For Sale - 14ft Paper Tiger Catamaran - very competitive boat and at front of National fleet

[Jian Chew]

Link to ad on Facebook Paper Tiger catamaran page:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/AusPTCA/permalink/10159700290698877/

Go to facebook ad for all the photos due to size limit on this page. 

Selling as moving overseas. Very competitive race ready Paper Tiger regularly at front of fleet.

Asking price: $10,000 (negotiable)

 

Recent major regatta and series results:

·         5^that 2023 Australian Nationals Titles

·         2^ndat 2023 Queensland State Titles (tied with 1^st and lost on countback)

·         1^st at 2023 Southport Yacht Club Championship Series

·         2^nd at 2022 Southport Yacht Club Championship Series

·         1^stat 2022 Big River Sailing Club Annual Regatta

·         1^st at 2022 and 2023 Southport Yacht Club Summer Passage Series

·         1^st at 2023 Southport Yacht Club Winter Passage Series

 

Details:

·         Designed by Dan Leech (NZ boat designer)

·         Hulls and platform built by Damien Widdy and Gordon Myers, built & commissioned in 2020. Hulls made of 4mm gaboon ply with carbon fiber and foam bulkheads.  

·         Boat fully tuned and race ready.

·         Weight = 48 kg (added removable lead weight blocks to reach class minimum of 50 kg)

·         Kiwi mast with carbon stiffener and S5 North sail designed to suit Kiwi mast bend profile. Will throw in spare mast too.

·         All sail systems included

o   Single continuous mainsheet and traveller system with Ronstan and Harken auto-rachet blocks and Harken carbon blocks

o   Lightweight and stiff boom with mainsheet sleeve system and internal outhaul system

o   Quick release kicker system for easy rig up/down

o   Mast rotation independent of kicker (A-class setup)

o   8:1 Cunningham system with Harken carbon blocks

o   Quick latch and release for main halyard

o   All new mast stays made in 2022 for 2023 Nationals in Queensland

o   Riley sliding gooseneck (flexible to suit various sails)

·         S5 North sail with full carbon fiber battens & loose foot (used for 2 seasons, ~110 hours sailing). Will also throw in a $250 North Sail voucher won at recent Nationals.

·         Carbon fiber centreboards

·         Carbon fiber rudders and rudder stocks

·         Carbon fiber tiller extension

·         North Sails boat cover

·         Foil bag

·         Rudder cover

·         Lightweight aluminium beach dolly/trolley

·         Road Trailer designed for:

o   Single person self-loading bars and roller

o   Double stack setup for towing two boats

o   Mast stacking system for towing 3 masts at a time (perfect for travelling with 2 boats with one spare masts)

o   Large storage with top and rear access

o   Fully registered and road worthy

o   All wheels and hubs in good condition with spare wheel mounted on front of trailer

o   Easy rotate and fold down jockey wheel with rotating height adjuster

o   Long drawbar for easy towing and reversing

o   Have both 50mm and 7/8” trailer hitchers

o   Has been stored in garage most of its life to avoid rust