Making News

Few boats smaller than 20 feet are considered capable of undertaking a 469 mile trip across some of the most hostile waters the Great lakes have to offer. But such a journey is exactly what a tough little 11-foot power catamaran recently accomplished.

An 11-foot, four-inch CraigCat®, piloted by Adam Gursoy and Trevor Baykowski, recently launched from Grand Haven Michigan, on that state's west coast on Lake Michigan.

We acquired our CraigCat® late in 1991, as a novelty item. For many years after that it was just that — an electric water novelty used for everything from a fishing platform to a floating raft and diving board for the kids. We have also had it in all of our local custom events like "Anything But A Boat Float" and "Christmas On The River" where all of the boats are decked with Christmas themes and lights.

When Alex asked me to go and have a look at the CraigCat®, to be honest, after his description, I was totally flummoxed! — "Two surfboards attached to each other with an engine," is roughly what he said, so I am relieved to report that the CraigCat® is far more than that.