Catamaran Topaz 14 Topper catamaran with gennaker

The Cat 14 offers great performance. It is light, sensitive and agile, with a strong but docile response to the helm.

The mainsail can be reefed and the jib furled. A powerful 10 m2 gennaker is child’s play to hoist and drop and gives even more power downwind, yet the boat remains controllable and easy to handle at all times. Single and twin trapeze options are available.

Catamarans are fast because their hulls have a small wetted surface. The sail area and the wide platform give the crew more leverage than on a monohull. The platform provides a high power-to-weight ratio, but the hulls must be light and stiff. The Cat-14’s hulls are light, stiff and more dynamic than those of any other rotomoulded catamaran, with a crisp, responsive feel that we could call true performance sailing. It is a very tough catamaran and practically maintenance-free.

The “pedigree” of Olympic champions Loday and White is clear to see in the design. Performance is brilliant, yet the boat is easy to control and well thought out, with plenty of clever features.

Many dinghy sailors believe that a catamaran’s Achilles’ heel is its inability to tack. Well, you can forget all those preconceptions with Topper catamarans. The Loday/White design team has moved the skegs, which work like small keels, directly under the mainsail, where they act as centreboards and let the catamaran tack perfectly, making it a pleasure to cross from hull to hull.

The trampoline has plenty of room for the helm and crew to move around. And when the crew want to go out on the trapeze, it is easy to hook on and step out thanks to the exclusive non-slip surface of Topper catamarans. The Topaz 14 also comes with a fully adjustable rudder system, with a small, neat, simple and fail-safe lever to lock each blade. The blades are injection-moulded in plastic, so they are very tough and durable. All the fittings and pre-stretched sheets are the kind of kit normally found only on expensive high-end racing catamarans.

Safety features include a fully sealed mast and a masthead float to ensure that, if the Cat-14 capsizes, it floats on its side instead of turning upside down. Thanks to the righting lines and the weight placed at the stern of the hulls, even a very light crew can right the catamaran effortlessly.

The Cat-14 is tough, light and stiff, with a thoroughly modern design that delivers sensational sailing. Its durable, robust hull construction and top-of-the-range standard equipment make it the leading catamaran in its class.