December 2017
All the News of Catana Catamarans - December 2017
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P O S TC A R D S
by Multicoques Mag
Kallima sailing in Hawaï
After the Marquesas, the crew of Kallima set off for Hawaii, and the north…
Twelve days after the Marquesas, we arrived at Hilo and its bucolic port…set in a harbor zone, with wagons, containers, work-boats which start at 5.30 am, and the airport a stone’s throw away. Leaving from Hilo, the night at sea was quite rough, with non-stop squalls until 3 am. We then stopped in a little anchorage at the north-west headland of the island of Maui. It’s in a marine reserve, with some beautiful coral and tame turtles. Frequented during the day by the dayboats which bring tourists to swim for an hour or two, but for us it was a magic, deserted anchorage in the evening, before trying to find the island of Molokai, where we anchored in Kaunakakai harbor. Then Kallima continued west, with a stop in one of the very rare sheltered spots in the area, in this case a disused former harbor where we found three other boats. And finally a last leg to reach Honolulu, with a little bonito hauled up on deck as we passed the 20,000 mile mark on Kallima’s log. We found a small peaceful family marina, far from the madness of the town and the Ala Waï public marina on Waikiki seafront. I have to tell the truth and point out that our charming marina was a stone’s throw from the airport and close to a cemetery! Idyllic as a setting. But at least we were able to find room, which isn’t easy for a cat like ours. During our walks ashore, we discovered that Ala Waï was far from full, contrary to what we had been told on the telephone. Moral: it’s always best to go and look on the spot! We finally left Honolulu without any real sadness. Nothing had us dreaming, and the way the State of Hawaii welcomes (or rather doesn’t welcome) boats doesn’t encourage us to recommend that you come cruising here. Of course there are variations. The other islands are both more beautiful and more welcoming. We were won over by the welcome from the customs officers at Hilo, charmed by the turtles in Honolulu Bay, on Maui, amused by the peaceful life in Kaumakakai harbor on Molokai, and surprised by the former harbor at Haleolono on the same island, which has become one of the main anchorages in the archipelago, in the middle of nowhere! Finally Hanalei bay on Kauai, in the north of the archipelago, is very beautiful. There are some nice walks to be done on this island, to stretch the legs before the crossing to Alaska!
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Catana 47 Kallima
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MU LT I H U L L O F T H E Y E A R
CATANA 53 NOMINATED 2018
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In 2018, Multihulls World magazine and its French language version Multicoques Mag is organizing the election for Multihull of the Year, in association with the International Multihull Boat Show.
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Multihull of the Year
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P O S TC A R D S
By Multicoques Magazine
Milo One after the voyage round the world, Patagonia!
After having completed a round the world voyage in 11 years, Milo One left France again, heading for Tierra del Fuego.
To explore new regions, and understand cruising in another way than in a bathing costume, we are spending three months with a hat glued to our heads, playing at explorers and savoring the solitude. This morning when we get up, the cold is biting. The pumps refuse to give us any water, we’re soon going to be seeing stalactites hanging from the taps. Having the sea and the mountains so close to one another is unique, and arriving at the foot of a glacier in a sailing boat remains an incredible experience. As we approach it, the sea changes in appearance and color; as if it were faded, it becomes milky-white. We advance carefully, slaloming between the blocks of ice. Around us, white or grey dolphins, big and small, cut through the water, the whales’ blowing breaks the silence, the sea lions yawn, the seals splash around and the penguins bounce off the water as they escort Milo, black and white fauna for all these animals from the deep South, with a background of brilliant blue glaciers. Drifting along, like Alice in Wonderland, we feel as if we are shrinking. A few miles more, and we are now close, tiny in front of this vertiginous, breathtakingly beautiful ice cliff. We contemplate this extraordinary giant meringue, tinted with turquoise blue, rising tens of meters above Milo's deck. We feel privileged and savor these moments, admiring, respectful, faced with so much power. Very reasonably, Yvan decides to stay a good distance off the moraine and the growlers which have invaded this fragile haven of peace, far from the blocks which can detach themselves, creating a fatal wave. Better than a good film, this evening we will be sleeping with a view of the glacier, cool, at the foot of this monster, which breaths a light breeze coming from the great frozen plains. Pieces of ice collapse and cascade down, freeing new growlers which float on the surface, producing cracking noises as violent as thunder, breaking this eternal silence. Oscar has just to hold out his net to pick up some big ice cubes. Happy, he savors his Jurassic freeze containing bubbles of air which could date from several thousand years ago! As for us, we’ve decided on the evening’s aperitif: a wonderful, prehistoric Whisky on the Rocks. Good health!
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Catana 582 Milo One
