BoatsFastcat 395

Fastcat 395

Catamaran, twin keels · Fractional Sloop · 2002–2006

A high-performance fractional catamaran from Simonis-Voogd, featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for speed

Designed by Simonis-Voogd & Simonis Voogd Design, built by African Cats B. V.

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

See her sail

The Fastcat 395, on the water

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

Footage from Podcast Maré Sonora ®

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 1.00 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightD/L 97Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 31.8Powered-up

  • Draws less than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 246 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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What they go for

Market signal

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

1seen sold

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
31.8
Displacement / length
96.9
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
2002–2006
Designer
Simonis - Voogd
Builder
African Cats B.V

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