BOATBUILDER D P Marine, based near Bridgwater in Somerset, has launched a new under-8m catamaran, the Cougar.
"It uses symmetrical hulls to give high buoyancy and substantial load-carrying capabilities for a vessel of its size, " said the firm's owner and designer of the Cougar catamaran, Dave Parham.
"From the outset the boat had to be able to house inboard conventional shaft drive diesels, together with the conventional keel fitted. It also does all of this with flush decks and heaps of storage below.
"The
