Power catamaran motor yacht PP 67-19

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Australian-owned, Thailand-based builder is finalising the long-range PP67, built to explore Indonesia’s surfing hot spots, and has designed a “super-high-performance” PP70. PowerPlay Catamarans is preparing to launch its latest PP67 at its base in the Ocean Marina Yacht Club in Pattaya, with the model available for inspection from mid-December and sea trials scheduled for later in the month. Designed by Australian James Dewing, who founded the company in Townsville in North Queensland in 2000, the 67ft 6in powercat with an enclosed flybridge has been custom-built for international clients looking for big surf in the Mentawai Islands west of Sumatra and to explore areas from Bali to Langkawi. With a top speed of 25-plus knots, like her 2019 sistership Seamaster, the new Class A offshore catamaran is fitted with twin 600hp Cummins engines and four fuel tanks totalling 14,000 litres for a range of about 2,500nm at 13-14 knots. “The owners are big-wave surfers who want a high-performance, long-range cruiser to take them where they want to go – and quickly when needed. They’ll be monitoring the best waves and then going to catch them with the onboard RIB and WaveRunner,” says Mr Dewing, who has been designing and building boats for over four decades. “PowerPlay cats are built to go faster and further, then play for a while. The PP67 will easily be able to go from Singapore to the Mentawai Islands, hang out and return without refuelling. I sometimes describe our catamarans as Pacific cruisers, as our previous model is in French Polynesia and all our yachts are suitable for extensive cruising in terms of duration and distance.”