OUTREMER Words by Lesley Davis
OUTREMER 
CUP 2009
Before you read on, I thought I ought to declare my hand – this is Lesley Davis of
Multihull World who represent Outremer in the UK. We were due at the factory to carry
out the handover of a new Outremer 45 to a client – timing was apt as it coincided with
the Outremer Cup itself. So… while Mike was checking through the boat with the new
owner, I was free to enjoy the weekend activities. If I was not a convert before then I
was definitely a convert afterwards and I do represent the female of the species! – these
Outremer are true sailing machines – at 18 knots it felt like a beach cat, totally in contact
with the water and yet at the same time the owner’s dog could wander around the deck
and we all sat with a glass of wine! Even with little wind, these catamarans are real “eco
warriors” harnessing the natural elements, still moving at 4.5 knots with the gennaker
flying in 5 knots of wind. So, read on……
THE 
CATAMARANS
Altogether twelve Outremer
catamarans assembled
for the 4 days of friendly
competition. It would be
lovely to have even more
boats in the Cup but
success breeds its own
Close racing off problems with nearly 100%
la Grand Motte of last year’s production
having sailed away to the
Caribbean and South America; needless to say they were
not keen to return to Europe just yet! As it was, the crew for
MANTRA II did all take the time to fly in from Sweden (and
A shaggy crew member
were awarded a special prize of a bottle of whisky from an
invited client for making the effort). The daily line up was
THE CUP made up of the following designs, 1x 40ft – 4x45ft – 2x42ft –
Absolutely perfect weather conditions settled over la 3x50ft and 2x64ft.
Grande Motte for the whole of the weekend for the
Outremer Cup! As one owner put it, “I had to wait till
my 7th time participating in the cup to benefit from
such exceptional weather – a true test to show off the
formidable nautical qualities of our boats………”
The Outremer Cup has been held annually for over 20
years and has maintained its reputation as a very friendly
event combining a mixture of regatta spirit, dreams of
far distant voyages by owners and crew, all brought
together by the professional and welcoming approach
of the Outremer company. LAIA Outremer 45 PLAY 4 WIN Outremer 64
8  MULTIHULL REVIEW : JUNE 2009
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