Like the Achaean ships and heroic adventures described in Homer’s epic poem The Iliad, its namesake brand of power catamarans was conceived to “conquer any ocean passage in all conditions with confidence.”
Veteran multihull dealer Mark Elkington, CEO of Iliad Catamarans, collaborated with Italian designer Riccardo Bulgarelli on the range, and the result is clear – Iliad has won a firm following in Australia and is making international inroads, building on its growing success in New Zealand, Asia and Europe, with its sights set on the US.
The 16.35-metre Iliad 53S – the S stands for sport – intriguingly named Tantrum, is the creation of her owners, a Perth couple who ordered her two years ago at the Sanctuary Cove boat show with ambitions to cruise her back to their home town via the Whitsundays. The sedan profile is a departure from the marque’s flybridge designs, and grew from the collaboration between Elkington and the owners.
