Leisureliner 1988 * Lavranos Marine Design Super Yachts

Motor Yachts 01/04/2025

Leisureliner 1988

LOW WASH GRP PRODUCTION HOUSEBOAT

LOA 7.800 m
BEAM 2.760 m
DRAFT 0.350 m
SPEED 8 knots
Power 22 KW outboard
6 berth x 2 cabin
90 built, an outstanding product.

We have now produced a new updated boat for 2012 and slightly larger development which improves on the original design. See link on the contact page to get more details. To be produced by Admiral Powercats. LOA 8.300 m BEAM 3.000 m

Motor Yachts 01/04/2025 by James Wimbush

Leisureliner 1988

LOW WASH GRP PRODUCTION HOUSEBOAT LOA 7.800 m BEAM 2.760 m DRAFT 0.350 m SPEED 8 knots Power 22 KW outboard 6 berth x 2 cabin 90 built, an outstanding product. We have now produced a new updated boat for 2012 and slightly larger development which improves on the original design. See link on the contact…

Motor Yachts 01/04/202501/04/2025 by James Wimbush

M.Y. Annie

She has ocean going range at 8.5 knots and a top speed of 11.0 knots. She is powered by a pair of GM 6-71 totalling 360 KW. Steel hull and Timber / GRP composite superstructure. Launched in Auckland in April 2000. LEGNTH OVERALL 21.400 meters DWL 19.000 meters BEAM 5.900 meters DRAFT 1.800 meters…

Motor Yachts 01/04/2025 by James Wimbush

Jenny May II

This long range displacement yacht was launched in 1997 in Cape Town. She has a range of 3800 nm at 8 knots and a top speed of 10.5 knots. She is powered by a pair of 3208 Catapiller diesels totalling 264 KW. She has a steel hull and alumium superstructure.…

Motor Yachts 01/04/2025 by James Wimbush

Bella 440 Sportfisher

This exciting new 2006 design for Sydney Based Bella Marine made her debut at the 2006 Sydney boat show. The reponse has been immediate and positive. The quality of the prototype is evident and the yard in China is now very busy with a string of orders. The boat is…

Power Catamarans 01/04/2025 by James Wimbush

Wings III 17.6m Dive Charter Sailing Catamaran

This Catamaran was built in Queensland, Australia for Islandive Charters who operate out of Airlie beach. The slightly smaller wings II is also our design. The vessel is made of CNC computer cut prelaminated composite sandwich panels and accommodates 30 passengers for dive charters in North Queensland Whitsunday Islands. LENGTH…

Power Catamarans 01/04/2025 by James Wimbush

Proteus 10.6m Multichine Plywood/GRP Sailing Catamaran

This project has been "gestating" on a personal level for the last 10 years. My aim is the smallest family ocean cruising cat, that is to say with sufficient load carrying capacity to do an ocean crossing with a family, of minimum cost, and capable of amateur construction with the…

Sailing Catamarans 01/04/2025 by James Wimbush

16m Performance Sailing Cat

This high performance cruiser was built by B3boats in Brazil.(see contacts page) She is an eglass/foam vacuum bagged epoxy sandwich with carbon reinforcement in the daggerboards and other high stress items. She has all the modern conveniences of home, but is through carefully engineering optimisation, control of volume and careful…

Power Catamarans 01/04/2025 by James Wimbush

Racing Cats

FORMULA 40 RACING CAT & MICRO MULTIHULL 26 CLASS This 1988 rocket ship is the fastest catamaran in Africa. She holds sundry point to point speed records. The Formula 40 class did not get going in South Africa, and she has had no competition. Subsequently in 1992 we designed "Screamer"…

Power Catamarans 01/04/2025 by James Wimbush

St Francis 50

This magnificent boat made here debut at the Miami Boatshow, 2001. Three were sold on the spot. On delivery from Cape Town, the owner (a cruising monohullist) did a best days run of 254 n miles, and several of over 230 nm. There is now a long queue of orders!…

Sailing Catamarans 01/04/202501/04/2025 by James Wimbush

Knysna 440 & 500

Seventy one of this evergreen 440 were built and now 15 so far of her larger sister the 480 & 500. Both are comfortable and the MK II version was one of fastest cruising cats in her class, winning the Cape to Rio Race cat division in 2000, having managed…