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Arrow 1201 – Current Builds

Schionning Designs International Sunset on the Sea Arrow 1201

Arrow 1201 | Builds in Progress

The Arrow 1201 promises the same sailing experience and performance of the 1200 version yet with a revised interior and cockpit giving more options.

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Alaskan 41

Alaskan 41 Power Catamaran Launch by Schionning Designs

Alaskan 41

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The Alaskan 41 Power Catamaran is sophisticated & stylish with accommodation. Easy entertaining to suit live aboard cruisers.

Alaskan 41 Power Catamaran is a seaworthy passage maker, the Alaskan runs on very economical hulls, giving her cruising speeds of 16-17kts, and a top speed of 24kts pushed by just two 125hp Yanmar turbo diesels housed in separate engine rooms.

With such small Horse Power and very economical hull shapes the Alaskan has the fuel consumption figures to embarrass even the most frugal of monohull designs. Cruising at 16-17kts fuel consumption is 1.3ltrs per Nautical mile giving the Alaskan a range of close to 1000 sea miles. Sophisticated and stylish with accommodation to suit live aboard cruisers and well set up for very easy entertaining, this design suits a wide range of applications and can literally go anywhere.

Available in kit form with many parts pre-cut and our very latest construction plans with loads of detail, she is suitable for amateur or professional builders.

Alaskan 44

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Ocean Marina, Thailand

Alaskan 44

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Alaskan 41

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Alaskan 41

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Alaskan 41

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Sea Shanty 1600

SDI Sea Shanty 1600 Power Catamaran Schionning Designs International

Sea Shanty 1600

The Sea Shanty evolved as an idea of Jeff's to create a large stable cruising platform, able to carry enough of the cruising toys to make it a real home away from home. The huge cockpit and multiple cabins make the Shanty into a real palace on the water. Motorbikes or a small car could be loaded via the aft ramp, if desired.

DESIGN FEATURES

  • A world cruiser, she has a generous payload to afford luxury.
  • Not all of the internal furniture is built in, household items may be used.
  • Moderate cruising speeds from 9-12 knots up to 24 knots.
  • Combination of strip planking and flat panel construction.
  • Fantastic for those that wish to escape it all and explore the globe.

“Sea Shanty”, the name conjures up visions of thatch, sand, and crystal clear water. Simplicity, practicality, and the great outdoors, this is exactly what she’s about. The Sea Shanty is based on the hull form of our very successful 16m Ferry built in Australia and used in Vanuatu to carry passengers around the islands.

While she was being built, Lorraine and I spent some time cruising on our Trimaran and we kept coming back to the idea that the Ferry would make the ideal platform for a comfortable world cruising home.

Whilst we love life aboard, we also miss our toys and comforts, pets, family and space whilst cruising. We like to keep active and felt that a large seaworthy platform with simple but stylish accommodation and a large outdoor area was very desirable.

So the design evolved. Where the Ferry needed decent displacement to carry 75 passengers the Sea Shanty needs the displacement for home comforts plus fuel and water for extended ocean passages. As a passage maker, speed was moderated to a comfortable mile eating 12 – 16 knots and a bar crossing sprint of up to 20 knots.

Construction is our proven Schionning build system that has been producing beautiful catamarans for over 20 years - the high tech composite materials, including pre-laminated panels and some strip planking (to achieve the soft curves of the design). West System epoxy and S-Glass (lighter yet with the same strength and stiffness of standard fibreglass) cloth is used for the shell construction. Carbon options are certainly available and quite popular, however these choices need to be made by you the owner, to produce an end result that is within your chosen budget.

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Growler GTR1500

Growler 1500 GTR Power Catamaran - SDI - Schionning Designs International

Growler 1500 GTR

SDI Growler 1500 GTR Power Catamaran: modern, sleek, fast, fuel efficient; ideal for long range cruising and live-aboard.

As a designer you’ve got to love those few clients who want something different and way out there. The Growler 1500 GTR design concept is for one of our loyal repeat owners, this being his fourth Schionning and happily loved them all, why wouldn’t you, most of them new cutting edge sailing cats but now looking at the growing power cat market he’s again thinking way outside the square.

We are using the new Whisper hull form we have been developing over the last few years, shallower draft, lower drag ratios and yet still having the superb soft ride and sea keeping ability of our VT series. She has generous hull beam giving huge accommodation in the hulls and high load values. Styling follows our G‐Force trend with the reverse bows, but has the sleek yet aggressive Growler Power Cat look, flexing those muscles.

For more information please download our Study Plans on this design using the link below.

EXTERIOR

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INTERIOR

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