Inflatable Catamaran Dinghies & Tenders in Australia

The market

The inflatable catamaran has become its own tender category in Australia rather than a novelty. Two full-length tubes and a tensioned floor give exceptional stability, shallow draft and an open transom you can walk, dive, swim, load a dog or drag a crayfish pot through. The compromise is a different ride in short chop and a shape that will not suit every davit system.

What decides this purchase

• Open transom = the easiest re-boarding of any tender type, from the water or a beach.
• Payload per kilogram of boat is the category's headline advantage.
• Short-shaft outboards are usually required — check before buying the engine.
• Rigid-hull cat variants now exist, so the category is no longer only foldable boats.