NEW DESIGNS
Words by Lynn Fitzpatrick
Morrelli & Melvin 65’
Performance Cruising Cat is Springing to Life
Huntington Beach, California-based Morrelli & Melvin Design & Engineering has been
defining and setting the standard for large performance-cruising catamarans, and is
watching its latest luxurious and speedy craft come to life at Westerly Marine in nearby
Santa Ana, California.
y working closely with Westerly Marine, Morrelli & Melvin has
B
Morrelli & Melvin’s VPP analysis
introduced building efficiencies to the construction process.
indicates that its new design will be
Compared to other similarly sized multihulls, the build time
over one minute faster per nautical
is faster and the construction quality is improved. The
mile than the company’s earlier
significant cost savings achieved by the team are being passed along to
performance-cruising catamaran
purchasers.
designs. Owners are lining up for build
slots of in Westerly Marine’s production
Westerly has built renown racing machines Rosebud, Stark Raving Mad,
calendar. Not only has Westerly begun
Locomotion, Growler and America’s Cup boats USA 49 and 61. Westerly also
construction on the second Morrelli
refit Pyewacket and enlarged her from an 86-foot sled to a 94-footer. The yard
& Melvin 65, it is in negotiations with
is on schedule to meet a January 2010 launch of the first Morrelli & Melvin 65’
several prospective owners.
and commenced construction of its second boat in the semi-production series
this April. The second owner, who like the first, plans on using the boat for
global cruising and accessing remote diving and surfing locations, was attracted
to the sturdy construction; quality installation of systems; and the advanced rig,
hull and appendage package.
“
It will be more cost-
efficient to operate
A series of energy efficient design innovations and building techniques, never
the speedy sail-
before seen in the performance-cruising catamaran category, are being powered catamaran
introduced with this revolutionary and identifiable performance cruiser with its
than previous
wave-piercing bows. Said Lynn Bowser, Westerly Marine’s co-owner, “We are
used to working on trend-setting monohull designs. The close collaboration
designs, because
with Morrelli & Melvin, the Swiss owner and our shop is setting benchmarks in
of the lightweight
multihull and monohull design and construction that can be directly applied to
our monohull builds.”
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