Welcome!

Welcome to the official website of the National Arrow & Arafura Association, the governing body for these two types of yachts in Australia.

Sailing Locations

Arrow and Arafura Cadet owners are involved in organised sailing in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria. There are also boats in Darwin, the birthplace of the classes, and a few boats in West Australia.

The clubs where boats affiliated with the Association are sailed are as follows:

New South Wales

Grafton, Speers Point, Port Macquarie, Canberra

Queensland

Airlie Beach, Lake Cootharaba, Humpy Bong, Hervey Bay, Keppel Bay, Mackay, Townsville, Yeppoon, Bundaberg

South Australia

Adelaide,  Normanville & Victor Harbor

Victoria

Parkdale, Lysterfield, Lake Boga, Mc Crae, Sugarloaf, Altona

Performance

Like all light-weight catamarans, the Arrow and Arafura Cadet are fast and exciting sail-boats in a good breeze. In its 4.3 m division, the Arrow is one of the fastest. It is also rated faster than almost all off-the-beach mono-hulls, with the exception of the larger skiffs.

The Arafura Cadet has no direct competitor but performs remarkably well for its size.

In terms of value for money, performance and convenience, the Arrow and Arafura Cadet are hard to beat.