Welcome to the new year ! If you have been wondering which boat Batman would chose if he had nautical ambitions, you will find it in this issue. Learn about how to flip a mega cat without getting into trouble and check out the special multihull issues created by our friends at "Blue Water Sailing"

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OCEAN PASSAGES, our newsletter.



Gregor Tarjan
president
Aeroyacht Ltd.
(800)-446-0010 info@aeroyacht.com

Learn about multihulls from the perspective of one of the leading offshore monohull publications. Long a favorite for serious ocean sailors - BLUE WATER SAILING magazine has been a highly informative resource for many cruisers over the past decades. Unlike mainstream publications, Blue Water Sailing managed to deliver not only pertinent and useful information in an intelligent format , but has consistently proved its unbiased and conservative approach to offshore sailing.

This operation is not recommended for the faint of heart. Recently Rapholi, the magnificent Blubay 92, was flipped “right side up” by her builders at the Yachts Industries yard in France.

When finished in the summer of 2007, Rapholi will be one of the most advanced and luxurious catamarans afloat. Designed by Jean Jaques-Costes and built from a special, weight saving aluminum alloy, she will boast performance very similar to composite yachts, yet feature a high-class designer interior sculpted by the famous craftsmen of the Yachts Industries yard.

Craig Loomis, has done it again and designed one of the most radical – yet efficient poweryachts. The concept of wave piercing high speed vessels is not a new one and its success has been proven by yachts, such as Earthvoyager, which readers of this newsletter will remember.