Chat 18 catamaran on launch day April 2021

This video was taken by neighbour and multihull sailor Oriel and shows my plywood Chat 18 catamaran on its first sail. Initially I was just going to motor it from the slipway to the pontoon, but couldn't resist a short sail! In the event I couldn't get the outboard to restart so sailed onto the pontoon. Fortunately the mainsail came down easily - the first time I had ever lowered it! More on the Chat 18 here https://www.sailingcatamarans.com/index.php/designs-2/2-catamarans-under-25ft/475-chat-18-daysailing-catamaran