Ducky

Overview

Ducky Catamarans, a trade name of Yukon-A LLC, was founded in 1999 by Alexander Kondaurov with headquarters and manufacturing in Kyiv, Ukraine. The founding team had previous experience designing, producing, and operating inflatable sailing catamaran prototypes as far back as 1976. Under Soviet rule, private yachts were disallowed, so groups of like-minded sailors cobbled together their own sailboats until the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. Today, Ducky consists of a small passionate team of 10-20 people, producing high quality boats by hand. While they have a small network of dealers around the word, their primary market has been Ukraine sailors for the Black Sea and the Dnipro River. Sailing Awaits is proud to support Ukraine in its time of need to help Ducky reach the North American market.

What differentiates Duckys from MiniCats is a centerboard instead of keel fins for maneuverability and structural H-ladder frame that runs the full length of the pontoons, providing structural rigidity forward of the mast. Because of that, many models have a load-bearing front trampoline that comes standard, providing a larger deck for crew and gear. Halyards run internal to the 4 section mast, and load forces from the stays are distributed to the corners of the support structure rather than a central point, allowing crew to better provide counter ballast. In addition, each of the pontoons are dual-chamber (4 chambers in total), which provides rigidity and redundancy. However, the additional structure and wires does increase assembly time.