Channel Diver

Channel Diver is a 36ft Southboats 36/11 catamaran, built on the Isle of Wight to D.O.T specifications and conformimg to Marine Safety Agency requirements.

She is licenced to carry 12 passengers + 3 crew MCA Cat2 upto 60nm from any safe haven. Powered by her twin FPT Iveco NEF engines, each producing 450hp can give a boat cruising speed of 18knots and a top boat speed of 25knots.

She is fitted with the latest electronic aids which include Olex & Maxsea seabed mapping systems, Furuno GPS’s, Euronav Seapro Navigation /Charting Programme on PC Monitors, Simrad NSS EVO3S Multifunction Displays x 2, Simrad HALO Radar, Plotters & Depth Sounders. 2 x Simrad VHF Radio’s, 2 x Standard Horizon VHF Radio’s & ICOM M510 VHF Radio with Blue Tooth Smart Phone intercom connection & Comar AIS Ship Recognition System – Transmit & Receive.

Safety equipment includes 2 Oxygen Therapy Units, CAT C 1st Aid Kit is also carried, 2 x 8 man liferafts and lifejackets – 16 people, Offshore Flare pack is carried at all times. Whilst onboard 3rd party insurance cover up to 5m provided.

The shelter area has seating for 12 people with dry storage inside the seat boxes & hot air heating to keep you warm. There is a Tea, Coffee & Hot Chocolate making facilities so you can just help yourselves at any time. A wall mounted monitor screen relays navigation data from the wheelhouse to the shelter area so you can see what’s going on around you or you can just watch a movie.

There is a power base facility for torch, camera and laptop charging as we have 12volt, 24volt and 240volt power supply onboard. There is an onboard toilet which is manually operated and a wash hand basin which supplies hot & cold water.

Easy access onto the boat when loading & unloading equipment, this is done through 2 doors on the stern of the boat or through the door on the starboard side amidships.

Diving Charters

When diving entry into the water is by a giant stride from the rear of the boat from either the port or starboard door. Getting back on to the boat could not be easier. As you are being picked up, you come down the starboard side of the boat where a rope hangs, you hold the rope whilst you wait for the Dive Lift to be lowered then you are lifted up to deck level and then back onto the dive bench.

A centre bench system for your dive gear runs down the centre of the boat, Cylinders on top & dive boxes & bags underneath this keeps the deck clutter free and easy to walk around.

For weekends away & longer trips, there is an onboard compressor giving a charging rate at 15cfm to a pressure 232bar.

        

Deep Sea Fishing Charters

For fishing charter trips there is plenty of space for all equipment on the centre bench with a central rod holder system & Scotty rod holders all around the boat keeping the deck clear & clutter free, there is also extra space inside the cabin for all your dry gear.

You can fish almost all the way around the deck there is over 70ft of open fishing area so hopefully not so many tangles.

If you do not poses your own fishing gear do not worry all the latest equipment can be supplied onboard.