BoatsCatana 43

Catana 43

Catamaran, twin daggerboards · Fractional Sloop · First built 2004

Designed by Christophe Barreau.

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

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The Catana 43, on the water

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Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 1.20 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 146
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.6
  • Draws more than ~95% of boats her size on file

Compared with 265 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Catana 43, as the fleet has seen it

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The Catana 43 is a 13.1-meter fractional sloop catamaran designed by Christophe Barreau and built by Catana Catamarans since 2004. With a 7.3-meter beam and 2.5-meter draft, it displaces 11,000 kg. The Catana 43 Ocean is a performance-oriented catamaran that uses daggerboards to improve upwind pointing and reduce structural stress in beam seas.26:00 Unlike fixed-keel charter catamarans, the Catana 43 requires active management of its daggerboards and features exposed dual helms outside the cockpit.28:47 It is considered a viable bluewater vessel for buyers with a $300,000 budget, offering proven offshore capabilities.0:26

The living fleet

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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
20.6
Displacement / length
146.2
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Dbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2004
Designer
Christophe Barreau
Builder
Catana Catamarans

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Related models

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