The Demey 60 Spaceship Is a Power Catamaran Designed for Offshore Use

The Tasman Sea between New Zealand and Australia isn’t a place for faint-hearted mariners. Towering waves, gale-force blows, and nowhere to hide keep most boaters far away.

But when the new owner of the first Demey 60 Spaceship mentioned he’d like the boat shipped to his home in Sydney, Australia, 1,300 miles from the New Zealand shipyard, company founder Nic de Mey’s instant reaction was: “No problem, we’ll drive there.”

So in late December, de Mey and a…