complete forward visibility. A true singlehanders boat! Seakeeping is exceptional. Where the majority of cruising cats pound their underwings when sailing in the open ocean the generous clearance of the wing deck and slender hull forebody of the Atlantic 55 makes pounding practically non-existent. Safety features abound. There is no need to leave the security of the well protected center cockpit for any sail handling operation. Completely unsinkable due to the use of thicker than normal foam cores, double collision bulkheads forward in each hull. Hull, rudder and prop protection from integral hull fins. Centerboards that retract upon impact or grounding, robust hull construction using Core-Cell foam and durable epoxy/glass laminates and super strong carbon fiber crossbeams. But perhaps the greatest safety feature of all is that YOU CAN SEE WHERE YOU ARE GOING! From the cockpit or from within the pilothouse the watch keeper has extraordinary visibility. Collision is still the greatest hazard how can anyone justify a cruising design with limited forward visibility? Segue was built in Cape Town by Bongers Marine, the 9th of 13 Atlantic Cats built by this yard. She was built for her current owner and for three years cruised extensively eastwards along the South African coast and northward to Mozambique, Madagascar and Mayotte. In 2006 Segue took part in the 3200 mile South Atlantic Race to Salvador, Brazil, and was then sailed double handed by her owners a further 2000 miles to Argentina and Uruguay, returning a year later to Brazil. To date, Segue has covered in excess of 25,000 ocean miles, much of it double handed. Her sister Atlantic 55’s have all cruised extensively and are sought after. Segue represents an excellent opportunity to own a world cruise ready high performance cat at a fraction of replacement cost.

Chris White Designs

5 Smith's Way S. Dartmouth, MA 02748, USA

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