BUYING OUR NEW CATANA OCEAN CLASS PERFORMANCE CATAMARAN BUILD AT THE FACTORY IN FRANCE
Since we bought our new Catana performance catamaran ocean class 50, we have been busy planning. It is being built at the Catana Catamaran factory in Canet en Roussillon France. We visited in February and were able to see our hull #27, as well as 26, 25, 24, 23 – all in different stages of production.
TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
1:00 Barcelona
2:20 Catana Catamaran Factory – Monday 9 AM
Hull #23
4:50 Reverse Bow Hull Design – Unique Feature
5:47 Dagger Board Design
6:43 OUR BOAT! Hull #27
9:15 Compolite Foam
12:00 Hull #26
13:00 Hull #25
13:40 Dagger boards
14:00 Hull #24
14:30 Interior Tour
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Blue Dot Voyages is a Sailing Adventure Company. We are traveling the world our Leopard48 Sailing Catamaran PILAR. We produce travel videos and blogs and offer charter sailing experience trips in exotic places! Watch our videos and live vicariously through us! Then, schedule your adventure with us!
Master Captain: Stephen Bell
First Officer: Dawn Bell
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Since we bought our new Catana performance catamaran ocean class 50, we have been busy planning. It is being built at the Catana Catamaran factory in Canet en Roussillon France. We visited in February and were able to see our hull #27, as well as 26, 25, 24, 23 - all in different stages of production.
TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
1:00 Barcelona
2:20 Catana Catamaran Factory - Monday 9 AM
Hull #23
4:50 Reverse Bow Hull Design - Unique Feature
5:47 Dagger Board Design
6:43 OUR BOAT! Hull #27
9:15 Compolite Foam
12:00 Hull #26
13:00 Hull #25
13:40 Dagger boards
14:00 Hull #24
14:30 Interior Tour
LINKS:
SUBSCRIBE TO CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfh_pM48xnJ7dr4jTvt8cw?sub_confirmation=1
SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL NEWSLETTER: https://bluedotvoyages.com/contact-us/
READ SAILING LOGS ON OUR WEB SITE: https://bluedotvoyages.com
FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/bluedotvoyages.sailingpilar
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bluedotvoyages.sailingpilar
COMPLETE PLAYLIST: SAILING & CRUISING VIDEOS
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Z8h1MloaPq2o05r6wnJqaqyeABUKiu
CATAMARAN MAINTENANCE VIDEOS:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Z8h1MloaOcpGajnaH0DPm1U0otTJtc
Blue Dot Voyages is a Sailing Adventure Company. We are traveling the world our Leopard48 Sailing Catamaran PILAR. We produce travel videos and blogs and offer charter sailing experience trips in exotic places! Watch our videos and live vicariously through us! Then, schedule your adventure with us!
Master Captain: Stephen Bell
First Officer: Dawn Bell
#catamaransailing #leopard48catamaran #sailing
BUYING OUR NEW CATANA OCEAN CLASS PERFORMANCE CATAMARAN BUILD AT THE FACTORY IN FRANCE Locations
- Canet-en-Roussillon (42.706091,3.009898)
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Sailing PILAR - Blue Dot Voyages is a Sailing channel sharing adventures of Dawn and Stephen Bell on SV PILAR, a 2015 Leopard 48 Catamaran Yacht. ⛵️Currently weekend and vacation voyagers, while we finish out the last years of our careers and prepare to sail around the world. ⛵️Sail extensively in South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina and Georgia. ⛵️Sailed Grand Cayman, Cuba and BVI. ⛵️Offer sailing charters when we can that are longer travel opportunities where you learn to sail our catamaran! ⛵️We are not "Below Deck" drama, but focus on sailing fun, life on the water, boat maintenance, marine creatures, unique places and islands. Visit our Web Site Blog for more than videos. https://bluedotvoyages.com Follow Facebook for sailing opportunities. https://www.facebook.com/bluedotvoyages Follow Instagram for the best travel pics. https://www.instagram.com/bluedotvoyages.sailingpilar
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