Worthy of a view at this year’s Seawork International exhibition is one of the current listings of Solent Brokers - a South Catamaran complete with a submarine on the rear deck.

Dale Nelson, the current builders for South Catamarans Ltd will be onboard the vessel for the duration of the show and ready to answer queries regarding new cat builds from 10 to 13m.

Mike Reynolds, Dale Nelson, said: “The requirement for a submarine is obviously rather unusual, but we’re happy to consider any bespoke requirement and layout so that the boat will work just as you want it to work.”

The addition of the sub on the rear deck demonstrates one of the great attributes of these catamarans with their wider hull form. They offer just about the best possible compromise between payload carrying ability and hull speed, which in turn offers greater cost efficiency.

The announcement of Dale Nelson as the new builder for South Catamarans Ltd designs was announced at Seawork 2014.

Dale has a 25 year record of building Nelson hulls with an outstanding reputation for a rugged build and outstanding sea keeping abilities, so it was a natural progression to build catamarans that have a similar reputation.

Mr Reynolds added: “The South Catamarans' hulls were designed by Arthur Mursell who also designed the Nelson hull, so it’s not surprising that we very much share the same philosophy that excellent abilities at sea are key to the success of any commercial operator. No one earns money from a boat that is forced to stay in port when the weather takes a turn for the worse.”

Visit Dale Nelson on the quayside at berth V37

By Anne-Marie Causer

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