Dreamcatcher
Fast, dry and built for fishing
A Cheetah catamaran designed around one job. Get anglers to the fish quickly, keep them comfortable, and give them room to fight.
Dreamcatcher was built by Cheetah Marine on the Isle of Wight and delivered to Falmouth in the winter of 2018. Jerry skippered her home himself: seven and a half hours from Ventnor at 20 to 22 knots in a sloppy sea, and in his words "not a single slam, she ate everything".
Twin hulls make her extraordinarily stable, which matters when you are standing in a harness with a tuna on. The deck is on one level all the way round the cabin so you can follow a fish to the bow, and there is a second helm on the aft bulkhead so Jerry can drive and fish from the same spot.
The bait station and live well were fabricated to Jerry's own drawings. Twenty rod holders run round the gantry, the bait station and the side decks. Inside there is bolster seating for four, cabin heating for out of season and early morning starts, and Simrad's Evo 3 package relayed to a screen on deck.
Built and coded to MCA category 2, she can work day and night up to 60 miles from a safe haven. That opens up the offshore wrecks, the tuna grounds and, for the right trip, the Isles of Scilly.
- Builder
- Cheetah Marine, Isle of Wight
- Length
- 9.7 metres
- Beam
- 3.7 metres
- Engines
- Twin Yamaha 250hp outboards
- Top speed
- 40 knots
- Cruising
- 17 to 20 knots
- Coding
- MCA category 2, day and night, 60 miles
- Licensed for
- 8 passengers and 2 crew
- Electronics
- Simrad Evo 3 multifunction, radar, sounder
- Cabin
- Walkaround wheelhouse, bolster seating, Webasto heating
- Deck
- Level walkaround, bait station, live bait well, 20 rod holders
- Home berth
- Port Pendennis Marina, Falmouth
On board
What is supplied
- Stand up tuna and shark outfits, fighting harnesses and belts
- Bass, wreck and tope rods and reels, lures and terminal tackle
- Fresh live bait from the on board well, and chum made on the day
- A heated cabin, toilet and shelter from the weather
- Lifejackets and full MCA safety equipment
Bring your own gear if you prefer, plus warm waterproof clothing, food and drink, and sun cream. Soft soled shoes only.
Ready to get out there?
Dates go quickly once the tuna arrive. Message Jerry with the trip you fancy and roughly when, and he will come back with what is free.