The new Open Ocean 800 Expedition Catamaran has been launched in South Africa.
Called Ultra Vires, this 25-metre catamaran was designed by Du Toit Design and built at the Two Oceans Marine manufacturing facilities. Ultra Vires is the largest vessel in the shipyard’s Open Ocean series, and the largest power catamaran to be built in South Africa.
Guests are accommodated on board across four cabins, equally distributed in the two hulls. A crew of four is also accommodated. Ultra Vires is meant to be an on-the-water family home, especially designed for those families who are willing to travel to all the best kite boarding and surf hotspots. She features generous storage spaces for various kinds of equipment, including a tender housed on the foredeck and another 21’ tender hosted on the aft deck.
Du Toit Yacht Design so comments on the project “The Open Ocean 800 Luxury Expedition Catamaran is a great success due to close collaboration between the boat builder and designer, working with the owner at every step of the project, in order to create a flawless ocean-going vessel and home. Two Oceans Marine and Du Toit Yacht Design have shown this to be true once again, with Ultra Vires being the perfect example.” The catamaran expedition vessel is powered by twin Cummins 305 hp engines, allowing for a range of approximately 4,500 nm.
A sector undergoing modernisation
Silvia Chiarito
August 5, 2026
Yachting in Romania, which is mainly concentrated around Constanta and other Black Sea resorts, is likely to grow in the future. At present, yachting is mainly seen as a sporting discipline, but the evolution of Nautical Tourism and the increasing interest in Yachting Romania suggest a broader development.
