Maverick Yachts was founded by Rudi & Deslynn Pretorius in 2007. In 2004 they had a Cruising Catamaran built specifically for them in South Africa, named Genevieve.They loved sailing catamarans and the experience of building their own catamaran so much that they decided to start Maverick Yachts. Their goal was to build an ocean cruising catamaran for a couple or family to sail around the world – one which was built to be comfortable, safe and reliable. Together with yacht designer, Phil Southwell, Rudi & Deslynn set out to design and build a catamaran that incorporated all the good things from their previous yachts and bringing new ideas into the world of live-aboard catamaran sailors. Maverick Yachts brought many concepts to market that are now considered essential and have become main stream on production cruising catamarans. e.g. Catamarans with excellent light in the hulls, big hull windows and island beds at normal bed height.