From the classifieds: Voyager V930

Voyager has been at the forefront of building fast and capable powered catamarans from its Gold Coast base for a number of years.

One of the best models has been the Voyager V930, a 9.9-metre LOA and 3.0-metre beam twin-hulled low-drag symmetrical catamaran featuring a 31-degree deadrise at the stern for tracking and a big initial chine and lots of buoyancy forward for lift.

These are well-made boats. Below the waterline, the Voyager V930 features a solid fibreglass hull, while above it, the deck and hardtop both feature a foam-core sandwich to save weight and lower the centre of gravity.

The big thing about these boats, though, were the engine choices available. You could equip this boat out of the factory with either sterndrives or outboards, giving a wide range of options in terms of cruising performance via a 900-litre tank, and outright speed.

Outboard-engined versions of the Voyager V930 had a modified hull compared with sterndrive models, with cut-outs in the aft running surface and a flatter run aft to suit the extra-long shafts of the engines.

The big benefit of the outboard engines was the ability to raise them out of the water while laid-up, but they also yielded a huge amount of storage space with the inboard engine wells converted to lazarettes.

It also gave the Voyager V930 a very shallow draft of just 0.5 metres with the engines down, allowing the cat to sneak into shallow, protected anchorages. Combined with the low-profile hardtop, and the Voyager V930 cold even sneak under bridges that other cruisers would have to back away from.

Owners could choose across a wide range of options for these boats, including 240-volt inverters and shore power, generators, air-conditioning, hot water systems (via a 300-litre tank), microwave ovens, and more.

Each boat was fitted with an internal liner that greatly enhanced the cockpit’s finish. To one side was a galley, and to the other a dinette.

Below decks was a comfortable twin berth built into the bow with infills that turned it into a double bed. To either side, doors open up into the sponsons, with a head and handheld shower in one hull, and a pair of reasonably tight single berths on the other.

Outside, the boat came with an expansive cockpit space and a swim deck, making it a great entertaining space when anchored. The one disadvantage of the twin-hull layout is that there is not much above-deck outdoor space forward; powered cats are not known for making much if any use of this limited amount of real estate.

On the water, the Voyager V930 was a decent performer, easily capable of cruising at up to 30 knots and pushing 40 knots when digging deep, but most comfortable around 20 knots. 

Prices from new started at around $170,000 for a basic fit-out and not including many extras, with the boats tending to hang onto their value as they age.

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