CraigCat Adventure Catamaran

At the boat shows, we’re always on the lookout for unique vessels. Invented by Erik and Robert Craig nearly 30 years ago and refined through all those years, these speedy little 30-horsepower, joystick-steered catamarans feature super-stable and tough roto-molded and foam-filled pontoons, rod holders, a bimini and plenty of other options. They, frankly, look like a blast to rip around on, or cast from in inches of shallow water. Have a closer look with Senior Editor Chris Dixon.

At the boat shows, we’re always on the lookout for unique vessels. Invented by Erik and Robert Craig nearly 30 years ago and refined through all those years, these speedy little 30-horsepower, joystick-steered catamarans feature super-stable and tough roto-molded and foam-filled pontoons, rod holders, a bimini and plenty of other options. They, frankly, look like a blast to rip around on, or cast from in inches of shallow water. Have a closer look with Senior Editor Chris Dixon.

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Chris Dixon

Senior Editor, Power & Motoryacht
Chris Dixon is the author of Ghost Wave and The Ocean, The Ultimate Handbook of Nautical Knowledge. His writing has appeared in The New York Times bestseller The Southerner’s Handbook. His writing has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Outside, Popular Mechanics and Garden & Gun. He grew up boating, fishing and surfing along the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia, once spent a year working and traveling with Jimmy Buffett and today lives in Charleston with his wife, son and daughter.

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