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.

airseas kite sail system installed on ville de bordeaux as a pilot for the innovative fuel cost and emssions reducing system

Innovative “Sail” Reduces Costs & Emissions for Cargo Ships

The 55,000 cargo ships and tankers that traverse the oceans daily burn fossil fuels with soaring costs both for the shipping companies’ bottom lines and ecologically for our planet Earth. Shipping across the oceans produces about 2.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions (a similar amount to airplanes). But, a French company, Airseas, founded by former

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Metaflower: Mega Yacht NFT Breaks Record

To everyone’s surprise, even those immersed in these metaverses of blockchains and virtual coins, a mega yacht named Metaflower Super Mega Yacht released by Republic Realm, a metaverse developer, sold in November 2021 for 149 Ethereum virtual coinage (valued at US$650,000). As of this writing (January 2022), this maritime NFT, Metaflower, is the most expensive

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Tax Credit For Solar Hardtop Bimini

Dedicated Marine has been building hartop biminis for years. They offer beautiful ergonomic Bimini Hardtops for Leopard, Lagoon,  Fountaine Pajot, and Bali catamarans. These aftermarket products are in line with the high quality of the boats. They manufacture the biminis right here in the United States. The hardtop biminis enhance the already well-appointed catamarans. Having a

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2007 lagoon 440 for sale by owner in nassau, bahamas

2007 Lagoon 440 For Sale by Owner in Nassau – SOLD

Location: Nassau, Bahamas                  Price: US$399,000 Boat Information Boat Name: Hypnautic Boat Builder: Lagoon Boat Model: Lagoon 440 Model Year: 2007 Condition: Ready to Cruise Asking Price: US$399,000 Location: Nassau, Bahamas Contact Gwendal Marie via email or phone. Lagoon 440 Specifications Rarely does a yacht of this caliber

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2021 Yacht Sales & Guide for Catamaran Buyers

Catamaran Guru was always just a very small, personalized boutique brokerage company, only selling the pre-owned boats of our existing clients. Our focus has primarily been on selling new catamarans and charter programs and we are now one of the biggest organizations, specializing in crewed yachts for owner operators and crewed yacht businesses. In the

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Annapolis Boat Show Wrap Up: Our Top Favorite Catamarans!

We want to thank everyone that took the time to visit us at the Annapolis boat show. The excitement and interest in catamarans reached unprecedented levels and it’s clear that the future is bright for every manufacturer. The industry is seeing phenomenal growth as more and more people decide to set sail. Exhibitors seemed excited

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ASA Sailing School for Catamaran Cruisers & Liveaboards

Build Sailing Techniques & Prepare for the Sailing Lifestyle! ASA sailing school & Live-Aboard Instructors A catamaran sailing school was unheard of years ago. In the early days of Catamaran Guru, catamaran experts, Stephen & Estelle Cockcroft kept their cruising kitty going by teaching American Sailing Association courses and offered liveaboard orientation experiences aboard their

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