Why? 

A tender is to a yacht owner what your SUV is at home. It is not only for getting from point A to B, it should be your Sport Utility Vessel. So, we collaborated to create the ultimate utility and value in a carbon fiber tender. Our experience in cruising and boating has taught us a few things; most importantly that your tender is key to enjoying cruising to the full. Once the yacht's anchor hits the sea bed, your tender becomes your commute, work horse, and pleasure vehicle. In the morning, the SeaSUV could be your fishing platform with 3 levels of flat standing areas that are ideal for casting from. Your rods can be stowed permanently under the gunwale seats, raring to go when needed. Later, your SeaSUV becomes your dive boat with ample storage under the seats for full SCUBA dive kits! The forward swim ladder allows easy boarding from the water. No person on board is required to provide counter weight or assistance. Then, the SeaSUV becomes your ride to shore for sundowners and dinner. The flat island deck feature keeps boat shoes dry and makes for a safe trip. The high inner gunwale provide lateral support to passengers and allows them to stand while traveling. Standing when traveling across choppy water makes the trip so much more comfortable. 

Where?

South Africa is where a large percentage of cruising catamarans are built. We build these full carbon fiber and 38% bio-based epoxy SeaSUVs in Knysna, just about midway between Cape Town and St Francis, where the majority of catamaran yards are located. Most of these yards are less than 300km (185 miles) away from where we manufacture, and probably a much greener proposition than imported tenders from abroad. 

Features

 SeaSUV 330 new hull design

Length: 3.35m | 11'

Beam/width: 1.65m | 5'5"

Height: 0.70m | 2'4"

Weight: 55kg-85kg | 121-154pounds (options dependent)

Recommended power: 9.9-20 | Max 50 kg

As a Sport Utility Vessel, the SeaSUV 330 excels. The ultra-lightweight cored carbon fiber and green epoxy (approximately 38% bio-based content) creates an unbelievably light and strong boat that is far bigger in space than any other 3.3 m (11 foot) tenders we know of. We packed all the features and comfort we could in a 3.3 m (11 foot) platform. Features that one would only associated with much larger boats are available on the SeaSUV 330. 

Fits yachts like the Vision 444, Knysna 500, Balance 442,482, 526, St Francis 46.

SeaSUV 360 

Length: 3.6m | 11'10"

Beam/width: 1.85m | 6'1"

Height: 0.75m | 2'6"

Weight: 64kg -95kg | 141-194pounds (options dependent)

Recommended power : 15-30hp | Max 60 kg | 135pounds 

As a Sport Utility Vessel, the SeaSUV 360 excels. The lightweight cored carbon fiber and green epoxy (approximately 38% bio-based content) creates an unbelievably light and strong boat that is far bigger in space than any other 3.6 m (12 foot) tenders we know of. We packed all the features and comfort we could in a 3.6 m (12 foot) platform. Features that one would only associated with much larger boats are available on the SeaSUV 360. 

Fits yachts like the Vision 444, Knysna 500, Balance 526, 580,  St Francis 46, Xquisite X5. 

Large flat gunnel seats flank the spacious and wide flat island deck option. 

A large lockable hatch keeps the fuel tank and other gear out of sight from prying eyes.

The SeaSUV's rear end has great aft boarding steps. There's no need to climb over the gunwales, simply step up and over the transom as you push off from the shallows.

The SeaSUV's flat upper deck and bumper on the bow allows you to push up against a yacht or dock to get the crew and passengers to board or disembark using the bow deck and the seat as steps up or down to the floor. This pic also shows the ladder on the SeaSUV that has been slid back to protect the yacht.

The SeaSUV's retractable and sliding telescopic swim ladder is a great safety feature. most swimmers struggle to board an anchored tender from the water without assistance. This struggle to board can lead to exhaustion or hypothermia. The swim ladder covers the anchor storage bag and thus acts as reminder to deploy the ladder before anchoring so that whoever gets back to the boat can board unassisted.

Large areas under the side seats allow fishing rods, surfboards, kites, SCUBA gear, and snorkeling gear to be stowed; and keeps the deck clear.  The oars are kept under one of the side seats within holders.

The SeaSUVs have warped variable V hull shape designs. Concave chines are located where the narrower planing hull transitions to the gunwales. These concave chines add much reserve buoyancy as the boat starts to heel to a side when stationary. These concave chines also redirect water spray away from the boat and contribute to how dry the ride is.

In this image, we stow a 1.45m long kiting surfboard and a large 14m2 kite, bar, and pump under the side seat. The other side has the same storage space. This amount of gear would typically clutter decks of other tenders so that moving around would be difficult, but this is not so on a SeaSUV. 

This shows what is under the the paint finish and EVA decking - carbon fiber. This carbon fiber construction is coated with an internationally available premium yacht coating to keep the SeaSUV very light in weight without the weight and spider cracks associated with other gelcoated boats.

Our epoxy resin infusion process creates superior strength to weight ratios in both the hull and deck of all SeaSUVs.

Thousands of epoxy rivets are created through the  closed cell foam core this way, and these epoxy rivets make for a much stronger bond between the outer and inner carbon layers than just a bond to the foam. 

Some Reviews

 "...the SeaSUV was the belle of the ball in every anchorage. Always drawing interest. We love going snorkeling / diving with her. So convenient and a great platform - routinely we’d have 6 people in her with no issues." Steve H, SeaSUV 360 -USA

"Our SeaSUV 360 is really solid and you know what I love? It's so much better than every other tender that I've found. I've been in rough water next to a friend with another hard tender and our SeaSUV is so much more stable. It's so much faster when comparing motor for motor. My friend just struggles in rough water with his tender. You're moving around in the SeaSUV but they were just getting hammered. The SeaSUV is just an amazing boat, so I can't say thank you enough!" KH  - USA