Specializing in Multihulls since 1997
Windcraft specializes in trimarans and is located between Destin and Pensacola on the Emerald Coast of the Gulf of Mexico in Northwest Florida. Windcraft was founded in 1995 by Don Wigston, a long time Corsair trimaran owner, racer and dealer. since 1998. So we know trimarans inside and out.
Staff:
Don Wigston, [email protected] tel 404 307 9121 President Windcraft Inc. New Boat Sales.
Don grew up in New Zealand, and inherited the DNA for sailing. He moved to the USA in 1979 to further his earlier career as a neuroscientist. He bought his first trimaran, a Corsair F-27, in 1993, and cruised and raced it around the SE USA . In 1997 he became a dealer for Corsair Marine, switched to a Corsair 28R and in 1998 assumed ownership of his local Corsair dealership. In 2000 he resigned his job as a mad scientist to concentrate full time on sailing and selling trimarans, and moved his dealership Windcraft to the Gulf of Mexico coast in Florida near Pensacola. Over the years Don has won his share of National Championships on different trimarans, including the F-28R, Sprint 750 and Pulse 600 classes, so Don is familiar with the technical details and rigging of every Corsair model. Don has also crewed on larger ocean racing catamarans such as a Gunboat 66 and an Atlantic 55. Don believes in the performance, versatility and safety of the trimaran platform so it was a natural move to add Rapido Trimarans, built by the former owner of Corsair Marine, and the Danish built Dragonfly Trimarans to the range of exciting multihulls that Windcraft Multihulls offers its customers.
Tommy Clark, [email protected] tel 504 452 8772 Sales Associate.
Also a Corsair trimaran owner, Tommy specializes in Used Boat Sales, Demo Sails, Coaching and Deliveries. Tommy’s affinity for sailing and boating began as a young boy with his father and uncle near the northern shores of the Gulf of Mexico and on the Caribbean waters of Belize. Tommy is a licensed USCG 100 GRT Master Captain with an Auxiliary Sail endorsement and a licensed Florida Yacht Broker. Tommy acquired his professional boating experience on the water through various charter captaining roles in Belize and delivering sailing yachts from South Florida to various locations on the Gulf Coast. In addition to this, Tommy has accrued thousands of miles and hours of offshore sailing through races and cruising on different sailboats that he has owned throughout his life. His extensive and well rounded experience allows Tommy to offer clients a wide range of knowledge in various marine trades and advice in several different states, countries, and cultures. Tommy has always had an interest in the maintenance, repair, and sales sides of the marine industry. This includes anything from purchasing boats to repairing/preparing for reselling or even working as a hired marine contractor for full re-fits.
Client testimonials:
“I worked with Tommy purchasing my yacht. Although it was Tommy’s listing I felt I was treated very well as the buyer. Tommy is a good communicator. He is professional, responsive, and faces challenging situations with a calm demeanor and practiced decorum. Tommy was completely honest about the condition of what I was buying. I went into it with my eyes open, and the buying experience was very good. I would not hesitate to trust Tommy with any yacht transaction whether buying or selling.” – RP
“I enlisted Tommy Clark to handle the sale of my yacht amidst challenging market conditions. Throughout the entire process, Tommy proved to be both accommodating and excellent at maintaining open lines of communication. I wholeheartedly endorse Tommy to anyone in the market to buy or sell a yacht.” – CG
Karlene Gentile [email protected] Co owner, Windcraft Inc.
Karlene handles Media, newsletters, advertising, and shipping. Karlene’s extensive experience in the printing business and teaching creative writing is being put to good use for creating ads, writing newsletters, and shipping parts.
Products and Services
In addition to the Corsair trimaran range of folding, trailerable trimarans, from the 20 ft Corsair Pulse 600, the Corsair 760, on up to the 29 ft Corsair 880 and 32 ft Corsair 970, Windcraft also represents the full line of swing wing Dragonfly swing-wing trimarans from 25 ft to 40 ft built to the highest standards in Denmark by Quorning Boats, and the exciting ocean-going Rapido trimarans from 40 ft to 60 ft. Usually we also have a good selection of previously owned trimarans
The mission of Windcraft Multihulls is to provide our customers with the best possible service during the ordering and purchase process and throughout their ownership period. To that end we are available by phone for advice and assistance even after hours. We are honest, straightforward and will listen to what you want rather than tell you what we think you should get. We offer replacement parts for Corsair and Dragonfly trimarans, sails, custom-built high performance rudders and daggerboards, replacement nets and trampolines, furling systems for jibs, screachers and spinnakers, and synthetic rigging from the industry leader Colligo Marine. We also offer one-on-one coaching lessons at any level from beginner to full-on racer, as well as group sailing clinics.
And when the time comes to sell your precious multihull, or trade up or down Windcraft is here to help you get the most value out of your boat and to make the entire process as easy as possible for you. We often have buyers looking for particular models so please call us if you decide to put yours on the market, because we may already have a buyer.