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Bluewater 50 MK III Catamaran

Catamaran, twin keels · Solent · First built 2020

A 15.7-metre catamaran featuring a Solent rig and twin keels, optimized for long-range stability and ease of handling

Designed by Bill Dizon, built by Discovery Yachts.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel

See her sail

The Bluewater 50 MK III Catamaran, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Distant Shores TV

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LightHeavy

164 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 164
EasygoingPowered-up

19.2 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.2
  • Heavier than ~89% of boats her size on file

Compared with 242 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Bluewater 50 MK III Catamaran, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Bluewater 50 MK III CATAMARAN is a 15.7-meter Solent-rigged catamaran designed by Bill Dixon and built by Discovery Yachts since 2020. With a 7.9-meter beam and 1.4-meter draft, it displaces 19,499 kg. Aboard Distant Shores TV, a Bluewater 50 completed a 3,000-mile transatlantic crossing, demonstrating performance in light trade winds and ease of handling for a short-handed crew.watch The yacht features a Selden rig with custom Elmstrom furling sails and push-button reefing, allowing the crew to maintain full sail in variable conditions.2:12 Its high-capacity battery bank powers a microwave and electric kettle for extended offshore cruising.9:49 Navigation and sail control are centralized at a protected helm station.10:45 The galley includes four-burner cooking and multiple refrigeration units.9:37 The crew utilized twin headsails for stability in light air and monitored squalls via radar to manage spinnaker deployment at night.7:52

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Bluewater 50 MK III Catamaran on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

  • The creators are delivering this new boat across the Atlantic and offer to arrange a viewing for potential buyers in St. Lucia

    from Distant Shores TVseen October 2017watch

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Solent
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.2
Displacement / length
164.3
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2020
Designer
Bill Dizon
Builder
Discovery Yachts

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

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