KD 860 sailing cat in a kit form

We are preparing one of these boat kits right now,we can supply the materials and cut the boats bulkheads for you,the plans had some tricks in them we have resolved, so now when you buy a KD860 kit from CKD Boats cc,you know its been checked through and the panels and timbers will line up,we hope to post regular pictures of the build process on our blog for you.


KD 860 - offshore catamaran

This is Bernd Kohler,of K-Design's smallest offshore cruiser. A sea worthy fast cruiser catamaran for a family of four. The performance of this boat is exceptional on all courses to the wind. To make sure of this, the boat is light and has a low streamlined profile for windward performance. The study plans include diagrams for speed prediction and dynamic stability, so you can see for your self.

The boat is a plywood/glass/epoxy composite construction. Any handy amateur can build this boat without difficulties and surprises.

Quoted in the Study plans... "Every person who has repaired a chair can build this boat"

LOA/LWL: 8.76/8.60m
Beam: 5.60m
Draft hull/rudder: 0.4/0.7m
Weight empty: 1400 kg
Weight cwl: 2800 kg

Sail area -
Main: 27 m2
Jib : 10 m2
Reacher: 26 m2