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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Featured Yacht: Catana Ocean Class 50

Designing the Catana 50 was a real challenge: how to deliver the comfort and lifestyle expected from a top-of-the-range catamaran and, at the same time, enhance the acclaimed bluewater character and performance of her predecessors? Well, it seems that Catana has done just that! I am super impressed! I never really liked the Catana because

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ASA 114 – Cruising Catamaran Certification

Cruising Catamaran (ASA 114) Prerequisites: Basic Keelboat (101) and Basic Coastal Cruising (103). The Bareboat Charter Standard (104) is also a prerequisite and can be attained either prior to or in conjunction with Bareboat Charter (BBC) Multihull (114). In either case, ALL MATERIAL IN BOTH ASA STANDARDS (104 & 114) MUST BE TAUGHT AND TESTED

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