AUSTRALIS CATAMARAN
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 18 ft |
| LWL | 17.83 ft |
| Beam | 7.5 ft |
| Draft | 3 ft/ 0.5 ft min |
| Displacement | 147 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 5.7 kn |
About the AUSTRALIS CATAMARAN
Australian designed 'A' class that trounced the competition at the 1967 IYRU selection trails for a new single handed catamaran. Almost immediately it was granted international status and licenses were granted to a number of builders around the world. However, the class never achieved any wide spread popularity and the International designation was withdrawn in 1973.
Performance
Pricing
We don't have market pricing data for the AUSTRALIS CATAMARAN yet. If you own one, help other buyers — what did you pay for it? Reports build a community price estimate over time.
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 18ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the AUSTRALIS CATAMARANyet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.
Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.
Own a AUSTRALIS CATAMARAN? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.
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