Sail the World fossil-free: African Cat – Green Cat 445 (Fast Cat 445 Green Motion): A fast carbon / basalt catamaran with silent electrical propulsion, solar power and generator back up. North sails, a list with upgrades, spares. Ready to go.
Design & Construction:
– Builder: African Cats, Cape Town, South Africa
– Naval architect: Angelo Lavranos, in cooperation with Gideon Goudsmit (African Cats)
– Model: FastCat/GreenCat 445 World Cruiser with Green Motion electric propulsion
– Construction: Hull material: basalt fiber vacuum infused with epoxy ( dus geen Carbon)
Hulls reinforced with twaron aramid impact protection system.
Hull:
– 2 cabins, 2 heads, retractable electric motors/generators, 3-blade propellers (spare 4-blade propeller)
– Carbon fibre hardtop bimini with see-through panel
– Carbon fibre mast and Dyneema halyards
– Bottom paint, June 2025 ( seajet 039)
– Hull material: basalt fiber vacuum infused with epoxy
-Hulls reinforced with twaron aramid impact protection system.
Deck:
– MUIR anchor winch (revised Oct 2024)
– 75 m anchor chain with Mantus 35 kg anchor (new Jan 2024)
– 15 m chain for spare anchor, total 25 m
– Davits / solar frame, aluminium (2025)
– Highfield CL 310 Hypalon tender (2024)
– Foldable anchor incl. lead line (new)
– Carbon fibre steering wheel with Hydrive hydraulic steering (new seals 2025)
– 5 Holmatro winches
– 1 Holmatro electric winch for halyards and reefing lines (new motor 2025)
– Standing rigging pin-to-pin new Dec 2022, professionally done by Valencia Riggers with warranty, tuned Jan 2024
– Railing poles and Dyneema railing (new 2025)
– Reefing blocks
– Liftable triangular bowsprit
Sails:
– Mainsail North Sails in Pentex, 80 m2, heavy duty cars with extra wide bearings (new Nov 2021)
– Jib/Genoa North Sails in Pentex, 42 m2
– North Sails gennaker with lines and blocks, 100 m2
– North Sails gennaker with lines and blocks, 75 m2, 2.2 oz, with new top-down furler
– Storm jib with Dyneema inner halyard
– Complete running rigging (2024)
– All sheets in Dyneema
Engines:
– 2 x 10 kW Green-Motion electric retractable motors
– Diesel bug treatment for engines/generator (against algae in diesel); new fuel polishing system installed 2023
– Floscan digital fuel flow meter with total diesel consumption
– 2 Michigan forward-facing (tractor) propellers
– Control panel for Air Breeze
– Suzuki 20 hp outboard for the Highfield tender
Electrical details:
– 3 x 48 V high-power lithium propulsion batteries, 23 kWh (new Nov 2023, US made, 5-year warranty)
– 2 spare aluminium propellers
– 16.0 kW 144 V Polar Power genset on Volvo Penta base + 70 A 24 V alternator (new Nov 2024; ca. 10K worth of spare parts for every mechanical and electrical component on board)
– VETUS silencer for generator
– 720 Ah / 26.5 V lithium house battery bank (new 2021, DK Innovation, professionally installed in France)
– 75 Ah AGM starting battery for genset (new 2026, plus spare)
– Mastervolt inverter/charger 5000/200 (new Jan 2023, suitable for 220 V or 110 V shore power)
– Solar panels: 7 x JA bifacial panels, 455 Wp each (new 2026)
– Victron Skylla TG 24/100 cross charger, 160 V to 24 V
– Victron 5000/200 inverter/charger
– Capi2 electrical power distribution system, 24 V – 130 A (spare nodes on board)
Kitchen and interior:
– Webasto air conditioning, 5.5 kW, modulating clock thermostat (new Nov 2023)
– Washing machine (new Feb 2023)
– 24 gallon fridge/freezer 24 V (new Feb 2023)
– 3000 W electric Quooker
– SMEG combination oven/microwave
– SMEG 3-plate induction stove on 5 kW inverter
– Indel Webasto fridge/freezer with dual thermostat
– Indel Webasto marine refrigerator
– Cork and maple flooring
– 2 seats next to electric winch with rope cabinets
– Lowerable outside table + extra mattresses (new 2026)
– 24 polycarbonate glasses
– Sage espresso machine (new 2025)
– Dualit toaster
– Hardwood cutting board installed above dish rack
– Lightweight dinnerware set for 8
– Nesting pots and pans (6)
– Kitchenware including stainless steel knife set
– Cutlery set for 8
– Set of towels and bed linen
– 3-sided outside cockpit enclosure with windows (upgraded Nov 2023 with mosquito net)
– Solar shades mounted on the outside of the saloon
– 4 mattresses for beds inside (new 2024)
– 4 slatted bases under all mattresses (new 2024)
– Lexan scratch-resistant, solarized, self-cleaning windows
– Lexan scratch-resistant portholes and hatches.
Navigation equipment:
– Raymarine Axiom 16 multifunction display with Quantum Doppler radar (new Nov 2022)
– Garmin GPS/plotter with 12″ colour HD radar + interface to LCD screens
– 2 Raymarine ST70 autopilots with hydraulic actuator (dual independent system)
– AIS system to monitor surrounding vessels (new Jan 2023)
– Raymarine anemometer/wind direction (new Nov 2024, with spare and spare mast wire on board)
– Tacktick wind and speed transmitters (to be checked)
– Tacktick wireless remote control
– All navigation charts of the area (electronic and paper)
Electronics & Communication:
– Raymarine VHF with 2 microphones
– Standard Horizon CPV350 with 3 microphones and megaphone function
– WiFi system with outside antenna
– PC software to control Mastervolt batteries, navigation and generator
Ventilation:
– 6 Nicro solar ventilation units
Water & Pumps:
– 2 freshwater tanks, 2 x 350 L, with WEMA gauge at navigation table
– 2 blackwater tanks, 2 x 55 L, with WEMA gauge at navigation table
– 2 Jabsco Lite electric toilets with macerator discharge pumps (new solenoid Nov 2023, spare on board)
– Separate shower with thermostatic faucet
– 2 Shurflo freshwater pumps (spares on board)
– Schenker watermaker (revision 2026)
TV & Sound System:
– Sony 42″ LCD TV
– JVC DVD Dolby Surround music system
– Multi-region TV/FM antenna with mast bracket, suitable for digital TV
Safety:
– MUIR anchor winch (revised Oct 2024)
– 75 m anchor chain with Mantus 35 kg anchor (new Jan 2024)
– 15 m chain for spare anchor, totalling 25 m
– 12 Attwood automatic bilge pumps, 63 L/min (spares on board)
– McMurdo EPIRB (one is new)
– Iridium GO! + IsatPhone Pro (spare SIM cards on board)
– Deckband man-overboard system
– Ramus active radar reflector/detector
– Extensive first aid kit
– 12 fenders, 8 mooring lines, 4 mooring snubbers
– 2 lightweight inflatable fenders 30 x 75 cm and 1 large
– Safety equipment: flares, life jackets, safety harnesses, life lines
– Anchor bridle with stainless steel connecting plate (new Jan 2024)
– Ocean-grade life raft for 6-8 pax, offshore certified, 2 years remaining (new 2023)
– Searchlight
– Sea anchor/drogue (for heavy weather)
Sail the World fossil-free: African Cat – Green Cat 445 (Fast Cat 445 Green Motion): A fast carbon / basalt catamaran with silent electrical propulsion, solar power and generator back up. North sails, a list with upgrades, spares. Ready to go.
Design & Construction:
– Builder: African Cats, Cape Town, South Africa
– Naval architect: Angelo Lavranos, in cooperation with Gideon Goudsmit (African Cats)
– Model: FastCat/GreenCat 445 World Cruiser with Green Motion electric propulsion
– Construction: Hull material: basalt fiber vacuum infused with epoxy ( dus geen Carbon)
Hulls reinforced with twaron aramid impact protection system.
Hull:
– 2 cabins, 2 heads, retractable electric motors/generators, 3-blade propellers (spare 4-blade propeller)
– Carbon fibre hardtop bimini with see-through panel
– Carbon fibre mast and Dyneema halyards
– Bottom paint, June 2025 ( seajet 039)
– Hull material: basalt fiber vacuum infused with epoxy
-Hulls reinforced with twaron aramid impact protection system.
Deck:
– MUIR anchor winch (revised Oct 2024)
– 75 m anchor chain with Mantus 35 kg anchor (new Jan 2024)
– 15 m chain for spare anchor, total 25 m
– Davits / solar frame, aluminium (2025)
– Highfield CL 310 Hypalon tender (2024)
– Foldable anchor incl. lead line (new)
– Carbon fibre steering wheel with Hydrive hydraulic steering (new seals 2025)
– 5 Holmatro winches
– 1 Holmatro electric winch for halyards and reefing lines (new motor 2025)
– Standing rigging pin-to-pin new Dec 2022, professionally done by Valencia Riggers with warranty, tuned Jan 2024
– Railing poles and Dyneema railing (new 2025)
– Reefing blocks
– Liftable triangular bowsprit
Sails:
– Mainsail North Sails in Pentex, 80 m2, heavy duty cars with extra wide bearings (new Nov 2021)
– Jib/Genoa North Sails in Pentex, 42 m2
– North Sails gennaker with lines and blocks, 100 m2
– North Sails gennaker with lines and blocks, 75 m2, 2.2 oz, with new top-down furler
– Storm jib with Dyneema inner halyard
– Complete running rigging (2024)
– All sheets in Dyneema
Engines:
– 2 x 10 kW Green-Motion electric retractable motors
– Diesel bug treatment for engines/generator (against algae in diesel); new fuel polishing system installed 2023
– Floscan digital fuel flow meter with total diesel consumption
– 2 Michigan forward-facing (tractor) propellers
– Control panel for Air Breeze
– Suzuki 20 hp outboard for the Highfield tender
Electrical details:
– 3 x 48 V high-power lithium propulsion batteries, 23 kWh (new Nov 2023, US made, 5-year warranty)
– 2 spare aluminium propellers
– 16.0 kW 144 V Polar Power genset on Volvo Penta base + 70 A 24 V alternator (new Nov 2024; ca. 10K worth of spare parts for every mechanical and electrical component on board)
– VETUS silencer for generator
– 720 Ah / 26.5 V lithium house battery bank (new 2021, DK Innovation, professionally installed in France)
– 75 Ah AGM starting battery for genset (new 2026, plus spare)
– Mastervolt inverter/charger 5000/200 (new Jan 2023, suitable for 220 V or 110 V shore power)
– Solar panels: 7 x JA bifacial panels, 455 Wp each (new 2026)
– Victron Skylla TG 24/100 cross charger, 160 V to 24 V
– Victron 5000/200 inverter/charger
– Capi2 electrical power distribution system, 24 V – 130 A (spare nodes on board)
Kitchen and interior:
– Webasto air conditioning, 5.5 kW, modulating clock thermostat (new Nov 2023)
– Washing machine (new Feb 2023)
– 24 gallon fridge/freezer 24 V (new Feb 2023)
– 3000 W electric Quooker
– SMEG combination oven/microwave
– SMEG 3-plate induction stove on 5 kW inverter
– Indel Webasto fridge/freezer with dual thermostat
– Indel Webasto marine refrigerator
– Cork and maple flooring
– 2 seats next to electric winch with rope cabinets
– Lowerable outside table + extra mattresses (new 2026)
– 24 polycarbonate glasses
– Sage espresso machine (new 2025)
– Dualit toaster
– Hardwood cutting board installed above dish rack
– Lightweight dinnerware set for 8
– Nesting pots and pans (6)
– Kitchenware including stainless steel knife set
– Cutlery set for 8
– Set of towels and bed linen
– 3-sided outside cockpit enclosure with windows (upgraded Nov 2023 with mosquito net)
– Solar shades mounted on the outside of the saloon
– 4 mattresses for beds inside (new 2024)
– 4 slatted bases under all mattresses (new 2024)
– Lexan scratch-resistant, solarized, self-cleaning windows
– Lexan scratch-resistant portholes and hatches.
Navigation equipment:
– Raymarine Axiom 16 multifunction display with Quantum Doppler radar (new Nov 2022)
– Garmin GPS/plotter with 12″ colour HD radar + interface to LCD screens
– 2 Raymarine ST70 autopilots with hydraulic actuator (dual independent system)
– AIS system to monitor surrounding vessels (new Jan 2023)
– Raymarine anemometer/wind direction (new Nov 2024, with spare and spare mast wire on board)
– Tacktick wind and speed transmitters (to be checked)
– Tacktick wireless remote control
– All navigation charts of the area (electronic and paper)
Electronics & Communication:
– Raymarine VHF with 2 microphones
– Standard Horizon CPV350 with 3 microphones and megaphone function
– WiFi system with outside antenna
– PC software to control Mastervolt batteries, navigation and generator
Ventilation:
– 6 Nicro solar ventilation units
Water & Pumps:
– 2 freshwater tanks, 2 x 350 L, with WEMA gauge at navigation table
– 2 blackwater tanks, 2 x 55 L, with WEMA gauge at navigation table
– 2 Jabsco Lite electric toilets with macerator discharge pumps (new solenoid Nov 2023, spare on board)
– Separate shower with thermostatic faucet
– 2 Shurflo freshwater pumps (spares on board)
– Schenker watermaker (revision 2026)
TV & Sound System:
– Sony 42″ LCD TV
– JVC DVD Dolby Surround music system
– Multi-region TV/FM antenna with mast bracket, suitable for digital TV
Safety:
– MUIR anchor winch (revised Oct 2024)
– 75 m anchor chain with Mantus 35 kg anchor (new Jan 2024)
– 15 m chain for spare anchor, totalling 25 m
– 12 Attwood automatic bilge pumps, 63 L/min (spares on board)
– McMurdo EPIRB (one is new)
– Iridium GO! + IsatPhone Pro (spare SIM cards on board)
– Deckband man-overboard system
– Ramus active radar reflector/detector
– Extensive first aid kit
– 12 fenders, 8 mooring lines, 4 mooring snubbers
– 2 lightweight inflatable fenders 30 x 75 cm and 1 large
– Safety equipment: flares, life jackets, safety harnesses, life lines
– Anchor bridle with stainless steel connecting plate (new Jan 2024)
– Ocean-grade life raft for 6-8 pax, offshore certified, 2 years remaining (new 2023)
– Searchlight
– Sea anchor/drogue (for heavy weather)
