Island Spirit 38 Catamaran

Island Spirit 38 Catamaran

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Island Spirit Catamaran
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Island Spirit Catamarans
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Island Spirit Catamarans

The brand new design ISLAND SPIRIT 38 Catamaran is the latest evolution in the award winning range of Island Spirits. With more than 50 Island Spirit Catamarans launched since 1998, this range of Blue Water Cruisers come with a well deserved thoroughbred pedigree.
The revolutionary design not only offers optimal space and comfort but superior sailing performance and it is in this tradition that the new range of Island Spirit 38 Catamarans were conceived. 

The result is a catamaran designed to suit both the cruising or charter markets and is the ultimate in performance, style, innovation and functionality.  The Island Spirit 38 Catamaran boasts a number of unique features that sets this sailing catamaran apart from most in her class. 

  •  Inverted Wave Piercing Bows
  • Super light Resin Infused Construction
  • Exceptional Performance
  • Superior Bridge Deck Clearance
  • Self Tacking Jib
  • Concealed Running Rigging for clear, safe decks
  • Balanced Rudders with Solid Tie Bar and Cable Steering

The Island Spirit brand was introduced into the United States and the Caribbean charter market in 1998, it instantly became a much sought after catamaran, mainly because of the revolutionary design which offered both optimal space and superior sailing performance. Over 50 Island Spirits have been built, 35 of which were sold in the United States between 1998 and 2006.  To this day Island Spirit multihulls are still extremely popular in the second hand market. 

The Island Spirit 37 was the first model launched in 1998 followed by the Island Spirit 400 in 2001. In 2003 Amanzi Marine redesigned and launched the Island Spirit 401. The Island Spirits have been awarded Top Ten Sail Magazine awards in 2001, 2003 and 2005. In 2003 the boat was also a nominee for boat of the year.

In 2014 Island Spirit Catamarans updated its brand name to Island Spirit Multihulls to better reflect its broader selection of products.  Island Spirit also moved production to Thailand to provide its customers with the most competitive pricing while maintaining its highest commitment to quality.

The Island Spirit was awarded the CE mark holder in 2005. 

History

The Island Spirit Brand was introduced into the United States and the Caribbean charter market in 1998. It very quickly became a much sought after catamaran mainly because of the revolutionary design which offered both optimal space and superior sailing performance. Over 50 Island Spirits have been built, of which 35 were sold into the United States between 1998 and 2006. They are still extremely popular on the pre-owned market.The Island Spirit 37 was the first model launched in 1998 followed by the Island Spirit 400 in 2001. In 2003 Island Spirit redesigned and launched the Island Spirit 401. The Island Spirits have been awarded Top Ten Sail Magazine awards in 2001, 2003 and 2005. In 2003 the boat was also a nominee for boat of the year. Island Spirit was also awarded the CE mark holder in 2005.
Following an immensely successful period of development and improvement of the product, Island Spirit Catamarans halted production in South Africa and moved operations to Thailand where Mr. Jannie Els and his team have established his new boat building factory called Island Spirit Catamarans Co. Ltd.. The Island Spirit was completely redesigned in 2011, making the catamaran lighter, faster and safer while working with European authorities to get their CE rating for boat builders. The first new Island Spirit 38 from Island Spirit Catamarans Thailand was launched in June 2013 followed by the first Island Spirit Power catamaran launched in January 2014.

Island Spirit Catamarans Co Ltd. Thailand:

Island Spirit Catamarans was formed as a joint venture in 2012 originally between:

  1. a)  Johannes Els (South African) originally from Island Spirit Catamarans in South Africa.  Jannie did the original design with in house designers that are still on staff and brought with him the boat building knowledge and built the factory in Thailand.
  2. b)  Ronald Patston (American) Owner of Gulf Charters Thailand, background in engineering, sales and marketing and provided financing
  3. c)  Jack Matz (American) Background in start-ups, company turn arounds, taking companies to the public market and financing.  Provided financing

Unfortunately Johannes Els died of a blot clot on Oct 13th 2013.  Following Jannie’s death Ron Patston moved to the CEO position and is now managing the operation on a day to day basis.  Ongoing funding for the business has been provided by the majority shareholders in the company who are currently Jack Matz and Ron Patston.

Some shares also held by key factory employees.

The company achieved Thai Board of Investment approval in September 2014 providing the ability to import goods tax and duty free for yacht being manufactured for export.  The company is also in the process of getting qualified under TAFTA and can export to Australia duty free under Tariff Code 8903.91.10

Island Spirit Catamarans Vision:

Within Australasia there is a growing market for mid-sized (36’-45’) sailing a power catamarans for recreational purposes.  With the majority of the recreational catamaran manufacturers located in France and South Africa, the cost to manufacture, transport and import catamarans to Australasia set’s a price point that is beyond that of a large portion of the available market.  Our strategy is to design and build production catamarans within Australasia initially for the Australasian market.

We have designed the yachts around state of the art manufacturing techniques featuring vacuum infusion for virtually all portions of the design (the only manufacturer doing so in Thailand) and the use of high technology adhesives.  This provides for the optimum strength and weight properties and a very repeatable process.  The current factory has a capacity of about 6 boats per year at the current staffing levels and can be ramped up to as much as 10 boats per year in the current facility.  We are currently evaluating the build of a new factory near to where we are currently located in Ban Chang Thailand.

CE Certification:

There are as you know numerous aspects to the CE certification and we have just received our final certification.  In going through the CE process we learned a lot more about the design needs in order to meet the CE requirements.   Our CE design consultant is Tim Withrington (from Australia) who has been assisting with the CE process and has been able to obtain CE Category A.

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