BoatsFlying Phantom Essential

Flying Phantom Essential

Catamaran w/foils · Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar) · 2017–2020

A 5.5-meter foiling catamaran with an extreme 72.7 sail area-to-displacement ratio for blistering speed

Designed by Gonzalo Redondo, built by Phantom International.

LOA
Beam
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran w/foils

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar)
Ratios
SA / displacement
72.7
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran w/foils
Construction
Pre-preg carbon w/nomex sand.
Production
Years built
2017–2020
Designer
Gonzalo Redondo
Builder
Phantom International

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Hobie Tiger 185.51 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthDesigned to the Formula 18 rule, this 5.5-meter catamaran features twin daggerboards and a high power-to-weight ratio
4 day solo passage to the Greek town of Vasiliki 🇬🇷 & sailing cats with ​⁠@JOYRIDER TV26:10from Sam Holmes Sailing
Hobie FX One5.18 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA 5.18-meter single-handed catamaran featuring a rotating fractional rig and an exceptional 56.56 sail area-to-displacement ratio
Hobie Cat FX One, Sailing 14 days & 1100km1:37:37from Igor Stropnik
Hobie 165.05 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterThe most popular sailing catamaran ever built, featuring a rotating spar and boardless hull for high-speed beach sailing
Hobie Cat 16 Sailing - 5 days & 400kmfrom Igor Stropnik
Supercat 154.65 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA high-performance beach catamaran with a rotating spar and an exceptional sail-area-to-displacement ratio
Why St. John Feels Nothing Like St. Thomas E38116:38from Wildly Intrepid Sailing
Hobie 21 SE6.48 mSame hull family1.0 m longerA high-performance catamaran with a rotating spar, originally developed as a one-design for professional racing
A 5,500 km Journey Across the Amazon on Two Hobie Cat Sailboats5:53from Hashtag Sal

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.

Flying Phantom EliteA high-performance foiling catamaran featuring L-shaped carbon foils and autoclave-cured construction by the Groupama team

Keep looking

Nothing filmed of this one yet

Two ways to keep looking — both search what the fleet has actually recorded.

Search the fleet for boats like thisAsk the fleet about the Flying Phantom Essential

The newsletter

New boats, new stories, from everywhere.

One email from the fleet — boats newly added, videos newly analyzed. No noise.

Report an issue