Raptor Turns TWENTY!

Happy Birthday Raptor!

So busy we almost forgot! Raptor celebrates her 20th birthday in Power Boats, Trinidad. She was designed and built in 1996 by John Goss in his Fastback factory in Thornlands, Queensland, just south of Brisbane, Australia. 

Only eight of these 'Fastback 43s' catamarans were ever built {we were the 5th}. We're not entirely sure why only eight though.. while there were more than fifty 'Fastback 30' and 'Fastback 32' built in that same factory.

All fastbacks are sold partially finished with engine, mast and rigging. The interior is designed and completed by the owners so no two boats are internally alike. A one meter transom was added by her second owners which made Raptor 46".

Raptor was originally named 'Stirling Roads' but was renamed 'Raptor' by her second owners Ray and Sally Roth. Alex purchased her from the lovely couple in 2006 and kept the name.

Since then, she has sailed to 19 countries and crossed two oceans. Here's to many more countries & oceans ahead! x