VV Multihulls / Seawind / 1600
Ocean-class sailing catamarans · built in Vietnam
Seawind 1600
The flagship: 16 metres, daggerboards, galley up and three cabins.
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Specifications
Base price
from $1,200,000 ex VAT, ex works
Yard base price. The final figure depends on options, delivery and taxes; I’ll work it out for your needs.
| Length overall | 16.1 m |
|---|---|
| Beam | 8.1 m |
| Draft | 0.6–2.6 m |
| Displacement | 14 400 kg |
| Sail area | 144.5 m² |
| Engines | 2 × 57 hp |
| Fuel | 750 L |
| Fresh water | 658 L |
| Cabins | 3 |
| CE category | A |
| Built in | Vietnam |
Shipyard data: www.seawindcats.com. Options and equipment are confirmed for each order.
About the model
The Seawind 1600 is the flagship of the range and the only Seawind with daggerboards. She was designed by the Reichel/Pugh studio. She is a 16-metre catamaran for long passages, where pointing higher and being able to tuck into shallow water both matter.
The boards are fully recessed within hull and deck, with nothing protruding above it; access is via a deck hatch, and they are raised and lowered by a line-drive winch next to each helm. Draft is 2.6 m with the boards down and about 0.6 m with boards and rudders raised, according to the yard. In Cruising World's test she made 6.6 knots upwind under the self-tacking jib alone. Carbon and Kevlar aramid reinforce the structure in specified areas, with chainplates and high-load areas in carbon (yard data).
The galley is up in the saloon, in the aft starboard corner, and opens straight onto the cockpit. In the three-cabin version the starboard hull is a full owner's suite, with a walk-around berth aft and a generous head and shower forward; the other hull holds two guest cabins. Twin helms sit in the aft corners under the hard bimini, and a double mainsheet system replaces a traveller, worked by two winches on the aft beam.
The 1600 suits owners who want a catamaran with more sailing character and are comfortable with a bigger boat. If you don't need daggerboards, the closest alternative is the Seawind 1370, which shares the galley-up layout.
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