The story of Derek Kelsall designs and the development of modern multihull yachts

Kaimiloa 1938

Manu Kai  by Woody Brown and her Hawaiian sisters  1947

Copula 1947

First transatlantic crossing by a modern catamaran.

Tropic Bird   1949

Hawaiian Queen  1951

Creger Catamarans  1953

Tangaroa (Wharram)  1954

Second transatlantic crossing by catamaran

Waikiki Surf   1954

Ay Ay   1956

Dreamer (Myers)  1956

Aikane   1957

Ale Ale Kai V   1958

Rongo (Wharram) 1959

First East to West North Atlantic crossing by catamaran

Prout Flamingo    1959

Shamrock  and Bobcats (Bill o'Brien)   1960

Symetry (Myers)   1960

Prout 19   1960

Prout  38  1960

Golden Miller (Henderson)   1960

Black Cat  (Eric Manners )   1960

Norman Cross   1960

Tropic Rover    1961

Polaris   1962 and 1970 (Dario Salata)

Prout 27   1962

Cracksman Convertible  (Henderson)   1963

Tsulamaran (Prout)   1963

Rehu Moana (Colin Mudie/Prout)  1963

Allez Cat (CSK)   1963

Patty Cat II, World Cat and others (CSK)   1964 onwards

Ocean Ranger  1965

Iroquois    1965 -1980

Tangaroa (Wharram)  1965

Oceanic (Bill O'Brien)  1967

Iconoclast (Patterson/Kelsall )  1967

Hirondelle 22 (Chris Hammond)   1968

Torcat and other early catamarans (Kelsall)   1968 to 1980

Classic Designs  (Wharram)  1968 to 1975

Triana 50 (Kelsall  1969

Catalac 28   1970

Tom Lack the sucessful sales agent for Bobcats turned to M.G.Duff in 1970 for the design of  a sucessful range of GRP cruising catamarans.

Apache    1970

Heavenly Twins (Patterson)   1971

Prout Snowgoose 34     1971

Spindrift 37/40/45  (Lock Crowther)   1972

Pahi Designs  (Wharram)   1978

Tiki Designs  (Wharram)   1981 to 1994

Cataleya 58ft charter catamaran  (Kelsall)   1983

Tonga  (Kelsall)   1984

 Louisiane 37(Fontaine Pajot)   1983

Catana catamarans  (Lock Crowther)   1984 -1994

 Casamance 43  (Fontaine Pajot)   1985

Beneteau Blue II (P.Briand)   1985

Space 52 (Kelsall)   1985

Manannan  (Kelsall)   1985

Legs of Man V (Kelsall)   1986

Tonga Performance (Kelsall)   1986

Suncat range (Kelsall)  1986-2002

 Fontaine Pajot production catamarans    1988 - 1994

Kelly range (Kelsall)   1990

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