Taking Takacat out for a spin on lake Bodensee (PTC Short)

Treated myself to a visit of the Interboot in Friedrichshafen in late 2017. Met this nice family selling the New Zealand Takacats in Germany and Europe (www.takacat.de). They took me out on the lake for a spin in one of their boats I don't know the exact model, but the one in the video belongs to the "Sport" series. Takacats differ from other small inflatable craft in that they are "cats", catamarans. Being cats they don't have this shallow-V hull form, but instead two cylindrical tubes and a "deck" in the middle. This provides a lot of stability, speed potential and a smoother ride on the water. All in all, a lot of cool ideas are implemented in the boats. They can be open at the bow for easy access from the water (LX series) and/or at the back ("open transom") for safety reasons (a wave from behind wouldn't stay in the boat) (LX and Sport series). Having fought with tiny uncomfortable dinghies during several sailing trips, the Takacat was a welcome change of pace. I liked it a lot. I'm not affiliated with Takacat in any way. Check out PTC_Boats Patreon for early access to videos: https://www.patreon.com/PartTimeCrazy_Boats Takacat: www.takacat.com Takacat Germany and Europe: www.takacat.de Cool Pics: https://www.instagram.com/part.time.crazy/ Music: We Are One by Vexento https://www.youtube.com/user/Vexento https://soundcloud.com/vexento Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Ssvu2yncgWU