The Boat

OceansWatch have chosen a Wharram Islander 65 as the perfect base for it's humanitarian and marine conservation projects. The first of these catamarans will operate in the SW Pacific with 5 others following as funds allow to cover the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans and the Mediterranean. 

The Wharram was chosen because:

	It represents very good value for our investors
	It has a shallow draft so can go to more places than a keelboat
	It's a work boat, not a fancy yacht, so it will be cheaper to maintain
	It has a huge deck space, so can carry many people in an emergency
	It can carry a team of 8 and 2-3 crew comfortably and many tons of cargo
	It has a very "ethnic" look that will appeal to the people we hope it will benefit
	It's a relatively light and easily driven boat so it can sail a lot and will not be too costly to run under power

We have visited the builders in the Philippines. They are a very ethical company who look after the workforce very well indeed.

Proposed layout of the Islander 65 for Oceanswatch.