Sailfish releases new Canyon Master cat

Webbe Marine says that the latest offering from Sailfish Catamarans offers boaters an enormous cockpit matched with stability and on-water performance.

With a length overall of 7.30m and beam of 2.45m this is a decent sized cat. Customers are offered a choice of dual Honda 90hp outboards or bigger Honda 115hp engines. Two 175-litre fuel tanks ensure this cat has the legs to head a long way offshore and troll all day long.

According to Gavan Daly at Webbe Marine, the Canyon Master has been developed in direct response to customer feedback.

"We believed that the cat fishing market was after a hull with a smaller cabin and larger cockpit," Gavan said.

"What we discovered when we made the adjustment was that they actually still wanted a cabin that could provide enough space for an afternoon nap. The Canyon Master has a cabin big enough to sleep two and a cockpit that is actually 2.2m square."

Sailfish has developed a new hull shape for the Canyon Master, the Hydroflow Gen 2 hull. The entry of the sponsons have been enhanced to deliver easier planing without compromising a soft entry when operating in rough water.

Moving aft, the sponsons have been widened to enable the hull to float higher in the water. As a consequence, hull drag is reduced with the upside being a three-knot increase in performance with better fuel economy. Hull stability remains as solid as ever.

The sponsons are manufactured from durable 5mm aluminium plate with 25mm keels. Foam-filled sponsons are not only a great safety feature, but ensure that hull noise is kept to a minimum.

The Sailfish Canyon Master is available in either a hardtop or soft-top configuration. Hardtop boats are experiencing a big surge in popularity as it extends the fishing season for anglers who want to fish in tougher weather conditions.

Other features of this Sailfish include a windscreen wiper, electric anchor winch, Garmin colour touchscreen combo, kill tank, live bait tank, deckwash, lockable forward cabin, non-skid flooring, LED lighting, Fusion stereo, VHF radio and an optional toilet.

With a pair of Honda 90 four-stroke outboards top speed is 35 knots (64 km/h) at 5800 rpm. At cruise, the readout is 21 knots (39 km/h) at 4000 rom.

The option of the bigger Honda 115hp four stroke outboards gives a top speed of 37 knots (68 km/h) at 6000 rpm and a cruise speed of 22.7 knots (42 km/h) at 4000 rpm.

Webbe Marine is the authorised agent for the Sailfish brand of boats for the East Coast of Australia.