Does anyone out there own or have knowledge of the Victory Catamaran? I am considering purchasing one and looking for feedback.
Tnx,
Perhaps if you had a picture of one, it might help jog some memories.
Rick
The following may be of some possible use:
http://www.victorycatamarans.com/
http://www.yachtworld.com/core/list...
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Can't seem to open any of the links to www.victorycatamarans.com/ but was able to se a picture of the boat in yachtworld.com
\Pretty nice looking cat and with that high freeboard there should be a lot standing headroom in it.
Best bet is to have a survey done on it and be sure to do a good test sail -- make sure it sails close to the wind without the iron Genny, tacks with ease, rides comfortably in chop and seas, etc.
Otherwise you might be buying a dock condo.
Rick
I delivered one from St. Pete to Ft.Walton area a few years ago. Very comfortable but I was not very impressed. To be fair, it did have badly stretched sails, but it was the slowest catamaran I have ever sailed. Which I guess is OK if you're more interested in comfort. The worst thing about it is the step, or bump out, or whatever you want to call it on the inboard side of each hull. The purpose of this step, just above the water line, is to gain more interior volume in the hulls. Problem is that it is just inches from the water and being a flat surface, even the smallest waves slap against it all the time, making it very noisy when you're trying to sleep. But it does look good. I like the smooth lines.
CapmWoody
I know this is a bit after your question but I own a Victory 35. My wife and I really like the boat. We've had it about 2 years now and have sailed it quite a bit in the Pacific Northwest.
It is not the fastest cat, for sure, but it is every bit as fast as most cruising boats -- just much much more comfortable. The little bump outs do make some noise when going into a chop but off the wind or in larger swells they are not a problem, and you do get used to them. The noise is a bit weird coming from a monohull.
Overall, even with a lot of freeboard, the boat handles well, is comfortable, and sails great off the wind. Check out http://www.abston.net for a story about 1 families cruise from San Francisco to North Carolina through the Panama Canal.
Don
SV/ Falcor