A New ‘Waypoint’ for the Multihull Centre
We’re very proud to announce that the Multihull Centre, along with our associated businesses here in the boatyard, is Employee Owned. Through our new Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), every member of our team is now a beneficiary of the Trust, bringing an even deeper level of commitment, craftsmanship, and pride to every project that leaves our yard.
For us, this is about more than ownership – it’s about strengthening the hands that build, refit, and care for your boat. The same skilled team you know and trust are now even more driven to delivering exceptional quality, innovation, performance, inclusivity and reliability on the water.
We’ve also taken this opportunity to bring key members of our next-generation team onto the Board of Directors, ensuring continuity, fresh thinking, and a strong course set for the future.
For our customers, it means a yard that’s more invested than ever, whose people genuinely care about your boat, your sailing, and getting you out on the water with confidence.
Although the 2025 Rolex Fastnet Race saw the largest ever multihull fleet, with one third of them being Dazcats, they still represent only a small fraction compared to the vast number of monohulls. That imbalance means multihulls rarely get much mention, except for the record-breaking, headline-grabbing giants of the fleet, which certainly are spectacular and keep us all transfixed.
Meanwhile, in the under-50ft class, the Dazcats had some spectacular results of their own. D1295 Minor Swing took 1st place, followed closely by D1495 Hissy Fit in 2nd. The RORC race write up noted:
“The class with by far the broadest performance range was MOCRA Multihull spanning the two turbo-ed MOD70s to Gary Taylor’s Excess14 cruising catamaran Dogzhouse. Ultimately this was won by the 63ft Irens-Cabaret trimaran Paradox3 skippered by Adam Davis, which was virtually able to lay the finish from Bishop Rock. Her time corrected out ahead of the first performance cruising catamaran home on the water, the carbon fibre ORC 50 GDD, co-skippered by round the world legends Halvard Mabire and Miranda Merron.
The MOCRA fleet was at its largest ever thanks to the participation of seven Dazcats. Of these it was the 1295 Minor Swing of Didier Bouillard that came out on top, also winning the Crystal Trophy as top multihull below 50ft.”.
News & Multimedia
Each of the different businesses based here at the Multihull Centre Boatyard have been established for many years. Over these years we’ve accumulated an astonishing amount of news and multimedia. On this page we attempt some curation of key moments from the extensive archives, both current and historic. You can find our different social media platforms, all in one place and peruse just some of our press clippings.
We’re always happy to hear from customers and followers so please feel free to use the contact form to get in touch.
Dazcats Fulfilled in the 2025 Rolex Fastnet Race
From a fleet of 20 MOCRA Multihulls D1295 Minor Swing came 1st in the under 50ft class and 3rd overall. D1495 ‘Hissy Fit’ although she was the fist Dazcat over the line, came in behind Minor Swing on corrected, taking 2nd in the under 50ft class.
It was a race of mixed conditions and challenging tides and currants.
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Massive Multihull Meet-Up
Massive Multihull Meet-Up Like Herding Cats? At work we have a long-standing in-joke that trying to organise an informal get-together on the water is like trying to herd cats. In other words: close to impossible. It’s not that we don’t love these gatherings, quite the...
2025 Fastnet Race Media
2025 ROLEX FASTNET RACE Multimedia GallerySuperb racing, often in close company with other multihulls. Mixed conditions saw some high speeds and a few stories to be told. Videos will be added below as they are made.Full Videos - Part 1: Race to the Irish Coast Part 2:...
Dazcats – one third of Fastnet 2025 MOCRA Fleet
25 Years On: 1 Legendary Race, 7 Dazcat Entries; 2 Multihull Centre Trimarans; The 2025 Rolex Fastnet Race Profiles of the Dazcats and their crews How to follow the race The Rolex Fastnet race attracts the world’s largest fleet of offshore racing boats. International...
Dazcat 1295 – Five Big Surprises for New Owners
“The Dazcat is so responsive and handles so well, if a little faster than expected! We effectively have a bright, spacious apartment with three bedrooms (or two and an office), a large living room and airy kitchen, two terraces – and the world’s best swimming pool all around us!…And, I’m still struggling to believe that such amazing aftersales service actually exists, I’ve never known anything like it.”
– Mike, Dazcat 1295 ‘Mirage’ owner
Form, Function, Fastnet – 25 years of Fastnet Dazcats
Form, Function, Fastnet: A 25 Year Love Affair with Dazcats at the Heart of the under 50ft MOCRA FleetsBreaking Barriers: The Fastnet Ban is Lifted and a New Era for Dazcat Begins As we’ve already shared in our earlier Fastnet write-ups, multihulls were barred from...
The Thin Line Between Fast or Foolish
RORC Rules & the Thin Line Between Fast and Foolish: Why Racing Isn’t Cruising – And Why Preparation Matters
Racing is fundamentally different from cruising, not just in pace, but in mindset, risk, and intensity. While cruisers can pick their weather windows, slow down, or even bail out altogether, racers commit to going regardless. Once the start gun fires, it’s not just about making it around the course – it’s about doing it faster than everyone else. And that’s where things get serious.
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2024 Year in Review and a look ahead to 2025
As always 2024 was a packed full year of cruising and racing news. We also bring you the first glimpse of exciting developments in 2025
Dazcat 'Minor Swing' is the second D1295 to win the RORC Season's Points Championship, MOCRA Class
Minor Swing was launched at the start of the 2023 season. 2024 was her first season campaigning and what a result!
D1295 in Focus as we celebrate 35 years of Dazcat
2022 Year in Review
All our Dazcat and Mutihull Centre News in one place https://mailchi.mp/07eb3fa5d1af/2022-yearinreview
Launch of the latest Dazcat 1295
Update – Delivery slots 2024 now available
End of year 2021 and a look ahead to 2022 - Multihull Bumper Edition!
Packed full of write ups and photos from the year. https://mailchi.mp/cacf1551d2aa/dazcatmultimarinemultihullcentrenews-5452278
February 2020 - What's on at the yard & thinking about cruising
May 2019 - Launch of the new D1295XL "Mangata 5"
August 2019 - Fastnet Special: profiling the 7 Multihull Centre boats & crews
December 2018 - End of year recap including owner write ups
Highlighted Articles
Race Write Up of the Scottish Peaks - by Bruce Sutherland
“Should we do it?” This was a very simple question we had put on the MOCRA forum. The replies from those apparently in the know were “Oh yes it’s the best one” and “much better than the other one”. The only issue was that Alison had planned on taking the boat to France this year. How do I convince her that it’s more fun to flog ourselves in cold wet Scotland, with a cabin full of muddy, smelly runners, rather than eat croissants al fresco in the sun. She doesn’t even drink whiskey!
The result was freezing our bits off sailing off the North Coast of Ireland overnight in May delivering Bare Necessities our Dazcat 1150 to Oban. I had done the other or “proper” Three Peaks sailing and running race previously and as The Scottish Islands Peak Race (SIPR) is held in near mythical status by its followers it seemed worth a go.
The race itself is simple, sail around some islands and run up and down some hills without any bother of handicaps if you are in the multi class. Most boats have a team of five with three sailors and two runners. There are also youth and all running classes. The event takes place in mid-May each year starting at Oban and involves about 160 miles of sailing, 60 miles of running with 3500 metres of climb and finishes about 100 kilometres south in Troon.
The runners do a short run at Oban before jumping into the dinghy and rowing to the boat and sailing to Mull where there is a much longer run to Ben Moore; they then climb back on the boat and sail to Jura where there is an even longer run over the Paps before staggering back onto the boat and sailing to Arran where… you guessed it, there is a long run up and down Goat Fell before finally presenting themselves back at the boat as near stretcher cases to be hauled aboard to sail to Troon and do a very short and slow run up a pontoon to the finish.
We internet dated for our runners and had a great time. I hasten to add we used the SIPR website not just any dating apps to find them!
As hopefully you can tell our admiration is for the runners; they basically do three off-road marathons with five peaks in just over two days from a boat. The sailing is all well and good but if it is hard sailing for the sailors because of bad weather, then the runners probably don’t sleep much, are sick and then they also have bad weather for their runs.
The bits us sailors don’t see
It’s an awfully long way back to the boat?
Sailing in Scotland is different as the wind seems to change direction and strength for no apparent reason. We normally we have a rough idea of what sails we will be using when and have even been known to plan sail changes. In our experience that is not how it works in Scotland. You very much sail in the moment. Which is all well and good until the moment goes from 13 knots to 26 knots with massive shifts. During the race that did mean taking the decision to back off at times as there is not always lots of room to run to scream off downwind with a kite up. The other difference we noticed is that the tides are frequently strong enough to reset the sea, so it can be quite rough and then it becomes smooth in a matter of hours rather than days.
This is another one of the races where you can row and this time we got serious. We fitted rowlocks at the back of each hull and as luck would have it managed to borrow some long oars from a wonderful couple from a monohulls called Fearless Friend who had sadly gone aground on their way to the race and were no longer needing them.
Rowing is good for the soul. Rather than sitting getting irritable at the foresail flapping miserably you can take all that anger out on an oar. Staring at the moon’s reflection, phosphoresce and houses on Aran with real beds allows one’s mind to wander and ponder about the normal people who lived in them and whether they were aware of all they were missing asleep in the middle of the night? It was also rather amusing to hear that after we had passed fifteen monohulls rowing into Arran that several them also decided that they could cut the corner into the harbour entrance. Shame that they forgot the basic rule of never follow a multihull over shallows.
The speeds of the leading runners were mind blowing. Our runners, Lorn Smith and Raymond Evenden are good competitive club runners who do ultra-marathons and ironman racing and we have no complaints at all about their performances, but our race was pretty much catch up. We would pick the runners up and then zoom through to the front of the fleet, wait for the runners and then zoom on through the fleet from the back again.
Bare Necessities Scottish Island Peaks Race 2019 Brendan, Bruce, Alison, Lorn and Raymond
So, was it better than the proper Three Peaks? Difficult to say as I did that event as both a runner and sailor on a Sadler 26 bilge keel which took rather a long time to cover the course. The sailing in SIPR could be challenging but it is certainly doable without local knowledge; the tides were nowhere near as bad as we feared, but perhaps that is because you can row, and the islands do give a degree of shelter from weather.
As we discovered you can “rent a runner” and because they are all loopy then they fit in quite well with racing sailors when it comes to cold and wet and discomfort. SIPR, at a long weekend is a convenient length and certainly if you are based with easy access to Oban then it is well worth doing. If not then whilst it is a long way then you can always leave the boat up there and combine the race with some cruising. We left Bare Necessities on a swinging mooring in Oban for the summer and went back and forward from Plymouth cruising as work permitted. Or you could even do SIPR as a warmup the Three Peaks and answer the question properly and I look forward to your review.
But meanwhile where are going next year….. Scotland or France, France or Scotland? Well it’s your guess.
In Other People’s News
It’s always good to know other people are talking about you. Here’s what just a few have written about and said over the years:
2023
Round the Horn on Accessible Expedition Dazcat 'Artemis'
In a stunning achievement, the accessible Expedition Dazcat ‘Artemis’ rounded the Horn. Video with thanks to Sailing Sweet Ruca.
Tom, Artemis’ owner, and Hannah sailed two-handed down the South American coast and then back up the Patagonia Channel. You can catch up on their increadible journey on Instagram @sv.artemis
Becka and Zach from Teulu Tribe visit
2023 - A Visit from Sailing La Vagabonde
When Riley and Elayna from Sailing La Vagabonde came to see us they’d just been through quite a lot and the whole family were worn out and jet-lagged. So, we decided to give them the Cornish chill-out experience…
Voiles et Voiliers Magazine visits the Multihull Centre
In April 2022 journalist, photographer and sailor Julien Guiardot visited the Multihull Centre on assignment from French Voiles et Voiliers magazine.
The result was a glowing six page article. We have collected a few of our favourite quotes for you:
“The Multihull Centre, based in Cornwall, has established itself across the Channel as a hub benchmark in the field of multihulls. We went to visit this site where the cult of craftsmanship reigns, a microcosm rich in passionate, endearing and loud-mouthed characters…”
“Talking about multihulls in metropolitan France mainly comes down to talking about L’Orient, La Trinité-sur-Mer and Vannes. Across the Channel, there is another sanctuary in the area, even if it is little known to the French scholars… A piece of land of a few hectares over which hover fifty years of an exciting adventure: a beautiful page in the recent history of multihulls has been written at Millbrook…The community born around the Multihull Center contradicts the image that the French may have of English sailors.”.
“We are very far from the big European builders monopolizing the multihull market, but Daz clearly claims a philosophy that is the exact opposite: “At the Multihull Centre, we have always preferred quality to quantity.”
“Daz is 50-something with a teenage face. For thirty years, his work has been made up of passion and refusal to compromise, like his involvement in the community of Millbrook. “Everything must be perfect and everyone must find happiness in their work and in life! The hardest part of this job is knowing how to say no,” he says. “Even if the site does not look like much, here, we swear by excellence.”
“The boats are world class. The last Dazcats, the 1295 and the 1495? Real beauties. Rounded, elegant shapes, inverted bows, interiors with a refined design, practical at anchor and at sea, spacious and comfortable. On deck, on the other hand, we are closer to the world of ocean racing. The Dazcats are primarily intended for experienced amateur sailors who “like to push the machine”.”
Very many thanks to Julien and Voiles et Voiliers. It was a real pleasure to meet you and we hope to see you again soon.
Catamaran & Trimaran Club Netherlands write up on the Multihull Centre Yard and Dazcats
** Article translated using Google. Original is below.
During their trip to South West England, Maarten and Marianne are lucky enough to spend a week in Millbrook Creek. While the west of the English Channel is temporarily plagued by depressions, they become acquainted with the Multihull Center and the yard where the Dazcats are built.
Text: Maarten Bakker Photos: Maarten Bakker and Multimarine
Catamara & Trimaran Club Netherlands writeRain patters down the deck as we cross Plymouth Sound on our way to the Tamar to enter Millbrook Lake at the river’s first tributary. The map we received by email from the wharf shows us the way along the buoys in the meandering creek to the last bend where we see the wharf. Despite the strong gusts and showers, it is possible to moor along the jetty without any problems. There are more multihulls and that feels surprisingly familiar. Calm descends and we look around. Slowly it dries up, the area is of breathtaking beauty, a unique place in a geographically blessed piece of land, just over the border with Devon in Cornwall. Before our eyes, an enchanting estuary unfolds around the meandering creek and the wharf, surrounded by beautiful, wooded slopes and picturesque villages. Plymouth is just around the corner. Living and working here means being happy.
The WARF
Not only in terms of nature, but also in a social sense, the area is a special ecosystem of multihull enthusiasts, builders, designers, sailors and passers-by. Pat Patterson once set foot here and founded the Multihull Centre. He built the Ocean Twins and numerous other ships there. In the early 1990s, Darren Newton and Simon Baker came into the picture, and their activities resulted in Multimarine Manufacturing, the production facility where the Dazcats are built. Gradually, a striking model series was created that impressed the world with its performance and quality. Such a distinctive reputation is the result of passion, craftsmanship and the uncompromising ambition to make something beautiful. That drive and expertise bring about new developments. And that is precisely the DNA of this yard. Darren’s enthusiasm
is contagious. He is a creative mind, designer and constructor who is constantly looking for new ideas and solutions. Beside him are Simon and a dedicated team with technical, business and organizational talent in every field. Multihull Center and Multimarine offer a complete package for new construction, maintenance and service.
Tour
After the weekend, Simon has time to show us around the yard where production of the different models. The tour starts in the mast shed where two impressive rotating carbon masts are in various stages of completion. Simon explains how the spreaders and diamond stays can be omitted with a slightly thicker laminate. The seventeen meter long column with a chord of 34 cm is stiff enough, the lack of spreaders results in a nicer and lighter rig with less resistance. The carbon mast top and the fittings on the mast are really beautifully constructed and executed. A lust for the eye. The masts rotate on a pin at the rear, which is where the pressure point is. All reinforcements and details are integral, at the rear the laminate is at the bottom
15 mm thick, 6 mm on the side and front. The mast costs about £30,000 bare. Finished with all details, the reinforced and double secured sail-track and rigging it comes close to 50,000.
Simon then leads us past the construction shed. We fall with
the nose in the butter, there are two Dazcats 12.95 in the pipeline, in the final phase before the completion. The first will be delivered in a few weeks. We are working with man and power on the ‘fitting
out’, mounting the electronics, fittings, etc. A great insight into the production. A well-oiled team is working on the last one
details in the interior and on deck. Everyone works together but knows exactly what they are doing, no one gets in the way. A fantastic face.
Between the tool and the covered parts can already be discerned from the meticulous finish. The interior seems huge. Simon: “This is due to the open space concept and the high floor in the floats, the view from hull to hull is unobstructed at eye level and that gives a great feeling of space. The laminate on the inside has a smooth finish, where possible produced with female moulds, isothalic gelcoat, painted in 2kPU. There are no superfluous (ceiling) panels, which saves weight and space.” He points to the multitude of well thought-out and sublimely executed details: the carbon sliding doors in the main bulkhead, and the same frame of bulkhead openings and the beautifully finished work surfaces in the galley and chart table.
Build by weight
The Dazcats are built in PVC foam sandwich with vinyl esters and multiaxial E-glass in vacuum technology with unidirectional carbon reinforcements at the major stress points in the structure. The technical design is extremely carefully thought out. Simon: “The important parts of the interior, the bulkheads, transverse bulkheads, floors and (work) surfaces are part of the integral construction and are carefully laminated. All elements thus contribute to the strength and rigidity of the ship.” The result is a light and extremely fast boat. The curb weight of the 12.95 is 5.5 tons, which is a great achievement for a comfortable cruiser of this size. The average production cat of that size comes soon to double values. Hulls and decks come from a female mold and are finished with an isothalic gelcoat. The decks are non-slip finished with two-component polyurethane with anti-slip powder. Light, durable and easy to replace if necessary in the long term, much more convenient than a profile. The underwater hull is finished with coppercoat. The exterior on deck is also exquisitely finished. The ergonomically designed steering position, the light bimini, the pierced davits in the aft beam, the bowsprit with the trapezoidal A-frame are all produced in carbon. Every detail has been thought through. The block collar around the mast, the position of lines, winches and camcleats. The liferaft is located at the rear, below the bridge deck. It shows how expertise and intensive maritime and competition experience can lead to perfection.
New models
In one of the sheds we meet Darren Newton. Together with a young engineer, he is working on the mock-up of a compact motor trimaran, the Landau 25. We are amazed. It is a practical and elegant vessel intended for trailering and cruising in the bays and along the coast. Darren is very enthusiastic about the project and takes great pleasure in devising ergonomics and quality of life on board. There is also a 29-foot motorcat, also a trailerable cruiser. Both ships have ‘lots of living space’ says Darren. And he continues: “During covid smaller motor cruisers gained lots of interest.” The same development as with us. The need to be outside, away from the crowds and to be able to camp on the water with minimal means was great. Both models have a flexible interior, a galley (in the sealable cockpit) and a sleeping place. They are very nice and light built with a sandwich of cork and a vinyl ester laminate. Cork is a light, strong and durable material. The Powercat 29 easily reaches 20+ knots and has a very smooth ride. There is a lot of interest in the market for these smaller but comfortable motor cruisers.
Production and price
Finally, we look at the other production facilities at the yard. Multimarine has its own specialists for work on mast, rigging and plastic rigging. There is a stainless steel workshop for it the production of fittings and technical parts. And there is even own upholstery shop. Everything can be produced in-house: less dependent on delivery times of others and more control the quality and price. Speaking of price. The Dazcats are relatively inexpensive compared to the large French yards. Although production, quality, size and complexity require a certain number of construction hours, the focus on weight also saves material. For ships of twelve to fourteen metres, Simon mentions 8,000 hours on the spur of the moment. A fairly transparent story. Labor is competitive, and the low level of the British pound also plays a role.
After this hospitable tour we thank Simon. We will stay in this special place for a few more days. A wonderful time, the region also offers numerous attractions. The idiosyncratic shipyard has a unique place in the market and a solid base of fans and customers. It is clear: we are also fans, although the chance that we will ever choose the open sea with our own Dazcat is not that great. Our Yamkat also comes from this place so for now we are provided. But we like to spread the word about Millbrook Creek. You are most welcome!
2 Handed Round Britain & Ireland 2022 - write up for Sailing Anarchy by Andrew Fennel on Shuttleworth Trimaran Morpheus
Voiles et Voiliers 'Coup de Coeur' Badge 2022
Translated using google from the original article below:
DAZCAT
Fast and comfortable cruisers
These British cats have both daggerboards, for performance, and shallow triangular fins protecting the propellers and rudders when grounding. Constructed of a vacuum infused sandwich, these cats are lightweight
and fast: during our test of the 1495, we tacked under spinnaker at 17 knots with 15 knots of wind… Inside, we appreciated the galley in the passageway, installed in the starboard hull, a little sunken. Floor
is raised in this central zone: this makes it possible to place the tanks below, and also the two engines, and therefore to put the weights at the bottom and in the centre. Scheduled for 2024, the Ocean Cruiser 55 will be equipped with a wing mast, a forward cockpit and an interior helm station.
Dazcat 1495. Edges at 15 knots on average on a very comfortable boat, it is possible with this large catamaran
Sebastien Mainguet, Voiles et Voiliers N° 622 December 2022
2022 Articles, Write Ups & Videos
When Carly and Dom from Sailing Cadoha came to see us…
Cornwall Life Magazine profiles The Multihull Centre & Dazcat
Dazcat 1295 Boat Test from Multihulls World
Very many thanks to Multihulls World magazine for their test of the D1295 in their Edition #187; The 2023 Sail Buyer’s Guide.
Download the magazine to compare the D1295 with the tests on Balance 442 and HH50- SC as well as an additional 150 other multihulls in brief.
March 31st 2021 profiling Tom Hughes – owner of the next Dazcat to be launched: The Tomcat ‘Artemis’.
Rugby England’s write up of Tom’s achievments and his future plans.
Tom Hughes was catastrophically injured playing rugby having just returned as an Army captain from a tour of Afghanistan but in the intervening decade his achievements have been nothing less than extraordinary.
“Right now he is vaccinating people against the coronavirus, having completed all the appropriate training, at London’s Science Museum which he found a “wonderfully appropriate location”.
This comes after spending months creating a remarkable 4×4 camper van as a lockdown project. Being designed and kitted out by Tom, it is unique. Having bought it on eBay, he created a self-sufficient vehicle with its own communications system and power. This monster can pump up its own tyres, lift Tom into bed, stow his Terrainhopper all-terrain wheelchair and power its own kitchen. It has souped up suspension, outstanding insulation and can go where no ordinary camper van could ever venture.” …Click to keep reading and find out what all this has to do with a Dazcat…
December 2020 Voiles et Voiliers
It seems that Dazcats are the catamaran darlings of the moment in the French yachting press. This time it’s merci beaucoup to Voiles et Voiliers for giving us their “Coup de Coeur” (won their hearts) badge and the high praise in their words. Starting with :”There are the fin cats, the foiling cats and there are the dazcats. Those amazing cruiser-racer-type British cats that have lifting daggerboards and also shallow triangular fins.” The piece continues in the same vein, detailing the performance aspects, great comfort and benefits gained from a shallow draft. They say they particularly appreciated the immense galley (so do we as our regular followers know!).
November 2020 Multihulls World
Many thanks to Multihulls World for including Dazcats in their Buyer’s Guide
August 12th 2020 Sailing Anarchy
It’s great to have a ‘Nicely done’ from the Editor of Sailing Anarchy on the re-build of ex-Gunboat Rainmaker.
D1495 profiled in Multihulls World Buyer’s Guide 2020
“Dazcat 1495 – a catamaran that flies like a bird!” Graham Shaw, MHW
The Buyer’s Guide provides an excellent review of all the main production multihulls on the market from 30 feet up, including of course our Dazcat range.
This edition also includes a five page write up of the 1495. You can read English or French tasters of the write ups below. To read the articles in full visit the Multihulls World Website
1495 Article taster and Buyer's Guide
1495 French article taster and Buyer's Guide
- 2019 Rolex Fastnet Race: Multihulls earning their stripes in the Rolex Fastnet Race
- 2018 German Yacht TV Visit the Multihull Centre and test sail Dazcats 1495 Hissy Fit & Apollo. “The enchanted Multihull Mecca in Cornwall’ is in German but can still give non-German speakers a good idea.
- 2018 Yachting World Multihull Reviews. Dazcat 1295 listed in ‘best of the rest’
- Sailing Today Profile the D1195
- 2017 Mundo Nautico profile Multimarine’s use of Coppercoat
- Yacht-TV visited us to do a test sail on the D1495 (in German).
- Multihulls World Magazine 1295 Introduction 2017
- 2016 Yachting World Review: Dazcat 1495 a Cutting Edge Boat with a Need for Speed
- 2016 Composites World Profile the Multimarine Build Process
We turned it around and interviewed the German Yacht.de film crew. We wanted to know why they’d come all the way to Cornwall to see us!
- 2016 Yachting World profile the Multihull Centre “Millbrook – Home of the British Multihull is up a Creek in Cornwall”
- 2016 Professional Boatbuilder Profile Multimarine
- 2016 Yachting World Boat Test on Broadblue Rapier 550, “Are you ready for a 54ft catamaran that steers like a car?”
- 2015 Composite Integration on the Broadblue Rapier 55o at Multimarine
- 2010 Professional Boat Builder “Multimarine Composites: Not Your Usual Niche Market”
- 2010 – Nice to see some very positive forum chat from someone who did a two-hour test sail with us at a show
- 2007 Motorboat & Yachting Magazine Profile the Accessible Dazcat Power 15
- Telegraph 2004 – Multihulls Challenge Tradition
Project Archives
For articles based on specific Multimarine projects, please take a look at our Past Projects archive
EVENTS GALLERY
Multihulls enjoying the Royal Western Yacht Club’s Triangle Race 29th May – June 1st 2021
General gallery
Our Goals
We can’t deny that the business of boatbuilding has environmental impact. However, we build boats because we love sailing and that includes a love of the oceans, nature and sea life as well as more general environmental concerns and ensuring sustainability into the future. We also feel a great sense of responsibility towards our own site, our workforce and local community and consider ourselves as socially responsible towards all our stakeholders, including the local and wider environment.
We have links with local environmental groups, Rame Beach Care and Cornwall Climate Care and provide them with free storage facilities.
Our Managing Director is a previous trustee and still heavily involved with local conservation charity: The Rame Conservation Trust is involved in all aspects of heritage and the historic environment within our local community.
We are 100% committed to creating a more sustainable community both at home and on the water.
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We know that if we do nothing we are part of the problem but by taking whatever steps we can, however small, we are working towards a more sustainable future.
The United Nations has identified 17 areas for sustainable development globally. The World Sailing Council has identified which areas they can reasonably uptake as goals, laid out in their Sustainability Agenda 2030.
Here at Multimarine and the Multihull Centre in addition to sailing we build, provide employment and engage with our local communities. As such, we have begun by mapping what we already do so far as possible against the UN goals through necessity with a local focus. We can’t change the world but we can improve our world and help to spread the message that sustainability is crucial to all our lives which are positively impacted by small efforts. This is an ongoing process and we are continually seeking ways to improve our impacts.
Below, United Nations sustainability goals are identified in bold.
Goals identified as World Sailing Council focus areas are identified with WSC.
Next to the goals is our Multihull Centre, Multimarine & Dazcat take on how we contribute to all these goals more locally:
TACKLE POVERTY. In October 2017 Cornwall was rated as the second poorest region in Northern Europe with over ¼ of Cornish children living in poverty. In 2016 it had the 3rd highest homelessness rate in the country. Through our employment we help to reduce local poverty and also provide economic, on site accommodation for workers and their families should they need it.
We also support the local Scouts group with two of our staff as key volunteers with the group.
ZERO HUNGER. Through providing employment we are helping to minimise hunger locally and more widely through our supply chains.
GOOD HEALTH AND WELL BEING. Regular H&S procedures and training for all staff. Friendly supportive environment. Flexible working options as well as working individually with customers to suit their needs. Market leader in marine accessibility.
QUALITY EDUCATION WSC. On-site support for apprenticeships. Staff development. Links with local university & college.
GENDER EQUALITY WSC. We are happy to employ everyone, so long as they can do the job. We promote an inclusive environment and do not tolerate discrimination or bullying.
CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION WSC. Accessible to all on site. We encourage water conservation and improving water quality through eliminating dumping, both on site and all boats fitted with black and grey water tanks. We encourage the use of on-shore toilets whenever possible.
AFFORDABLE CLEAN ENERGY WSC. New boats fitted with solar farms and long lasting, high efficiency, non-acid based lithium battery systems.
In 2019 we have begun a full audit of our on-site electricity consumption. In 2020 we plan to begin panelling on our shed rooves to generate our own power, we are also looking into wind generators. Full details will be published of the project as it develops.
DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH WSC. We promote a safe and secure working environment. The workforce are valued and able to contribute skills, techniques and ideas to improve the business and are able to feel proud of their product. The business helps to sustain the local economy through working wherever possible with local suppliers.
INDUSTRY, INNOVATION & INFRASTRUCTURE WSC. We are continually upgrading the site infrastructure and seeking opportunities to implement innovative strategies, predominantly with a view to increased efficiency and less waste. We contribute to both local and national industry, and the promotion of, through production of a world class brand and an ongoing focus on research and development.
REDUCE INEQUALITY WSC. We aim to make sailing accessible to all by offering a wide-ranging variety of craft and price levels on our brokerage. We also support charities such as The Impossible Dream Project who provide accessible sailing opportunities. Our own flagship is regularly found to be racing with the local sea scouts, yard employees or other groups who may otherwise not be able to access this type of experience. We provide employment in an otherwise poor area and our equal opportunities policies encompass yard users and customers as well as employees.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES. Diversification combined with very cautious, incremental growth and market adaptation has kept the company sustainable which in turn helps to sustain the local community. All materials used are locally sourced wherever possible to support local industries and reduce carbon footprint in transportation.
RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION WSC. Promote resource and energy efficiency by “doing better with less”. Reducing waste through:
- Recycling waste
- Re-purposing where possible
- Responsible waste removal
- Where possible sourcing of products takes account of environmental and social impacts
- Production processes such as using infusion techniques, as opposed to wet laying, reduces the chemical impact on both people and the environment while also speeding up the process and therefore being more cost effective.
- We are beginning to explore the use recycled plastics, re-cyclable composites and carbon capturing materials for use in the manufacture of components.
CLIMATE ACTION WSC. Close management of all waste products in accordance with environmental policies.
We promote access to climate change information through our websites and social media, supporting action to preserve our environment.
We encourage sustainable travel to work modes: cycling, car sharing & public transport.
LIFE BELOW WATER WSC. We promote ocean awareness and impacts of marine pollutants from both land and sea based activities.
We ensure our customers have access to the ‘World Sailing Code of Environmentally Friendly behaviour” by making it available to read in the office, links on websites and Facebook.
We have links with local environmental groups, Rame Beach Care and Cornwall Climate Care and provide them with free storage facilities.
LIFE ON LAND WSC. We maintain the green areas around the site in order to protect and promote wildlife, including through the planting of wildflowers. We work hard to protect the ground from contamination resulting from our activities.
Our Managing Director is a trustee of local conservation charity: The Rame Conservation Trust (https://rameconservationtrust.org.uk/) is involved in all aspects of heritage and the historic environment within our local community.
PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS. Our workforce and our customers feel safe, respected, valued and well treated. This security and sense of belonging has further benefits throughout our business, families and community.
PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS WSC. We are three separate businesses working together to create a more sustainable framework. We also aim to build partnerships with local & national suppliers, marine networks & businesses, yacht clubs, colleges and universities as well as charities.
Sustainability Aims
Our commitment to sustainability is part of an ongoing process. Future 3, 5 & 10-year goals include:
Reduction of power and water usage from the grid by 50%
- Solar installation for running on site power tools and lighting through the day
- Installation of LED lighting
- Power store supplying clients green energy at night
Design development
- Solar dock
- Electric boats
- Recyclable composite
- Ground and air source heat pumps
- Increased accessibility
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- Mapping of Designated Wildlife areas:
- Protecting of onsite habitat zones for toads, birds, insects, hedgehogs and our yard cat.
- The UKs original native Honey Bee species, the Black Bee, is highly endangered. Our peninsula is one of the very few habitats where it can still be found and is a designated reserve. We aim to install our own bee hives to help to protect and nurture our local bees.
- Further import reduction on overseas manufactured goods
- Design and build our own parts as much as possible
- Seek out and support start-ups from local and national suppliers
- Fuel economy as a priority on vessel design
Please talk to us about and ideas you have, suggestions or concerns regarding our sustainability goals.
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Location
Foss Quay
Mill Road
Millbrook
Cornwall
PL10 1EN
United Kingdom
Phone
(44) 1752 823 900
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Hours
M – F : 9am–5pm
Sat : 9:30am–12pm
Sun : Closed