Custom ocean-going catamaran construction
Upepo — Swahili for wind.
Upepo Yachts is a marine vessel construction enterprise specialising in custom bluewater sailing catamarans, built in wood-epoxy composite to designs by internationally recognised naval architects.
Our current commission is a 14-metre ocean-going performance cruising catamaran for an international client, engineered and certified to CE Category A — the standard for unrestricted ocean passage-making.
Radius-chine wood-epoxy construction from established naval architecture, engineered to the ISO 12215 scantling standards.
CE Category A certification under independent module G unit verification, inspected throughout construction.
Hybrid diesel-electric propulsion, lithium energy storage, and solar generation — engineered to ABYC and ISO standards.