537 February 2009

Catamaran from Nova Scotia Yard

The yacht Hayfu II.
Photos courtesy of A. F. Theriault & Son Ltd.

In August 2008 the well-known shipyard of A. F. Theriault in Meteghan River Nova Scotia delivered the Hayfu II, a fine new $7 million catamaran yacht for a Florida owner. It was the owner’s second catamaran from the same yard.

Bill Preston of Marine Design and Travis Carver of Sterling Marine did the design of the fiber reinforced composit vessel. Offices of both firms are located in Florida. The 82 by 32-foot catamaran has six staterooms as well as tankage for 2300 gallons of fuel and 600 gallons of water. Each hull has a Cummins QSM11 main engine rated for 670 hp each. The 1340 hp will drive the twin hulls at 23 knots.

The owner’s representatives during construction on the Hayfu II were the yacht’s Captain Brian Water and his wife Lynn also of Florida.

A. F. Theriault & Son Ltd. is one of the largest, privately owned shipyards in Canada's Atlantic region. Augustin Theriault founded this family business in 1938 in an era where wooden 3-masted sailing ships were still common. Today, a wide variety of modern vessels are built combining traditional techniques with the latest trends and technologies with aluminum, fiberglass and composites.

For more information:

Bill Preston
Marine Design
60 Shoreline Dr.
Gulf Breeze, FL 32561
E-mail: marinedesign@bellsouth.net

Travis Carver
Sterling Marine, Ltd.
1150 Shady Lane
Gulf Breeze, Florida
Phone 850 916 0002
Fax: 850 934 6413
E-mail: sterlingmarine@aol.com
Web: www.sterling-marine.com

Alice Comeau
A. F. Theriault & Son Ltd.
P.O. Box 10
Meteghan River, Nova Scotia
B0W 2L0 Canada
Phone: 902 645 2327
Fax: 902 645 2174
E-mail: customerservice@aftheriault.com

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