Catamaran day fishing boat Anglo Dawn

outboardtwin-enginewith enclosed cockpit

Chris Roberts, a successful charter skipper from Salcombe had been researching different catamarans for a number of years. When another Devonshire fisherman made plans to visit Cheetah’s workshop last August, Chris decided he might as well jump in for the ride. Chris’s company Salcombe Angling aboard ‘Anglo Dawn’ has become one of the most popular charter companies on the south coast. Having discovered a life long obsession for fishing at the age of 4, Chris worked on many commercial fishing vessels both at home and abroad before embarking on his own charter fishing company in Salcombe. ‘I always wanted to go down the catamaran route, and the trip aboard Rob Downer’s 10.2m potting Cheetah just finished it off ‘ comments Chris. Chris decided to move things forward and placed an order for a 9.98m x 3.7m on the spot. ‘It’s been great watching the new Anglo Dawn throughout the build process and I can’t wait to start fishing’ As well as operating the new Anglo Dawn for charter angling, Chris and crew Malcolm specialize in bass fishing, both commercially and on charters, cruising up to 25 miles to various wrecks, reefs and banks. The Skerries is a well known sandbank off the coast of Devon which is well known for its catches of plaice. With some seriously good fishing ground just twenty minutes from the harbour they have an abundant species list literally on the doorstep including bass, plaice, cod, rays, turbot and Pollack. FUEL CONSUMPTION With a good opportunity to test and run the engines on the way home to Salcombe, Chris tested the 9.98m hull at different engine rpm.