| Vaudrey Miller Yachts is exhibiting a 14.8m Roger Hill designed power catamaran; a family oriented cruising vessel optimised for extended coastal cruising and voyages to the Pacific Islands.
Twin 540hp turbocharged Cummins diesel engines power it to a sprint speed of 33 knots and a coastal cruising speed of 25 knots.
While efficient performance and a high-quality finish were sacrosanct, an effort was made to maximise the vessel’s size and capability for a given budget. This was primarily achieved by tailoring the design to utilise the most cost-effective building materials and techniques.
The hull, decks and superstructure were built to Maritime New Zealand survey standard from epoxy resin, E-glass reinforcements and Airex foam cores. Significant construction efficiencies were achieved by laminating individual hull panels on a flat vacuum table before CNC machining them to their developed shape. Each precisely prepared hull panel was then accurately positioned on a temporary jig were it was joined to neighbouring panels to create the hull shape. This highly efficient building method satisfied the client’s requirements by minimising labour and materials without compromising the vessel’s structural integrity, build-quality or finish.
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