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Katoa, a Given 14.5m Sailing Catamaran

Ron Given
Catamaran
The Katoa project began 15 years ago in a 18m x 10m shed on the couple’s Dairy F...
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Given E-Cat 11.5m

Ron Given
The time comes for all yachties to slip into something more comfortable, and for...
Length Over All (M):
11.5
Displacement (M):
5800
Construction:
Composite
CONSTRUCTION:
Hulls: moulded foam and glass; wingdeck and cabintop: glass-ply-glass sandwich
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Given T9 Powercat

Ron Given
The Bay of Islands on a crisp winter morning is a far cry from the balmy air of ...
Length Over All (M):
9.7
Construction:
Composite
CONSTRUCTION:
Epoxy, ply, foam and fibreglass
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Given 10.8m Econocat

Ron Given
“I didn’t want a planing boat, and I didn’t want outboards, so Ron and I got tog...
Length Over All (M):
10.8
Displacement (M):
5800
Construction:
Composite
Length Over All (M):
10.8
CONSTRUCTION:
Plywood, foam and fibreglass composite
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