BOAT REVIEW
By Erwin Bursik
M
Y first view of the Rapid Cat 25 was after she had been loaded onto a road trailer at the Cape Town factory for its long trip to Durban. Dynamic Boating Solutions’ Silan Naiker of Durban was there to collect his Rapid Cat Front Cabin sport fishing craft which is now moored at Durban’s Point Marina for demonstration purposes as well as his and Ash Kahn’s personal fishing pleasure. In the photographs I had seen she looked splendid and, due to her high profile and wide beam, looked far bigger than the 7.6 metre overall length. Towing with a Nissan Navara, Silan had a trouble-free trip back to Durban, and it was at Dynamic Boating Solutions’ Bayhead premises that I first saw the Rapid Cat in person. Her prominent bow with its very stylish full cabin holds one’s attention and again creates the impression that the Rapid Cat is far larger than she actually is. Under the travel dust I saw a craft with loads of promise.
16 • SKI-BOAT September/October 2021
