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"Quad Cat 12M" Revolutionary New Design
The new Sea Speed "Quad Cat" is powered by four (4) Suzuki 250 H.P. outboards giving a top speed of over 35 knots with 30 passengers. This is the first time the quad' outboard application has been sucessfully made work with high speed catamarans of this size with Suzuki outboards.
Fuel consumption is suprisingly good with a total of 80 ltrs/Hr at 22 knots and 130 ltrs/hr at 28 knots. Click here for more information.
“Sea Cat 33” Number 7 delivered
December 2011 saw the delivery of the latest 33 Metre High-Speed Ferry “Peng Zing 12” Built by Wang Tak / Guangdong Hongshen in Guangzhou China. This Ferry is the second for the proud new owners. With this new version a few modifications were carried out and a new top speed of 28.5 knots was acheived with a full load (27.5knots cruise @90%MCR) with 2 x MTU 1080kw each and 260 Doen Waterjets. Click here to see more
“Sea Cat 33” Number 6 delivered
Mid-August 2011 saw the delivery of the latest 33 Metre High-Speed Ferry “Peng Zing 11” Built by Wang Tak / Guangdong Hongshen in Guangzhou China. This Ferry is the first of two for the proud new owners with the second due for launching in December 2011. The vessel meet to contact speed of 27.5 with a full load. Amazing considering powering is via only 2x 1080kw each. The well appointed vessel has excellent fuel economy and a very comfortable ride, offering owners and economical option to the tradition gass guzzling ferry’s of the past. In this version the owner has selected the Doen Waterjets. Click here to see more
“Tusa 6” Looking good!!!
The sleek new “Tusa 6” design is now operational out of Cairns for Tusa dive out to the Great Barrier Reef. The "State of the art” Scuba Dive, high – speed catamaran was launched late July 2011
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GCS Ltd Thailand building Sea Speed Designs
The first orders for Gold Coast Ships LTD, have been placed and work is well under way. A new company established in Thailand early 2010 GCS has worked hard to secure its first orders of 4 new high-speed catamarans for an undisclosed owner. Sea Speed design has supplied the extensive design and kit formatting services to enable work to flow smoothly during the building process. Detail of the designs are top secret however Sea speed can advise that there are two models and top speeds with be in excess of 35 knots each. Gold Coast ships are located in Pattaya, Thailand, which is just south of Bangkok. Director of Sea Speed Paul Birgan says, “We are very excited about this project and can’t wait for the boats to hit the water".
18m Whale Watcher Launched
The latest design to be launched is the Sea Speed 18.2 M Whale Watching Boat destined for operation in Port Macquarie. The vessel is currently bing Sea-trialed and was constructed at Marine Engineering Consultants P/L on the Gold Coast.
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New Generation "New Gen" Design Range
Introducing the “New Gen” (New Generation) design range. Theses design proposals have been prepared recently by the Sea Speed Team for forward thinking clients. Stylish lines matched with the latest high performance hulls. The low profile is due to the wide beam of the vessels. Currently work is underway on the 24 x 9 Metre version to carry between 150 and 220 pax.
New 12 m (44 pax) Glass Bottom Boat
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Another successfully Sea Speed design for the tourist industry is this 12Metre aluminium Coral Viewer. the design was supplied in kit form, the vessel carries up to 40 passengers and allows for viewing of the underwater reefs without getting wet.
Another 2 units, 33M ferries launched 
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The latest Sea Speed 33m passenger catamaran design built in China and has been launched Sept 2009. Preliminary Sea trials have shown good results. More information to follow.
"Sea Cat 36" 36m Ferry delivered.
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"Ba Fang" is a Sea Speed 36m catamaran design built in China and was delivered in April 2009. This fuel efficient new high-speed catamaran ferry has proven to be a good solution for low cost operation with very low fuel burn. The loaded speed is over 27 knots which is very good considering she is only powered by twin MTU 16v2000 engines (1040 kw each). A comfortable ride is achieved with the Sea Speed deep vee hulls also low vibration and the noise level are demonstrated on the main deck with readings of under 65dba.
This passenger space lay-out accommodates 194 Passengers on the main deck and 37 vip on the upper deck plus a private VIP room and 1 x 2 berth and 1 x 4 berth crew cabins.
Principal Dimensions Length (loa) 35.60 Metres; Length (lwl) 33.12 Metres; Beam 8.80 Metres; Depth 2.80 Metres; Draft 1.15 Metres; Class CCS (238 pax + 12 crew).
fuel 2 x 4000 ltr; Fresh Water 1 x 1000 ltr; Sullage 1 x 1000 ltr; Water Jets 2 x MJP 550.
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24 M Live-Aboard New Wave Cat for W.A.
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"Sea Speed" have designed a 24 Metre overnight Dive/Cruise Catamaran called "C-Quest" for West Australian and Kimberly coastal services. The vessel
was launched February 2009 in Brisbane and is for Suba-Aqua Enterprises who are replacing
their existing monohull vessel with this purpose designed and built craft. The design allows for seasonal tourist services and also a research workboat
operations. The boat design features include a large aft' mini-sub platform, and capability for heli pad on the sun deck. 
Powered by twin Detroit S 60 (740 h.p.) diesel engines through Prop/Shaft and Mini-keels the top speed is over 25 knots and fuel efficient cruising speed is over 20 knots at around 80 liters per hour per engine. Other features include Twin 40 kva Zenith generators, fully air-conditioned, 2 x 5000 ltr long range fuel tanks, Sun Roof. Principal Dimensions Length (loa) 24.90 Metres Length (lwl) 24.90 Metres Beam 9.00 Metres Depth 2.45 Metres Draft 1.75 Metres Class USL Code 2B (12 pax + 4 crew) 1D (52 pax + 4 crew)
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New 42m/400 Pax Ferry For Shanghai
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"Dong Hai Lu Dai" was launched in December 2008 with excellent performance results.The 41.6 metre Seacat 400 pax high-speed catamaran features the super efficient seaspeed “deep vee” seacat hull and is a high passenger capacity commuter ferry for Shanghai waterways. Almost 300 passengers are on the lower deck with a comfortable seating arrangement of generous seat pitch and extra wide companionways. The area has a large servery/bar and the wash rooms are away from the seating. The upper deck is for 100 VIP passengers in a spacious saloon with three separate exclusive lounge rooms and boardrooms, featuring the latest in flat screen TVs and music systems. Powered by the twin MTU 12v 4000 engines (1740kw) and MJP 650 waterjets combination the full loaded speed is over 31 knots.
Length Overall :41.30 metres; Beam :11.72 metres;
Depth :3.40 metres; Draft :1.15 metres;
Type : Aluminium Passenger Catamaran;
Class :China Classification Society Capacity :398 PAX
Speed :31 Knots;
Main Engine : 2x MTU12V4000M70 @1740kW;
Gearbox :2 x ZF 4650
Waterjet :2 x MJP650DD;
Generator :2x Dong Feng Cummins @100kW.
16m Aluminium Foil-Cat For Calypso Charters
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The new sea speed designed high-speed 16m dive catamaran project is complete. This vessel was desi
gned using the latest foil technology from Murray Burns and Dovell coupled with Seafury surface drives to give substantial increase in speed and fuel economy.
This is the fourth vessel designed for Calypso Charters. Previous vessels were Eclipse (launched 2004), Eclipse (launched 2006) and Calypso (launched 2007). Repeat customers like Graham Jones show how successful these vessels are in operation as well as the owner's satisfaction with the performance of the designs.
"Tusa 5" 24 Meter Dive Boat for "Tusa Dive"
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"Tusa V", a state of the art 24 meter day dive boat designed by Sea Speed was launched on Monday
27 Aug 2007 and has already started work in Cairns. It is powered by
MTU Series 60s (496 kw @ 2300 rpm) providing super economical operation
of around 80 liters per hour per engine at 20 - 21 knots cruising speed
and over 26 knots top speed. This is 2 knots over the contract speed
and the owners are very pleased with the vessel.
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Second Seacat 33 delivered for China/Hk service
Successfully completed sea trials for the second Sea Speed Sea Cat 33 design ("Xunlong 5") of two ferries to operate between Hong Kong and China the vessel was delivered on the 26th December 2007. Full load trial condition at 100% MCR Y2602 achieved 27.9 knots.Click here to see more.
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First 33 M Catamarans for Hong Kong/China
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"Xunlong 3" High Speed Aluminium catamaran Launched August 2007- The 33 metre aluminium ferry designs (2 units for the Hong Kong/Shenzen Run) are based on the proven 33 metre high speed cat launched in China early this year. Click here to see more.
These are the CMCS deep-vee, hard chine hulls which are proving hard to match in both performance and fuel economy.
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Quick Cat II featured in the February-March edition of Imprint magazine
Innovative new design allows easier wheelchair access. Click here to view the article.
Queensland based designer Paul Birgan of Sea Speed Design created quite a stir at the recent Asian Shipping and Work Boat Exhibition in Singapore, with the signing of a five-vessel crew boat contract. The designs and kits were completed to meet Lloyds SSC requirements to meet the challenging operational requirements of the operators in Kazakhstan. This included low draft vessels that would have minimum operating speed of 25knots and the capability to operate in rough seas.
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First crew boat "Bue Tobol" in sea trials off Tangalooma, Moreton Island. 30 knots top speed which is 2 knots over original specification. Bue Tobol comfortably cruises on 25 knots. For more photos and info on the 18m Crew Boats click here.
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