“Two Oceans” Is a Voyage 380 design by Alex Simonis. She was built by Maxim Yachts of Durban south Africa in 2002 and is hull #25.
Look up their site, it is very interesting: http://www.maximyachts.com
Here are some statistics:
Overall length: 11.5 m 37.7 ft
Waterline length:10.2 m 33.1 ft
Beam: 6.27 m 20.5 ft
Draft: 0.97 m 3.2 ft
Mast HT off WL 17.03 m 55.4 ft
Light boat weight 6000 kg 13200 lbs.
Sail area: Main 50 sq.m
Jib 35 sq.m
1st Spi 95 sq.m
2nd Spi 125 sq.m
The boat is an “Owner Version”, with the owner’s cabin in the forward port hull and a large head/ shower aft. The starboard hull has two double cabins with a head between.
The saloon has a “U” shaped settee, a very good galley with a fridge and a huge freezer and the navigation corner.
In the tip of each hull we have single berths, intended to be used as lockers.
Engines: two Yanmar 2 GM 30, 27 HP each.
Tankage: fuel 2 x 66 gallons, water 2 x 66 gallons.
Electronics: Raymarine 425 chartplotter and ST 60 instruments with a repeater in the nav corner, ST5000+ autopilot.
Electrical system: Starting battery for each engine with a regular alternator charging it, in addition each engine has a 150 amps alternator charging the battery bank made out of 6 six volt batteries with 675 amps capacity. There are also two solar panels, the specifications of I still need to determine. All this is operated and monitored by Heart Interface Link 2000.
Dinghy: Gemini with an 8 HP Yamaha outboard. There is a very clever arrangement for lowering and hoisting the dinghy by utilising the main halyard on a derrick that goes out of the boom.
Watermaker: PUR 160 E that I have yet to make work.
I am interested in your various travel notes and am considering a longer trip in the future with my wife. We have sailed a mono hull for a number of years and we were somewhat reluctant when it was suggested by friends that we join them on a Cat for a holiday in Croatia recently. Having spent a week on a lagoon we very impressed with both the way she sailed and the level of comfort. My wife particularly enjoyed the,” upright sailing!”
We had agreed to sell our own boat before we went to Croatia and replace it with a newer, larger and more comfortable model. By the time we had returned we had decided to go for a Cat rather than a monohull.
A friend told me about a Cat that was for sale not far from home, we live on the east coast of the uk. We have been to see the boat which is a 4 year old maxim that sounds very similar to yours.
I wondered how you have found the boat, pros, cons etc. On a report I saw recently it was suggested that the relatively low bridge deck may cause problems with slapping.
many thanks
Richard Porch
By: Richard Porch on July 5, 2009
at 9:36 pm