GYM Group launches the Uni-Cat

Southampton Boat Show, UK, September 2004

The Uni-Cat, a 4.25 m (13 ft 11 in) RIB catamaran was launched at this year's Southampton Boat Show by GYM Group (designer: Guy Mercer). One of the boat's main features is its compact size: it is completely collapsible for storage or carriage. The hulls, inflatable tubes sitting in a GRP foam sandwich shell, can be demounted and will fit together with all other boat parts inside. This way they can even be transported on a car roof rack, making the Uni-Cat an interesting option for caravan holidays. The boat also comes with a trailer, which is designed for towing and launching.

The Uni-Cat is intended to be versatile and can be set up just with an outboard for motoring, or rigged for sailing - the 3-piece mast is carbon and the sail is also a new design based on an aerofoil shape (with an inflatable bag in front of the mast, which also prevents the boat from inverting in a capsize situation), giving it maximum thrust and minimum drag. The hulls provide 1.5 tonnes of buoyancy.

The price is around £7000 Sterling (approx: €10272 / $12572 US / $18024 AUS).

Main specifications:
LOA: 4.25 m (11 ft 13 in)
Beam: 2.14 m (6 ft 11 in)
Hulls: 100 kg (0.1 ton)
Sail: 11.3 sq m (122 sq ft)
Max. power: 30 KW (40 HP)
Capacity: 4 adults

For further information, visit the Uni-Cat website or email enquiries@uni-cat.co.uk.