Twenty years ago, a young, enthusiastic Czech sailor with a passion for windsurfing and small boat sailing had the idea to create a small, portable sailboat that would be easy to transport, truly affordable for all, and yet still give its users a great sailing experience.

He wanted to create a real sailing catamaran, not just a toy! It took him more than two years and hundreds of test sailing sessions with the first prototype boats to build the first real production-ready catamaran, but it was worth it.

Now, 20 years later, he can say he created a unique product that appeals to many sailing and outdoors enthusiasts and is sold worldwide. His name is Martin Horak, and he is the designer and the owner of the worldwide patent and the MiniCat sailboat brand.

MiniCat portable sailboat has rapidly become the world’s favorite and class-leading small catamaran in its category, offering the widest choice of models and colors, beating all potential competitors.

From the beginning of the MiniCat story, Martin joined forces with the European company ‘Moravian Exports s.r.o.’ (trading as MiniCat Worldwide), appointing them as the exclusive worldwide distributor for all MiniCat boats and custodians of the MiniCat brand. The company continues to grow and innovate annually and nowadays sells more than 500 boats a year via a network of over 30 official partners around the world.

Through the MiniCat dealer network worldwide, offering this unique, small sailing catamaran, the MiniCat community of sailors continues to grow. The boat can be seen sailing in countries as far as Brazil, South Africa, Peru, Australia, Japan, the Caribbean, French Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, and, of course, throughout Europe and the United States, and many more.

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Testimonials

  • PETER HAMLIN, Vermont USA

    "I’ve had my Guppy for the summer and love it. It’s reasonably fast. It does great on beam reaches. When the wind gets to around 8+ knots it feels pretty zippy. But, right, bigger boats and rigid-hull cats pass me,

    In light winds, the Guppy will move, but not like a rigid-keel cat with a jib of course.

    The Guppy is incredibly stable. I haven’t pushed it but have probably been in winds up to 15 knots (it’s nominal limit). It will start to really move, but for me it stays flat on the water (I weigh 200 lbs, so that’s part of it) and is very easy to handle.

    The Guppy fits into my Mini Cooper, goes together in 15 minutes without rushing it, and is lots of fun to sail.

    I bought it without being able to test it first and have had no disappointments.

    The Guppy is perfect for me — the larger MiniCats would perform better but are heavier and take a longer time to set up."

  • BOB WALKER, NY USA

    “I Love My MiniCat 420. I have sailed a SuperCat 17′ for over 30 years and found it heart breaking to sell it. I needed a boat that would be less expensive to keep, easy to store and transport as well as fun to sail. Looking on the internet I found a number of inflatable catamarans to choose from and I began to compare cost and features. Some were not more than toys and some were too big for my needs.

    I came upon the MiniCat 420 and found its quality design and construction plus its hardware and rigging to be a serious sailboat. The price was competitive with other boats but I was not sure about shipping to the USA as well as parts and service. I found a dealer in Budapest who had in stock a display model that was a year old that had never been sailed for a good price and I bought it.

    The dealer was also a 420 owner and experienced sailor who was very helpful and knowledgeable. When it arrived there was a minor rigging error from the factory that was replaced right away.

    I love the way it sails and how easy it is to assemble and store.

    Most of the time I sail single handed but it is comfortable for two people.

    MiniCat is a wonderful boat and the company is serious about customer care. I couldn’t ask for more.”

  • CIHAN CIHAN, Istanbul Turkey

    "Fırst of all I need to thank the producers of this magic sailing boat. Excellent work! For many years I wanted to buy a sailing boat but here in Istanbul it’s so difficult because of the high marina costs. Then I discovered the MiniCat three years ago and I decided to buy this, I connected to Petra at MiniCat, then we got a sailing boat!

    İt’s so simple and east to carry where you go with your car. İ have a Mini hatchback car, when driving outside the town for holidays, my MiniCat comes on the roof, fixed with the cargo belts. İf we are 2 person we can fit it inside of the car. That’s a great choice and solution! After of the summer days, we can store it in our house.

    From beginner sailors to experienced ones every user loves to sail with my boat. İt’s very friendly and tolerant with the minimal mistakes. İ’m a sailor from the age of 9 and also instructor but my wife doesn’t know sailing but she manages the boat easily without much difficulty.

    I highly recommend MiniCat for anyone who wants a boat for daily sailing. My thanks to MiniCat family again."