NZ builder’s first 20m foiling powercat nears completion

> Subscriber-only, By Barry Thompson2021-02-17T10:22:00

Carbon Cats is a new company set up by international offshore powerboat competitor Wayne Valder

The first of two 20m all-carbonfibre foiling asymmetrical powercats, the Carbon Cats 20, is nearing completion in the Auckland yard of Scott Lane Boat Builders in New Zealand.

While Scott Lane has an enviable reputation for building monohulls, this 20m Roger Hill design is…

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