Aventura Cats, anyone know anything about them

[jbinbi]

Just came across them as I look to replace my Lagoon 380, but downsizing...

https://www.aventura-catamarans.com/en-au/aventura-34

This looks great, but have never heard of them. Tried to fill out the form to contact them, and the robot checker has you pick pictures in an endless loop! You can't get thru, or at least I can't.

Made in Tunisia, but supposedly so are Bali's these days.

[CaptainRivet]

Originally Posted by jbinbi

Just came across them as I look to replace my Lagoon 380, but downsizing...

https://www.aventura-catamarans.com/en-au/aventura-34

This looks great, but have never heard of them. Tried to fill out the form to contact them, and the robot checker has you pick pictures in an endless loop! You can't get thru, or at least I can't.

Made in Tunisia, but supposedly so are Bali's these days.

what you wanna do with the 34' ?
checked it on a boat fair, Hull and fibreglass is ok for the price. Interior is ikea style quality like Hanse.

[jbinbi]

Daysailing, coastal cruising for a few days at a time, 2 people. Nothing too exciting. If it is like a hanse, that is fine.

[CaptainRivet]

Originally Posted by jbinbi

Daysailing, coastal cruising for a few days at a time, 2 people. Nothing too exciting. If it is like a hanse, that is fine.

That’s perfect for it. Your 380 Lagoon can go around the world, the 34“ Aventura no. Med is fine for it.
Suggest to take the biggest engines they offer, no standard 10hp one.
But 34“ means you get hobby horsing in the waves, that 1m less counts here.

Suggest to call catsales in Germany and talk to Mr. Tietze.

[toolbar]

Saw one in Croatia motoring alongside our boat, while we were sailing.

Actually the lines looked quite nice, but the boat seemed seriously overloaded with 3 (charter) people on board and a small dinghy in the davids. Transoms seemed immersed much deeped than planned.

Paul

[toolbar]

Look at these three pictures from the Aventure website and zoom in on the waterline at the stern in the left and right picture.

PS: ok, noticed it myself, those are different models. :-) Still on the 34 the antifouling at the bow shows, while it is underwater at the stern.

[JC Reefer]

The picture on the left is the 34 with its bows beached. Not a good measure of how it would sit, overloaded or otherwise

[toolbar]

Originally Posted by JC Reefer

The picture on the left is the 34 with its bows beached. Not a good measure of how it would sit, overloaded or otherwise

I can't believe, that it is beached so far, that the bows are being pushed up.

The one we saw motoring had the same bow-up, stern-down orientation.

Paul

[Franziska]

Originally Posted by toolbar

I can't believe, that it is beached so far, that the bows are being pushed up.



The one we saw motoring had the same bow-up, stern-down orientation.



Paul

When you beach a cat you just drive here on the sand beach carefully. The tide does the rest.
If the beach has a steepee angle the stern will be submerged more for a while...

[CaptainRivet]

Stern down doesn't mean is overloaded, maybe just wrongly loaded or just the watertanks empty as big counterweight upfront. Look at the interior plan. cabins are far back,storage room and engines back,davits...All that's heavy is far back.
and yes a 34" has not much payload where charter has no glue about. but for a couple that should be more then fine. I am going around the world and wanted a FP Mahe 36 but ended up at a 40ft Lavezzi. But if I would have your plan this would be top of my list.

[CaptainRivet]

just charter one for a week and get 1st hand experience
https://www.croatia-yachting-charter...ns/aventura-34

[Talbot]

A few other designs that might be worth a look:
Woods Eclipse - older design but very seaworthy
Broadblue 346
Gemini 105 - Perhaps closest to your use description.

[sv Stella Maris]

I’m near them all the time in Martinique the last few years, and the bigger model. Fine boats, purpose built and no lies.

I’ve owned Lagoon and now Fountain Pajot for your baseline. My takeaway for the Aventura: I’d buy one if it suited my needs, no problem. The professional day charter crew agreed with build type/quality. No skeletons…

[zurk]

i visited the factory last month. what do you want to know ? they are very small and swamped.

[Camp Director G]

I've seen them for years at boat shows and around, but never while I was out sailing. They used to be sort of smaller and seemed at first to be a bit low-end, but I think they have gotten nicer as the years have gone by. The new models look decent and they fit a niche for smaller boats in this field. I have walked on them but can't speak to how they sail.