I've been following Hugo Le Breton and his SIG45 project for a couple of years now. It's great to see his vision becoming reality. One day when i grow up i'll have one.... :)
Hi Sugarsail. Thanks for the comments. In fact we do have two opening diving platforms in the transoms. And the accommodation is very comfortable for 4-6. The owner of boat #1 cruises large parts of the Mediterranean with his wife and the second boat regularly travels up and down the US west coast. The SIG45 clearly does not have the amount of accommodation as a more traditional "condo-cat" but she sails well and safely. Hull flying is restricted to full sails, tight sheets and a racing crew.
As a sailor with some cruising experience and a few Trans Pacific crossings, I consider this to be a superb design. I would go cruising on this catamaran any day. When cruising there are always options and compromise. 1.- Either load up and lower your water line with amenities and pay the price or 2.- Maintain a high tech, quality , functional design and keep a permanent smile on all aboard as you do more sailing. Most of the seasoned cruising sailors I have spoken to would prefer the second option mentioned Congratulations Mr. Le Breton !
Hello Matthew, iappsdev. The SIG45 is CE category A and is designed for oceanic crossings. Naturally one would not push the boat hard without a good crew on board, just like you would not drive your Porsche as you would on a track day if you had your kid in the passenger seat!
"cruising cat" lol.....no bridge deck, flies a hull in 15 knots of wind, no shade for the helmsman, no swim step for cleaning fish or diving...right...cruising cat, that's it. Nice boat though.
Hello Castaway. Opinions differ as far as what makes a cruising boat. The owner of SIG45#1 has done thousands of miles of cruising on the boat. As have I. This one is has all the comfort of a flush deck monohull of the same length: three double cabins, two bathrooms with shower and electric flush toilets, swim-platforms and transom shower, air-conditioning, full audio and TV installation. It has done two San Franscisco-Mexico return trips. AND it's fun to sail. The music is of course a personal choice...
Hugo Le Breton Um, no they don't. Cruising catamarans are designed for cruises and charters, not racing around the planet as fast as you can with bare-bones accommodations. Don't believe me? Then ask a broker and he will tell you that is not a cruising cat, it's a racing cat. And he would not show it to someone who wanted to cruise.
I am a broker and I definitely would show this yacht to a cruiser. I have done a little over 300,000 ocean miles in multihulls and not sure how many monohull miles, I know a good cruiser when I see one, and many "cruising" cats are not. This sure is.
I've been following Hugo Le Breton and his SIG45 project for a couple of years now. It's great to see his vision becoming reality. One day when i grow up i'll have one.... :)
Hi Sugarsail. Thanks for the comments. In fact we do have two opening diving platforms in the transoms. And the accommodation is very comfortable for 4-6. The owner of boat #1 cruises large parts of the Mediterranean with his wife and the second boat regularly travels up and down the US west coast. The SIG45 clearly does not have the amount of accommodation as a more traditional "condo-cat" but she sails well and safely. Hull flying is restricted to full sails, tight sheets and a racing crew.
As a sailor with some cruising experience and a few Trans Pacific crossings, I consider this to be a superb design.
I would go cruising on this catamaran any day.
When cruising there are always options and compromise.
1.- Either load up and lower your water line with amenities and pay the price
or
2.- Maintain a high tech, quality , functional design and keep a permanent smile on all aboard as you do more sailing.
Most of the seasoned cruising sailors I have spoken to would prefer the second option mentioned
Congratulations Mr. Le Breton !
Thanks uHunter! We think so too! :-)
I love the sound of the wind and splash of the sea the music takes the feel away
I really love this catamaran. I would like to see it sail in larger 2-3 meter seas!
fantastic!
Hello Matthew, iappsdev. The SIG45 is CE category A and is designed for oceanic crossings. Naturally one would not push the boat hard without a good crew on board, just like you would not drive your Porsche as you would on a track day if you had your kid in the passenger seat!
Crazy beautiful cat!!!
Una locura fabulosicisimaaaa
EXCELLENT !!!!
That is one hell of a boat
What a boat...!!!
One my favorite songs xx intro
Is the company still existing? Some parts of their web site are not working.
Yes. We are still here. Thanks for checking in.
yes, would be great to see if it's capable for Cat: A or at least B. :) 1 million bucks but could be just for inshore
"cruising cat" lol.....no bridge deck, flies a hull in 15 knots of wind, no shade for the helmsman, no swim step for cleaning fish or diving...right...cruising cat, that's it. Nice boat though.
Awful music. Also, that is NOT a cruising catamaran. It's strictly for racing and day sailing.
Hello Castaway. Opinions differ as far as what makes a cruising boat. The owner of SIG45#1 has done thousands of miles of cruising on the boat. As have I. This one is has all the comfort of a flush deck monohull of the same length: three double cabins, two bathrooms with shower and electric flush toilets, swim-platforms and transom shower, air-conditioning, full audio and TV installation. It has done two San Franscisco-Mexico return trips. AND it's fun to sail. The music is of course a personal choice...
Castaway thought the musice was classy
Hugo Le Breton Um, no they don't. Cruising catamarans are designed for cruises and charters, not racing around the planet as fast as you can with bare-bones accommodations. Don't believe me? Then ask a broker and he will tell you that is not a cruising cat, it's a racing cat. And he would not show it to someone who wanted to cruise.
I am a broker and I definitely would show this yacht to a cruiser. I have done a little over 300,000 ocean miles in multihulls and not sure how many monohull miles, I know a good cruiser when I see one, and many "cruising" cats are not. This sure is.