WORKBOATS, TUGS & SERVICE VESSELS
The 24m South Class is essentially a Mk II modernised update of the hugely successful original South Boats range of CTVs.
24m South Class CTV enters the market A NEW CLASS OF CATAMARAN CTV DESIGNED BY AD HOC MARINE DESIGNS AIMS TO BRING A SIMPLE NO-NONSENSE VESSEL WITH A WELLPROVEN PEDIGREE TO THE MARKET. ALL IMAGES COURTESY OF AD HOC MARINE DESIGNS
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he new South Class range of catamaran CTV is not trying to reinvent the wheel but, to put it simply, is trying to improve the offering on the market. The vessels have been collaboratively designed with Due South Designs, pulling together a decade of collective knowledge. The inspiration for the new CTVs is the original South Cats range, designed and produced in the Isle of Wight by South Boats’ founder Clive Jeffrey. AHMD Naval Architect John Kecsmar worked very closely with the original South Boats until 2012, assisting with the DNA naval architecture and structural design of the South Boats range of CTVs. “I’ve known John since we first met in the
late Eighties at FBM Marine where we both worked”, recalls Clive Jeffrey. “When I left FBM and formed South Boats, I kept in close contact with John as both he and Nigel Warren assisted me on the technical and structural design aspects of my growing brand of designs at South Boats. We have always remained close friends and it seemed only natural to join forces again to continue our close working relationship and create the Mk II South Class of CTVs at AHMD.”
No-nonsense quality workboats
The 24m South Class is the first of these collaborations. It is essentially a modernised
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