Andrew Wright

Resin infusion explained by Andrew Wright

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"Andrew Wright, one of our favourite boat nerds, explains the secret sauces that go into his Shockwave Breaksea Powercats, specifically the resin infusion process." The Captain Magazine
Chris Podesta Breaksea

Touring Tassie with the Shockwave 10m Breaksea Powercat

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"Chris Podesta is the skipper of a freshly-minted 10m Shockwave Breaksea. He's born and bred in Tasmania, and keen to show The Captain’s crew the salty spoils in his own backyard. Andrew Wright, the owner of Shockwave boats is along for the ride." The Captain Magazine
Fishing off the Shockwave Catamaran

Andrew Wright Debunks the Myths About Mono Vs Twin Hull Boats

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Andrew Wright has been a Sea Rescue Volunteer for over 20 years. Having clocked up 1000s of hours on the water, in all sorts of conditions, he knows a thing or two about handling power catamarans.
Shockwave Marine Powercat

Andrew Wright Shares the Story of Shockwave Powercats

"Andrew Wright has spent thousands of hours behind the wheel — and inside the bilges — of cats of all shapes and sizes. When the opportunity came to build them for rescue services he couldn’t say no. Now he’s got a fleet of Shockwave Powercats, starting with a 4.2m Power Kitten all the way up to a 12m pilothouse model." The Captain Magazine
Graeme Wornes

Meet Graeme Wornes, our boat-building craftsman

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Graeme has over 40 years’ experience in both aviation and marine industries; he's an expert in the art of composites and vacuum resin infused fibre glass. We sat down with Graeme to chat about the finer details of making hulls, cabins and other parts for our Shockwave catamarans.
Designer at the Drafts Table, Shockwave MarineShockwave Marine

Meet Greg Kowalski – marine designer behind our powercats

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With over 20 years’ experience designing boats, Greg has been on the design teams for vessels from small dinghies to high speed attack craft and multi-million-dollar yachts. We chatted with Greg about his career and to take us through the process of designing the boat of your dreams with Shockwave Marine.
Shockwave Marine Powercat

Shockwave 9m Breaksea out of Rottnest Island, WA

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"Andrew Wright built Shockwave Powercats for Fremantle Sea Rescue and has just launched a spankin' new 9m recreational model. The Captain’s crew heads to Rottnest Island to put some fish on the deck." The Captain Magazine https://youtu.be/nZx-BakHQss?feature=shared Check…
The Power Kitten at the Perth festival

Five Short Blasts for the Power Kittens in Western Australia

When Perth Festival’s Production Manager Elliot Chambers turned up at the door of Shockwave Marine’s cat-building facility in Bibra Lake in Perth, he seemed a little stressed...
Andrew Wright

No Knowledge Gaps When The Skipper Was The Boat Builder

It was love at first sight for teenager Andrew Wright when he came across a rescue cat on the Swan River. 16 years later, Andrew is a dedicated sea rescue and boat building specialist. Although he now focuses on custom building vessels, he still manages to devote 40 hours a month to Cockburn Volunteer Sea Rescue.

Custom Breaksea a Treat – A review in the West Australian

We've just completed our 5th custom leisure craft. Mike Brown, boat reviewer for The West Australian’s 'On the Water' supplement, took a spin in the Breaksea Nine Metre. Thanks Mike for your endorsement and the nice review.