The cartoon cat Garfield is a fat, feline couch spud, but his maritime namesake, launched recently at Opua, is from a completely different litter of kittens. The 14m power catamaran was built by NSR Alloy Solutions to a hull design developed by Malcolm Tennant/Alan Walker some years ago, specifically to allow canoe stern-type vessels to [...]

After a little more than a week, the cabin top is taking shape.

The Navy boats are moving along nicely. Check out the Radar/Light arch. Folds down so the boat will fit on a plane.

The last phase of the DOC Warkworth build is just about complete. Sea trials in April.