LIST OF LARGER
BOATS BUILT BY SAFEHAVEN MARINE SINCE 1996
Safehaven
Marine began building boats in 1996. Since then 66 larger vessels have been
built and a number of smaller craft, (not listed)
INTERCEPTOR
42’s Since first of class in 2001
WILDCAT’s
Since first of class in 2003
INTERCEPTOR
55 Since first of class in 2007
INTERCEPTOR
38’s Since first of class in 1999
1.
Tiger lilly
2.
Out the Blue
MCA / MECAL UK Commercial vessel
3.
Siteseeker
MCA / MECAL UK Commercial vessel
4.
Kaleba
MCA / MECAL UK Commercial vessel
5.
Cacheflow
MCA / MECAL UK Commercial vessel
6.
7.
Theseus II
MCA / MECAL UK Commercial vessel
8.
Ruari O Brien
IRL Department of Marine Commercial vessel
9.
10.
Spirit of
Silver Hill
11.
Naomb Cartha
IRL Department of Marine Commercial vessel
12.
Keltoi Warrior
IRL Department of Marine Commercial vessel
13.
Zeus
MCA / MECAL UK Commercial vessel
14.
Vega
INTERCEPTOR
28’s Since first of class in 2005
INTERCEPTOR
33’s Since first of class in 1996
If not
to commercial st/ds, then vessel was recreational (RCD)
SEAKEEPING
TESTOMONIALS & VOYAGES
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William O Callaghan has operated True Light for the past
and this is his testimony as to the sea keeping of his Interceptor 42-
Hi
Frank.
I
promised you when I took delivery of the 42' Interceptor "True Light"
last June that I would come back to you at seasons end and give you my
impressions of the crafts performance and a direct comparison of my experiences
with other craft that I operated down through the years. I started off with a
28' quarter decker built by Tyrells in 1914 followed by a converted 51' Scottish
Ringer. a 30' Aquastar. a 31' Blythe Catamaran, a 33' Lochin and finally a 38'
Lochin with 2 x 375 H.P. power units. In one word, the only way to describe
working the "True Light" would be, "Revolutionary" or
"New Generation".
Its
seakeeping qualities are a new experience. It does not broach even
when running before a very heavy and breaking sea and it really makes no
difference whether the sea is broadside or on the quarter or head on the result
is the same - an unwavering course. Under way or when drifting there is very
little roll and the same applies to pitching. The lack of pitching and pounding
is very noticeable in comparison to my Lochin 38 and even the Blythe Catamaran
which had been fitted with bulbous bows to counteract pounding and plunging and
banging.
The
Interceptor 42 even under full power gives a smooth ride. I suppose that is due
to its unique hull design and flaring and the emphasis to transfer weight from
the front to the rear of the vessel. The advantage of a good beam to length
ratio and a deep keel all go to making the craft a delight and "childs
play" to handle. Another plus that became apparent was the fact that
whether we were steaming light or with a full load the speed was unaffected and
its seakeeping qualities improved with the load. All in all I am very satisfied
with all aspects of the Interceptor 42' "True Light".
Best regards.
William
O Callaghan. Contact details 065 6821374 and mob. 086 2673704
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Nick Longfield of Ocean Marine Research based in
After 25
years operating around the coasts of
The Interceptor 42, on top of being an excellent sea boat, is very striking to
the eye and we are convinced that this has contributed to the amount of people
queuing up to use her. The introduction of trim tabs has given us the
ability to push hard into head seas with comfort, and we have experienced very
little, if any pounding. In a following sea, she has the speed to overtake
any wave action and we find the faster the better.
Although we pushed Frank into letting us have the boat a week ahead of his time
schedule, we have had absolutely no problems with the finish or any auxiliary
equipment. Two days after her delivery, she was working and continues to
work flat out to this present day. All in all, we are very pleased
with the overall performance of the Interceptor 42 and would have no hesitation
in recommending her for commercial use. For the leisure market, she would
prove to be a very safe, forgiving vessel. On a number of occasions, I
have said to Frank, that if he produces a 60' version, we would be the first on
the order books.
Nick Longfield
Managing Director
Ocean Marine Research Ltd.
Contact details- 0044 1745332871
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An account written by Robert Duncan of the delivery voyage of
High Velocity to her new home in Scotland where the crew experienced
force 9, 65mph wind speeds and 20ft seas, this e mail was sent to me
after I asked one of the skippers to provide an account of the boats abilities.
We
are based in Tarbert on
In
early January we arrived in
The
delivery crew was to be Barry Meredith, the owner, (myself) Robert Duncan,
navigator and Alan Watkins. Barry’s previous boats include a Breede Class
lifeboat and a Jeanneau Prestige 36. The next day saw us provisioning her and
Frank, his electrician and engineer showed us the boats systems and we saw how
strongly she was built, we didn’t know then but we were to appreciate that
over the coming days.
On
Wednesday our day of departure the forecast was not promising with gale warnings
for our route home. We decided to leave
We
departed cautiously the next morning with a forecast of
West 6-8, visibility good and with a following wind of force 6 we
increased speed to 16kts, conditions improved slightly and we passed Coningberg
lighthouse at 18kts By 10.40 we had Tuskar light abeam, staying in the inshore
separation lanes, the wind was getting up to force 7 again and we eased back to
16kts. Going North we stayed outside the sandbanks, although this put us several
miles offshore giving a good fetch to the increasing wind. North of Wicklow the
wind rose to force 9 forcing us to reduce speed to 10kts and then again to 7kts
at the height of the storm. The sea was extremely rough and violent with a
general wave height of 15 to16ft with the biggest up to 20ft (
Green
seas over the foredeck. The view astern looked like a maelstrom in our wake.
Some quartering waves slewed us around to a degree, but much less than I was
expecting. Amazingly the autopilot, whilst admittedly working hard, maintained a
good course. I had assumed we would have had to hand steer through the big
waves, but it wasn’t the case. After about 3 hours of force 9 (the maximum
wind speed on our Annometer was 54 kts / 65mph) the wind eased to force 8. We
arrived into
On
Friday we left Howth at
On
a final, none of us had any previous experience of power cats. We were all very
impressed with the stability and sea keeping of the Wildcat, especially in not
burying her bows and her amazing directional stability in big quartering seas.
In the severe weather and sea conditions we experienced during three out of four
days, we always felt safe on the Wildcat, and it gave us confidence that she
would always be able to weather a storm and bring us home safely. The autopilot,
steering and rudders worked really well, even in the worse conditions we never
had to hand steer so good is her directional stability. The trip gave us big
seas from all directions- this boat has no vices. She has sea keeping
qualities at last as good as all the other boats I have ever sailed on, and to
put that into perspective I am comparing the Wildcat with ocean going racing
yachts in the open oceans in force 10.
If
you need a boat delivered contact Robert Duncan- Wildcats especially welcome.
Owner
Barry Meredith- Contact
details- Loch Fyne Services, An Cala,
Lochgair, Nr Lochgiliphead, Argyll. PA31 8SD
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At
the end of January ‘JO DAN IV’ was sailed from
Below is the e mail received from Dave Faithful after the voyage.
Hello Frank
Firstly I would like to thank you for your hospitality, it is always a pleasure coming over to Ireland - good food, good drink (Guinness) and lots of boats - what more could we want?
As you know, I have always been very
cynical about reports made by Boat Manufacturers as to how good their boats are
so what could be better than to steam back from Ireland in Phil Hunt's new
Wildcat. The night crossing on the Irish Sea was pretty uneventful; we
had a following sea approximately 6ft swell - it was like she was on train
tracks because she steered as straight as an arrow on the auto pilot which was
accidentally switched off in the dark but we carried on the same course for at
least another 20 minutes before we realised. We stopped in
To summarise this Cat is awesome. She won't fall off a wave, she won't slew round in a stern or quarter sea, she won't slam, she's pretty damn quick and I want one! She's the safest boat I have ever been on. Frank you should be proud of yourself, you've turned one old cynic into a believer.
As I am not purchasing one of your boats, I class myself as an independent skipper with unbiased views and would gladly share my views with any potential purchaser of a Cat who would care to contact me, if this is of any help to you Frank
See you at the Boat Show.
Dave
Faithfull
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Phil Hunt sent me this letter about his opinion on his Wildcat.
JO-DAN IV MADEN VOYAGE 28th Jan
Myself and two best mates, also charter skippers arrived at
We
all went back to the boat and discussed what to do and at
We slept on the boat that night and froze our balls off. While
fuelling up with 300L the next morning the weather reports were 6-7 SW going 7-8
SW later that day? We left
Frank
what can you say the boat is GREAT. The boat looks good, it can handle any sea.
To me its like an express train on rails, it goes where you tell it to in any
sea condition. You have well impressed me and also Dave and Paul.
REGARDS
PHILL HUNT
Contact
details- Phone number 0044
7074747378
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Charlie Bartlet took delivery of his
Interceptor 42 ‘Mikatcha’ in May this year. After running ‘Mikatcha’
nearly every day for the past 3 weeks Charlie sent a letter to us
“Dear Frank.
After operating
my new vessel "Mikatcha" for 3 weeks taking angling parties out on a
daily basis from Aberdyfi into Cardigan Bay I feel that I must write to let you
know how impressed I am with your "Interceptor 42". This vessel
performs so brilliantly in all sea conditions it stays dry when punching into
heavy seas and does not broach when in big following seas, indeed I have had to
bring her home in a near gale over Aberdoveys bar through
Thanks again
Charlie Bartlett
Contact
details- Phone number 0044
7887834710
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William O Callaghan has operated True Light for the past
and this is his testimony as to the sea keeping of his Interceptor 42-
Hi
Frank.
I
promised you when I took delivery of the 42' Interceptor "True Light"
last June that I would come back to you at seasons end and give you my
impressions of the crafts performance and a direct comparison of my experiences
with other craft that I operated down through the years. I started off with a
28' quarter decker built by Tyrells in 1914 followed by a converted 51' Scottish
Ringer. a 30' Aquastar. a 31' Blythe Catamaran, a 33' Lochin and finally a 38'
Lochin with 2 x 375 H.P. power units. In one word, the only way to describe
working the "True Light" would be, "Revolutionary" or
"New Generation".
Its
seakeeping qualities are a new experience. It does not broach even
when running before a very heavy and breaking sea and it really makes no
difference whether the sea is broadside or on the quarter or head on the result
is the same - an unwavering course. Under way or when drifting there is very
little roll and the same applies to pitching. The lack of pitching and pounding
is very noticeable in comparison to my Lochin 38 and even the Blythe Catamaran
which had been fitted with bulbous bows to counteract pounding and plunging and
banging.
The
Interceptor 42 even under full power gives a smooth ride. I suppose that is due
to its unique hull design and flaring and the emphasis to transfer weight from
the front to the rear of the vessel. The advantage of a good beam to length
ratio and a deep keel all go to making the craft a delight and "childs
play" to handle. Another plus that became apparent was the fact that
whether we were steaming light or with a full load the speed was unaffected and
its seakeeping qualities improved with the load. All in all I am very satisfied
with all aspects of the Interceptor 42' "True Light".
Best
regards.
William
O Callaghan. Contact details 065 6821374 and mob. 086
2673704
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Tony Golop purchased Predator
Frank,
After time with an offshore
105, I decided to change for a larger vessel that would give me more sea keeping
and room for extended trips away, In February
To sum it up her all round capabilities and
performance far exceed my expectations, to me there is very little on the market
that can equal her abilities and value for money for a vessel of her size.
Many thanks Frank,
Best
wishes,
Tony Gollop.
Contact details-
Toney Golop
Roath
Cardif,
0044 7967756611
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Richard Beaumont is the owner of the Interceptor 38
comercial dive boat ‘Zeus’
And operates from
Dear Frank
Having settled in at
The trip across from
As you know I wanted
Zeus primarily for Diving and the extra beam of the MkII has provided just the
stability divers need when exiting for or returning after a dive. The dive
platform works perfectly save that the stainless tubing needs some non slip
strips to avoid slipping.
Last weekend we were
out in a good blow, on our return with winds of 23-25kts right on the nose we
soon had a difficult short steep sea typical of this end of the Channel. Zeus
punched right into it no problem after dropping back to 9 - 10kts. The extra
cabin space of the extended cabin version is well appreciated especially as we
get to the winter months and we are looking forward to fishing with occasional
diving right through to spring.
Thanks again Frank
for accommodating everything in Zeus that was specified but I feel it was well
worth the effort since now having tested her in most conditions there is nothing
other than the winch rollers I would change. She’s a great boat.
Best regards
Dick Beaumont
Contact details-
16 Russell way
Widford Industrial Estate
CM1 3AA
0044 1245 252627