ILIAD Catamarans

The company's route into manufacturing is the reverse of most: it began as a design firm supplying designs to other yards, then built its own factory in China once order volume justified taking on the capacity itself.

The 53 ft platform remains the core — the 53S sedan version, designed around bridge clearance limits in parts of Australian waters, and the 53F flybridge version, which won Multihull of the Year and carries a stated 2,500 nautical mile range. Around twenty units of the 53 series have been produced over the past three years, with build time roughly eight to ten months. The ILIAD 60 offers a stated range of more than 3,500 nm, and the ILIAD 75 is the flagship, positioned for commercial charter or as a private explorer. E-Motion hybrid systems are offered across the 53S, 53F, 60 and 75.

Australia is the core market, with the sales team based there. The United States has an agent and the channel is being developed. Europe is being worked on — a representative is being sought, and a boat has already been delivered to Montenegro, so end-customer delivery exists ahead of a formal channel. Core processes are kept in-house to control quality.