BoatsC-Cat 48

C-Cat 48

Catamaran, twin daggerboards · Fractional Sloop · First built 2021

A high-performance Francois Perus-designed catamaran featuring twin daggerboards and a powerful 29.85 SA/displacement ratio

Designed by Francois Perus, built by Comar Yachts.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Dbrd.

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The C-Cat 48, on the water

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Footage from WEsail

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.90 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 83
EasygoingPowered-up

29.9 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 29.9
  • Draws more than ~94% of boats her size on file

Compared with 261 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The C-Cat 48, as the fleet has seen it

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The C-Cat 48 is a 15-meter fractional sloop catamaran designed by Francois Perus and built by Comar Yachts since 2021. With a 7.3-meter beam and a 3-meter draft, it displaces 9,700 kg. Aboard WEsail's C-Cat 48, *Newton*, the crew departed Tahiti for a 2,300-nautical-mile passage to Hawaii, crossing the equator and the doldrums.11:28 Before departure, a technician replaced the hydraulic pump and ram for the autopilot.4:21 The crew motored through Papeete's airspace corridor to Marina Taina, obtaining mast-clearance permission, and anchored overnight at Moorea.1:03 On the first day of the passage, the boat averaged 9–10 knots in 20 knots of wind, sailing at 45–50 degrees apparent.13:08 The crew planned a conservative sailing approach due to the boat's age and condition, monitoring weather closely.12:00

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
29.9
Displacement / length
83.4
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Dbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2021
Designer
Francois Perus
Builder
Comar Yachts

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The family

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