44i
The original Antares expression of the PDQ platform: protected, practical, and built around serious cruising couples.
About Antares
A Boatbuilder With One Clear Purpose
Antares grew from PDQ roots in Whitby to a focused Buenos Aires yard, refining one bluewater liveaboard catamaran around the owners who sail it.
Where the brand has been
From Whitby to Buenos Aires, the idea stayed the same.
The Antares story starts in Whitby, Ontario, at PDQ Yachts: a serious cruising catamaran shaped by Dr. Harvey Griggs, Alan Slater, and designer Ted Clements for owners who wanted to cross oceans, not charter by the week.
When production moved to Argentina, the philosophy did not reset. The same core ideas — protected watchkeeping, shaft drives, skegged rudders, livable interiors, and ocean-rated discipline — kept getting refined by the people building the boats and the owners sailing them.
The thread has stayed consistent.
Build one kind of boat very well: a bluewater liveaboard catamaran for people who plan to use it, understand it, maintain it, and trust it far from the marina.
That continuity is why Antares feels personal. It carries the memory of the Canadian-era boats, the hands of the Argentine craftsmen, and the lessons owners bring back from offshore cruising.
Short brand history
Four generations, one philosophy.
Most builders redesign to chase the next market cycle. Antares evolved differently: keep the offshore DNA intact, then improve the boat around the way owners actually live, maintain, and sail.
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PDQ 44 establishes the foundation.
The original platform proved the big ideas: a protected 360° cockpit, skegged rudders, shaft drives, a livable three-cabin layout, and a hull form meant for private bluewater ownership.
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The design survives the move.
As the brand moved beyond its Canadian beginning, production shifted to Buenos Aires. The goal was not reinvention. It was preservation plus refinement.
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Owner feedback shapes the generations.
The 44i carried the platform forward. The GS opened up the living spaces. The GT refined systems, finish, and build execution while keeping the same cruising logic.
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The future adds capability, not compromise.
The GT, Antares 46, and 46 Hybrid continue the same philosophy: make life aboard quieter, safer, and more independent without abandoning the proven hull DNA.
44 GS
The Grand Salon evolution answered owner demand for more usable interior volume without changing the offshore platform.
44 GT
The Grand Touring generation brought current systems, better integration, and the mature Argentina build standard.
Future46 Hybrid
The latest chapter pairs the Antares 46 platform with hybrid capability and off-grid energy depth while keeping shaft-drive confidence and bluewater structure.
What Antares stands for
Practical confidence, finished with warmth.
Bluewater discipline
Protected watchkeeping, accessible systems, shaft-drive confidence, storage, and structure are treated as part of one cruising system.
Liveaboard comfort
Antares interiors are warm, quiet, and usable because long-range cruising is lived in the small moments as much as the passages.
Owner continuity
Training, records, factory knowledge, and a close owner community help the relationship continue after the commissioning dock.
Where Antares is going
The next chapter is still about better cruising.
Antares is moving forward with the same restraint that shaped the brand: modern energy systems, thoughtful model evolution, clearer owner education, and factory-supported ownership — all in service of safer, quieter, more capable life aboard.
