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Catana 48

Catamaran, twin daggerboards · Fractional Sloop · First built 1992

An extended version of the 44-foot model, featuring a high 39.47 sail area-to-displacement ratio for increased power

Designed by Lock Crowther & Christophe Barreau.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.71 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 66
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 39.5
  • Lighter than ~88% of boats her size on file

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

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
39.5
Displacement / length
66.0
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Dbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1992
Designer
Lock Crowther, Christophe Barreau
Builder
Catana

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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.

Catana 44Fractional Sloop · 13.41 mCatana 47A Christophe Barreau-designed performance catamaran featuring a rotating fractional rig and twin daggerboardsCatana 411Fractional Sloop · 12.50 m

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