NEW ARRIVALS
The V8
catamaran from
Virus Boats
One of the surprise packages
his is a modern version of say a Strider
T
catamaran or say a Corneel. A day sailing or
of the Paris and London Boat coastal cruising catamaran that is a fun to sail
Shows was this great looking
and can be used to overnight in the summer. The
Virus takes advantage of modern materials and design
8m catamarans from Virus boats. She
knowledge to produce a great looking boat that from the
looks good, she looks sporty, she is
shots of the first sail looks great fun and we cannot wait
to have go!
competitively priced, she appears
to be well built in France by their
The boat has been marketed as the ‘credit crunch’ catamaran
and this is no wonder as it is priced at Euro 43,220 incl UK VAT
enthusiastic builders.
including sails. Not a bad price at all. The builders have sold four
boats so far and I suspect many more will follow.

More details from
www.virusboats.com, the UK dealer is www.ahoy-boats.com
She is pretty stiff and the fine bows cut through the waves easily.
The sails look good.
36  MULTIHULL REVIEW : FEBRUARY 2009
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