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Discovery Yachts 50 Catamaran

Catamaran, twin keels · Fractional Sloop · First built 2011

A Bill Dixon-designed fractional sloop catamaran, later rebranded as the Bluewater 50, built for blue-water cruising

Designed by Bill Dixon.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 122
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.4
  • Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 254 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
20.4
Displacement / length
121.7
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2011
Designer
Bill Dixon
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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