2009-08-04
New Thaicat Pro Wheelhouse is launched
This is the first look at the new Thaicat Pro - with a spacious wheelhouse - designed specifically for UK anglers and commercial users. Based on the same, acclaimed 6.3 metre hull, the new Pro not only has the same excellent sea-keeping qualities and unrivalled deck space, but also impoved fuel efficency. Prices for the Thaicat PW will start at well under £29,000 and will be available from late August 2009.More details will follow soon but for more information cont...
2009-06-12
Sail For Gold with Thaicats
We're very excited to be taking part in the Skandia Sail For Gold Regatta in September - the season's premier sailing event and a warm up for the run into the 2012 Olympics. We won't be sailing but providing Thaicats support as pin-end, mark-laying and spectator boats.2009 will be first year that the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta is part of the ISAF Sailing World Cup, but it is the fourth running of the regatta which is held at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy in Dorset, G...
2009-05-18
SALE - DEMONSTRATORS FOR SALE!
You now have a fantastic opportunity to buy our demonstrator
TT and CC - the stars of all the pictures on this site - both with twin Mercury 100hp engines and the full, top spec package
of extras, including anchor windlasses, teak decks, showers and their bespoke
SBS road trailers.
Both boats are less than a year old, have less than 30 hours
use and have over four years of Mercury warranties remaining on the
outboards.
Tried, tested and approved by the marine and angli...
2009-05-15
Come and try a Thaicat this weekend
We're gearing up for the Try-a-Thaicat day - actually two days - this Saturday and Sunday the 16th & 17th of May. We have some excellent deals on engine packages and extras and we have two demonstrators to sell too, so get in touch with Tim or Jim on 02380 456450 and book your free test drive. The weather looks a little ropey (keep up to date here), but the sun often shines on the Solent when the forecast says otherwise, and the Thaicats come into their own when the sea is a bit choppy. ...
2009-05-01
Practical Boat Owner reviews the Thaicats
The nice people at PBO have sent us a preview copy of the next edition - in your newsagents next week - with the long awaited review of both Thaicats. Their Technical Editor and power cat aficionado, David Harding, took them both for a hearty spin in a choppy winter Solent and was impressed.His verdict was "Despite their relatively narrow beam (an important consideration for trailing and berthing) the Thaicats provide a vast amount of room.......With space and pace in abundance, they're an a...
2009-04-23
What the press say in a nutshell
There are more reviews to come but the boating press has been full of praise......DIVE Magazine
says - "...this
boat is very, very nice and I want one!"
Sea Angler’s verdict was “This
is a superb boat that would make a first-class angling platform for inshore and
offshore angling.”
The London Evening Standard says that the Thaicat CC is “…a versatile and fuel-efficient
day boat with a surprising turn of speed…which makes it pretty handy as a fast
get-away-from-it-all weekender.”
...
2009-04-20
CC Review in Sea Angler
Sea Angler magazine tested the CC late last year the verdict was “This is a superb boat that would make a first-class angling
platform for inshore and offshore angling.” Under the Headline "Tasty Thai Treat" it says "Our boat tester Dave Lewis gets behind the wheel of a Thaicat CC, an eye-catching, spaciously decked angling boat. As you will find out, our man from South Wales, really, really liked this trim vessel from Thailand." A full copy of the review will appear here soon, but for now...
2009-04-20
Boat Fishing Monthly review now online
Simon Everett's great review of the TT for Boat Fishing Monthly is now available on their website - here....http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/categories/articleitem.asp?cate=14&topic=71&item=248
2009-03-20
Try-a-Thaicat day - May 16th & 17th
Try-a-Thaicat Day What: Thaicats have been the talk of the boating and angling press and this is your chance to try one for yourself – free and with no obligation – and to take them out on the water to see how they handle. Spaces are limited and are being booked on a first come first served basis, so contact us today to guarantee your free sea trial.When:May 16th & 17th from 9:00am - 5:00pmWhere:Hamble Point Marina, Hamble, Hampshire, SO31 4NB (type ‘thaicats’ into google maps)Why:Ca...
2009-03-19
BFM says "Thaicat punches above her weight"
Great, detailed review of the TT in this month's Boat Fishing Monthly. The magazine's senior boat tester, Simon Everett, said that "For a boat that is easily trailered and capable of venturing offshore to the mid-channel wrecks, or running across to the Channel Isles in settled weather, the Thaicat punches well above her weight."He added that, "Driving and handling this cat is a revelation. She will manoeuvre on the engines alone, put one ahead and one astern and she will go round in circle...
2009-03-18
Boat Fishing Monthly review
Simon Everett from Boat Fishing Monthly came and took the TT for a spin a few weeks ago and although he and some of our lads didn't catch anything more than a cold, he did like the boats - as it says in the teaser on their website; "This 21-footer really has it all."His review is coming out in the April edition of Boat Fishing Monthly, available on Thursday 19th of March from all good news agents so rush out and get a copy. http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/
2009-03-17
Charles Hood's review is now online
Dive equipment guru, Charles Hood, gave the TT a good going over at the end of last year and his review is now posted under the title 'Top Cat' on the Dive magazine website - read it here.http://www.divemagazine.co.uk/news/article.asp?UAN=5129&v=1
2009-03-04
Another good review for the TT
Another great review of the Thaicat TT has appeared on Worldseafishing.com - albiet an extended, unedited version of Mike Thrussell's report that originally appeared in Total Sea Fishing magazine. There are more pictures that give a good sense of the boat's space and array of storage lockers, and a nice shot of Mike, our master chippy, enjoying a day out on the Solent.http://www.worldseafishing.com/boating/boatreviews/thai_cats_boat_review.htmlWSF is the UK's leading sea angling we...
2009-02-24
"...this boat is very, very nice and I want one!"
Dive magazine's boat tester-in-chief, Charles Hood has given his verdict on the TT in the current issue, and finished his review by saying "...this boat is very, very nice and I want one!" He pre-empted this praise by fair and strict comparison with RIBs - the diver's favourite - but wrote "I could find very few faults with the boat and if I didn't already own a fairly new RIB, I would certainly consider buying a Thaicat, which would work just as well for those of you who want to do a spot of...
2009-02-03
WorldSeaFishing.com loves the CC
The UK's number one sea fishing website has a full-length version of Mike Thrussell's review of the CC - now being viewed by the three hundred thousand plus marine anglers that use the site every month. Join them by clicking on http://www.worldseafishing.com/boating/boatreviews/boat_review_thai_cat_cc.html
2009-01-16
Dive magazine review the TT next month
Dive magazine's boat expert Charles Hood put the TT through her paces before Christmas and his verdict is in the next edition - out on the 18th of February. Keep an eye out for it at the newsagents or subscribe from their site http://www.divemagazine.co.uk/
We'll be taking the TT to Divefest, the magazine's summer extravaganza at Pentwin Sands in Cornwall, so you'll be able to try it out for yourself. Book now at http://www.divefest.co.uk/
2009-01-14
TT gets a great review in Total Sea Fishing
Another great review for the Thaicat TT in this month's Total Sea Fishing magazine, with Mike Thrussell saying, "...she's well finished with quality stainless steel fittings throughout. The boat is very easy to work with its uncluttered design and masses of storage to hide loose items in."The boat behaves impeccably because it is quick, stable when fishing at both anchor and on the drift, and highly manoeuvrable for her size. She is a real sea boat and capable of fishing far offshore when r...
2008-12-12
Total Sea Fishing's Mike Thrussell gives the CC the thumbs up.
Mike Thrussell is something of a guru in the sea angling world so it's great to read his very positive review of the Thaicats CC, in this month's Total Sea Fishing magazine - out now. A full copy of the article will follow here shortly, but his conclusion was; ".....I really liked the interior design. On deck there was no clutter, just loads of working deck space, plus you have stacks of storage areas, and the neat fridge and tackle drawers further minimise loose items. ...
2008-11-21
Evening Standard - At the Sail, Power & Watersports Show
A great little article in the Evening Standard yesterday with a good picture too.
"Fine for fast getaways
Versatile and fuel efficient: the Thaicat TT
The 6.3-metre Thaicat TT from Osmotech is a versatile and fuel-efficient day boat with a surprising turn of speed. Its twin catamaran hulls make for reassuring stability, while the twin outboards can power it to well over 40mph. There are two versions: the open-decke...
2008-11-06
Thaicats in PBO
Nice little feature in the New Boats section of Practical Boat Owner this month, with a review to follow shortly."Thaicats - two trailable power catamaransPower catamarans designed for recreation rather than commercial use have been growing in popularity in recent years, but at the trailable end of the market there are still relatively few to choose from.That's where Thaicats hope to make their mark. At just under 221ft (6.4m) long and a beam of 7ft 3im (2.21m) they should be relatively...
2008-10-13
Sports Boat & RIB Magazine
Thaicats featured in Sports Boat and RIB magazine in the November edition's round up of the stars of the Southampton boat show."Catamarans make sense. You get a soft ride, stability at rest, space on board, fuel economy and the knowledge that, if one engine breaks, the other will get you home. What you don't get is sex appeal but if you can look past the snub-nosed bluntness of these Thaicats, there's plenty to get excited about.These 6.2 metre boats, manufactured in Thailand, com...
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