Yacht Style – July 2019

lounges that they can see the sky, but not the water around them. We
have developed instead a high bridge deck with 360 degree views.
“Your power catamaran should be like a waterfront apartment,
literally a home on the water. It must have all those comforts, from
relaxation areas to storage to practical galleys to private bedrooms,
enabling it to cruise in remote places self-sufficiently for long periods.
“Last but not least, it must have ‘beachability’ for emergencies or
for urgent attention to underwater gear. Many power catamarans can’t
do that because they have IPS, or no proper keel protection, and as
soon as they touch bottom they are in trouble. ILIADs are built to be
beached in an emergency and serviced on the spot. They don’t need
some distant marina to look after their maintenance”.
Range of the ILIAD 50 is about 2,500nm, on the ILIAD 60 circa
3,500nm, and on the ILIAD 70 nearly 5,000nm. That is enough
to drive these craft across even the widest oceans, and it opens up
undreamed-of possibilities for pleasure and exploring places well
beyond routes of ubiquitous cruise liners.
Fuel burn is less than 1.5 litres per nautical mile in long-range
cruising mode.
“As sailing and now power catamarans have become incredibly
more in-demand over the last decade”, says Elkington, “some sailing
cat production builders have simply used the same hull for a power
cat.
“This doesn’t work. A hull designed for gentle 7-8 knot sailing
speeds is not necessarily suitable when pushed at 20 knots under
engines. Power cats need to be designed specifically as power cats.
This too is an aspect that the ILIAD series brings to the table”.
Elkington, who wrote a guest column for Yacht Style recently,
remains a strong supporter of major French yard Fountaine Pajot, and
has contributed many design ideas to the evolution of its Motor Yacht

MY range, which has its own specific market niche, and he has a team

dedicated to their sales and service.

Basically the Fountaine Pajot MYs and the ILIAD range

complement each other. The FP 37-44 feet MYs are great coastal and

shorter distance passage makers, and the 50-90 feet ILIADs just take

you further.

The ILIADs, though, are his latest power baby, and the youngster

may be growing up a lot faster than expected.

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Owner and guests have 360 degree views of passing water activities and shorelines

Wide selection of engines are available,

and range of this vessel is generally about 2,500 nautical miles

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