Updated: February 27, 2021
This is our review of the new Seawind 1600 catamaran!
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So we'd be sending the money to Vietnam, not even Australia! Haha
Seawind needs a 1370 model right at 45ft with galley up, diesels and daggerboards. I like the helm placement on the seawinds.
I just noticed that the refrigerator door opens facing away from the galley. I would prefer the door to open facing into the galley. Are the hinges reversible?
Nice review. It would have been perfect but ….why that shape on the guard? If they had been flat there were 2 super useful lockers also I am pretty sure the adhesive under synthetic teak will fail over time for warm-cold cycle . Anyway i like very much. value for money could be 7
these boats are all for work dodgers in the Tropics. will they work in temperate latitudes?
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Thank you for this interesting review! How would the setup of the lines & winches work if you wanted to sail single handedly?
Reichel/Pugh designed a retractable skegged propulsion system (https://www.reichel-pugh.com/en/news/265_Reichel-Pugh-Engineering-Race-Retractable-Propulsion-Systems). I wonder if it would fit, and Seawind would customize :).
All I need is $1M and I am good to go in this boat.
I feel a 'Signature Edition' coming on.
Personally, I can't comprehend why berth size is an issue, apart from the fact that non-island beds can be difficult for middle-of-the-night wanderer's partners and the room service who have to make the beds up. Let's face it, how much consciousness time is spent in the berth? Hopefully, after a long day sailing or exploring the deep at anchor I will be that tired that I'll nod off quickly if there's no better offer, and I also know that if I want to pontificate with my little toe in wake time, or simply stare out at the sea, I would rather do that topside in the salon or cockpit.
Hang about, guys…you gave it a 6 out of 10 assessment for 'value for money', then on the summary gave it a 5 for a 42 total. Should be 43.
Another great review. Remember don't touch the sails
In your review of catamarans I would like to see some additional information provided regarding design and performance:
1) Freeboard above waterline?
2) Distance between painted waterline and actual waterline in unladen boat?
3) Bridge deck height?
4) Distance between hulls?
5) Amount of overhang on bow and stern?
6) How far back from the bows does the netting go, if there is any?
7) Boom height above main deck?
These are all factors in how well the boat will perform in following seas plowing into waves and wave slap.
Else, I really do like the measured approach you take at looking at the different models.
Nice boat, unfortunate that they don't do a 45 with galley up at a price in between this one and the one below.
Nice video BUT something is missing. Deck clearence and a 2 sec. view. What is happening under the deck?
Thank you. You have done a great job.
A well made work bench has some form of beveled edge for the forearms. After you experience it you'll cry like a baby when you have to use the ghetto 90 deg sharp af bench. A trick is foam pipe insulation, in some cases, if a bevel isn't an option and won't harm the aesthetic, etc..
Okay, you found your Boat !?
Wonderful boat.
Beautiful boat but for me the the cabin at berths were too small.
i like this boat more and more…
wish i could some day look for something like that in same way.. 10 hours per day working and i'm not even closer of buying a simple and used vessel.. Well, there are countries where the cost of life are not expensive, but the salaries are too low.. seems that mine is one of those..
Sailing from the sugar scoop/boot/trunk is a deal killer for me.
build quality 9???
Can you please tell me what boat show is this one?
Very nice boat.
How about an 1190 Sport, have you thought about looking at one of those. The performance daggerboard option might be right up your alley.
its for sale on Yachtworld £694.000 https://www.yachtworld.co.uk/boats/2020/seawind-1600-3539041/
The Seawind looks fantastic and compared to some of the other Cats you’ve reviewed his look great value.A+++
Have a look at the rapier 550
That head-banging helm station is enough for me to say NO! Plus, while a performance sailing cat is nice, I don't want to make the trade-off for the tight living spaces. I'm looking at a boat to be a floating and sailing home. So it has to be comfortable and spacious for me 365. But that is just me, everyone has different needs and requirements. Its the beauty of the free-market system: choices. But it did have some nice features. The engine rooms looked wonderful. Good review! Thanks.
Have you seen the exquisite x5?
Absolutely right very nice cat , love it and the price is good as well.
Hi Guys, first of all thank you for such an organized method of analysis and rating on the boats that you review, but please help me make a little more sense out of the Value for money part. This Seawind 1600 gets 8's and 9's all across yet 5 out of 10 in value for money, it makes it seem that the boat is actually worth half of it's sales price, or to say it inversely it's twice as expensive as it should be. Maybe it should be more of a sum of its components and $ value to the rating on other aspects. Just throwing some ideas around.
If you just google a bit you could have seen the prop is well above the (lifted) rudder and keel. Just Google man! Good vid otherwise
Congratulations on your new cat.. haha. Seawind should have it's new ambassadors. Terrific vid and it’s now embedded on Seawind's website =)
Like this one a lot. Reichel Pugh’s done well here. Many pros and certainly agree across the board w RR on function, built for sailors and apparently a great design.
Armchair YT’er observations directed mostly at Seawind and Reichel Pugh: Very few but right from the start – Teresa nearly hits her head on the helm roof, in heavy seas won't that be a major issue for anyone taller than her?
At 2:43 that line running on the port side deck at an angle seems like a tripping risk. Probably nothing.
Definitely gonna trip on those footrest bars at the helm! At 3:55 her feet are already wedged in. Add 4-6' seas to that and it's potentially a danger. At night.. worse.
Pricey for being built in where I'd guess is a very low labor-cost region. Maybe I'm wrong. If not, no savings appear to be passed over to buyers.. ahem.
Would have liked to see a wider settee / bench across the stern to lay down on and for more guests but the dual love seats appear to be cozy. Would expect an outdoor kitchen / grill station and cooking area for nearly $1M "loaded"! There’s None?! As a cook this is a big deal to me. For this price point I want something more serious than a $300 gas grill I have to buy then attach to a rail. Optionally a fish cleaning platform as well. Thats just me.
Is there a watermaker included at that price point? Generator? Monogrammed robes and towels lol?
No experience with them, but the hidden daggerboards appear to be manually operated, not electric, so how do you get two up quickly at the same time coming in to a reef if someone has to man the helm with 20 knots blowing? Is there an instrument that gives you daggerboard depth – or a warning system / alarm to mind the daggers when coming in to shallows? They are hidden after all. Can they be set at varying depths? How long does it take to raise one dagger up 100% manually? Two by one person? It really feels like they should be on electric winches. Maybe they are light engineered to move very quickly. Seawind should do an extensive video on this alone. Same for the lifting rudder system? How much time and effort? If you are in shallows and need to lift both daggers and rudders with only two people manually, in weather?
Those lines tailed in to hidden bins – does the fouling issue increase with that system? Like the idea of it of course, nice and tidy but is there quick access to that bin?
Def would have liked to see some sort of seating on the front deck for $1M. Have to imagine you’ll want to spend some time on the front third of a cat this expensive. Does the trampoline really need to be that long?
Otherwise visually likable and a seemingly functional design. Def a competitor to Outremer. Love the black framing and dinghy davits. A black mast would have been preferrable for me. Your sea trials video should be comprehensive. Seawind should pay for a video team on your sea trials. They desperately need to hire a video team for their own sea trial vid.. that Barcelona ep is.. I don’t even know what that is. Seawind- Have a look at Princess Yachts’ “Princess Presents the M Class” vid. 5-figure budget but something like that can be done for much less. A lot of potential to sell this 1600, it absolutely looks like a winner.
Thanks for the great vids and insights, well done. Sorry so long.. coffee on an early Sunday morning