Gurit helps TAG Yachts achieve performance & luxury

The design process allows the designer to establish what the priority is for the client and what level of compromise, and in which areas, is acceptable.

TAG Yachts, however, believes that in the TAG 60, designed by Greg Young, they have found the perfect balance for a boat owner that wants a real sailing experience without compromising on the finishing and fit out.

Described by TAG Yachts as a “luxury high performing sailing catamaran”, the TAG 60 is credited with impressive top speeds for a cruising catamaran, yet its real performance benefit is its ability to sail well in light airs.

‘It features sailing characteristics untypical for such a catamaran such as regularly outpointing larger monohulls due to its centreboards, powerful sail plan and rotating wing mast; reaching at broader wind angles due to the slim hulls and once again the sail plan and rotating mast; and deep downwind sailing similar to a racing catamaran.

TAG Yachts describe their 60 as a yacht that ‘is designed for the sailor who enjoys sailing’.  However, production catamarans with this sort of exhilarating performance capability often have relatively sparse fit outs, requiring weight savings to achieve the performance.

So how do TAG Yachts achieve both performance and a superyacht level of interior fitout?

Whilst most modern production catamarans are made of glass fibre (either single skin or cored sandwich construction), TAG Yachts selected carbon fibre fabrics, with Corecell structural foam and epoxy resins for the TAG 60. 

“Opting for these high performance materials, all supplied by Gurit, plus vacuum consolidating and post-curing the laminates, meant that we could achieve the excellent structural properties of a strong and stiff performance yacht,” says Doug Koch of TAG Yachts. 

“Saving weight in the primary structures, and being smart with our choice of materials for the interior, has allowed us to fit out the yachts to a superyacht standard – without compromising on sailing performance.”

The interior fit-out certainly is impressive and doesn’t skimp on luxury. A modern European style dominates, with a large open plan galley/living area, and a fully enclosed salon unlike many other modern cruising catamarans. Four cabins, three bathrooms (each with individually controlled air-con, LED lighting and other such features), complete the interior.