- Founded
- 1982
- Headquarters
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Shipyard location
- Same as headquarters
- Official website
- https://www.seawindcats.com/
Brand Overview
Australian builder of bluewater cruising catamarans, founded in Sydney in 1982, now manufacturing in Vietnam and Turkey.
Overview written fromseawindcats.com/about-us/read 9/13/2026
YachtCodex Analysis
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What this builder is
Seawind Catamarans is an Australian-founded (1982) builder specializing in bluewater cruising catamarans, now manufacturing primarily in Vietnam with an expanding facility in Turkey. The brand is known for offshore-oriented design features like protected dual helms and tri-folding saloon doors, positioning it as a performance-focused cruising catamaran maker distinct from charter-volume or luxury-superyacht cat builders.
Who sails them
Seawind buyers are typically experienced cruising couples or small families seeking bluewater-capable catamarans for long-distance passage-making and liveaboard cruising, though some models (like the 1050/1160 Resort) are also used commercially for day-charter operations. Owners value protected dual helms, offshore safety, and indoor/outdoor living for extended world cruising rather than short-handed day sailing alone.
Signature models
The Seawind 1000 (1994 Australian Sailboat of the Year) established the brand's cruising catamaran reputation, the Seawind 1160 introduced the signature tri-folding door in 2004, and the Seawind 1600 serves as the current flagship performance cruiser designed by Reichel Pugh, while the newer 1370 and 1270 continue the model line's evolution.
Strengths
Seawind is widely credited with offshore safety engineering (protected dual helms, Category A construction), the innovative tri-folding door for indoor/outdoor living, and a strong track record of industry awards (Cruising World, SAIL Magazine, British Yachting Awards) across multiple model generations.
Considerations
As a mid-size production builder with manufacturing in Vietnam and a newer plant in Turkey, Seawind's finish can vary between models and eras compared with fully custom yards, and buyers should weigh offshore capability against the more compact interior volume of a performance-oriented cruising cat next to larger charter-style catamarans.
Analysis generated 9/13/2026
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Where they build
The building sites this yard publishes, in its own order.
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Manufacturing Headquarters, main production
Izmir
Izmir, Turkey
European production facility
San Diego (Chula Vista)
San Diego, USA
Original Corsair Marine production (relocated to Vietnam in 2006)
Fleet at a Glance
Calculated from the models in the YachtCodex catalog, not from the builder's claims.
- Models in catalog
- 6
- Length range
- 11.6–16.1 m
- Hull forms
- Sailing Catamaran 6
- Cabins
- 3–4
- Production years
- 2025
Models by this brand
6 models
History
Seawind was established in Sydney in 1982, building the four-to-five-metre off-the-beach Maricat, which became the most popular Australian-built catamaran with over 3,000 made. The 24-foot Seawind 24 of 1987 became a world benchmark for small cruising cats with over 350 built and exported from America to Japan; the 28-foot Seawind 850 of 1991 opened the way to larger cruising designs, and the 33-foot Seawind 1000 of 1994 was named Australian Sailboat of the Year, the first catamaran ever so honoured. The 1050 Resort and 1200 flagships came in 1998, the Venturer power cats in 2000, and the Seawind 1160 with its tri-fold door in 2004, winning the Australian industry's best non-trailerable sailboat award in 2005 and two categories of the US Boat of the Year in 2006. In 2010 Seawind acquired the trimaran builder Corsair Marine, moved key Australian staff to Vietnam in 2011 to set up production there, and by 2012 had relocated the 1000XL2, 1160 and 1250 to the Corsair factory; the 1160 Lite followed in 2014, and in 2015 the 52-foot 1600, the 1260, the 1190 Sport and the 1160 Resort were announced -- the 1190 Sport winning its first offshore regatta and Cruising World's Boat of the Year in 2016.
History written fromseawindcats.com/about-us/· Since 1982read 9/22/2026