Estelle Cockcroft

Estelle Cockcroft is a seasoned sailor, catamaran expert, and co-founder of Catamaran Guru. With over 70,000 NM sailed and 30+ years aboard, she empowers new cruisers with expert advice on liveaboard life, yacht ownership, and ocean adventures.

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Fractional Catamaran Ownership: We are sold out!

The Fractional Yacht: Bali 4.6 catamaran This year we chose the Bali 4.6 as our first fractional catamaran of the season. It is the “hot” new boat of the year for couples and it appears that we made the right choice because this boat was fully subscribed within five days. The next Bali 4.6 is […]

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Rare Opportunity! FP Isla 40 Available For 2021 Business Program

2021 Fountaine Pajot Isla 40 owners version  Owners version fully equipped Complete charter pack with dinghy Premier charter fleet in BVI Guaranteed delivery for 2021 tax year Length: 11.93 m (39’2”) Beam: 6.63 m (21’9”) Draft: 1.21 m (4’) Price upon Request Picture courtesy Fountaine Pajot The FP Isla 40 is a very desirable live

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Marine Lithium Batteries

What to Consider When Switching Your Yacht to Marine Lithium Batteries

Marine lithium batteries have a lot of advantages and can be well worth the initial cost for many sailors, but there is a lot to consider before making the switch. This is not a complete tutorial and if you decide to move forward with switching to a lithium battery system, we recommend doing extensive research

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Crewed Yacht Charter Seminar #2: An Informal Chat with Our Owners and Crews

We had so much fun chatting with some of our crewed charter yacht owners at our second crewed charter webinar of the year. Since our first Crewed Yacht Charter Webinar had a more structured format, we decided to make this one more of an informal chat. Our guests were Nim and Fabiola, owner operators of

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sunreef 80 eco luxury catamaran with sails up

Sunreef 80 Eco: Luxury Electric Catamaran

Expected out Summer 2021, the Sunreef 80 Eco is the latest electric catamaran to turn heads, not just for the promise of greener sailing, but for it stunningly sleek good looks with futuristic styling. Sunreef’s pitch for this wonder is that it will be “the world’s most advanced sustainable luxury catamaran” combining leading-edge technology, reliability,

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Crewed Yacht Charter Webinar Recap

We had a great time talking about Crewed Yacht Charter Programs in last week’s webinar. Our crewed charter expert Casey joined us and shared her expertise of booking trends, working with clients and clearing houses, and what groups are looking for. We covered common crewed management questions like: What type of yachts are best for

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Catamaran Classes in Miami, FL

Previous Next Liveaboard catamaran classes with asa training Sailing catamaran Nia is a Nautitech 46 offering catamaran lessons out of Miami, FL and Bahamas with some of our best sailing school instructors.  ASA training from certified instructors including liveaboard experiences and boat owner orientation sessions prepare new boat owners as well as experienced sailors seeking additional

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