Seawind 1600

Seawind is on the attack

Back in October, visitors to the Barcelona show discovered a brand new model from the Australian builder Seawind: the 1600. Following the Catalan show, we tested this seductive catamaran, designed by the Californian Reichel-Pugh team. Resolutely different from European or South African productions, this catamaran with a distinctive personality gave us some nice surprises.

A generous but well-designed sail plan
Classic and timeless lines for this blue water catamaran
One of Reichel-Pugh’s first multihulls, showing beautiful mastery of design!
Note the elegance of the hull-step and how the proportions are maintained. This is one nice catamaran!
The helm stations have pride of place in the deck plan! Bravo for the elegant console, the double wraparound seat and the ergonomics of helming
The centralization of sail trimming on an electric winch, aft, has already been popularized by Catana: on board the Seawind this is very relevant
Helm stations set further forward for better protection and an outdoor dinette in direct communication with the galley via the sliding panels: the Seawind gives priority to a layout which bucks current trends, and is more geared towards long-term owner us
The Seawind 1600 is dedicated to life on board in permanent ultra-comfort and with a short-handed crew. Everything in the organization of the space reflects this
Generous ventilation, abundant light, differentiated living spaces, intimacy and conviviality, clever interior-exterior connections: a catamaran ready for all climates
A very well designed galley, for living with every day and in all weathers! The connection to the outside through sliding windows is original and very pleasant to use
The contact with crew handling the boat is good
Beautiful cabins in a contemporary style, giving remarkable perceived quality
The port aft cabin is convertible into a twin
The bathroom in the starboard hull (owner’s). Beautiful, spacious and practical
An unusual (alas!) rudder installation for a cruising catamaran: the appendage slides in a carbon sleeve linked to a rigid rod transmission for the steering system. The rudder blade is raised using the fiber handle and the S1600 becomes a proper daggerboa
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Infos pratiques

Building catamarans in Australia for 30 years! Richard Ward, founder of the Seawind brand is from Queensland’s Gold Coast on the Pacific Northeast coast of Australia, protected by the Great Barrier Reef and an enchanting tropical climate. At the end of his studies, Richard traveled the Pacific cruising and got a taste for racing and regattas (completing in several Sydney-Hobart Races) before founding the company in 1982 and settling in Wollongong in the suburbs of Sydney. The first models manufactured were be small coast-hopping catamarans (the Maricats), then a trailable boat, the Seawind 24.…

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MM233 - octobre-novembre 2025

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