BoatsMaricat 4.3

Maricat 4.3

Catamaran, asymmetric hulls · Fractional Sloop · First built 1976

A versatile Australian beach catamaran with a long production run and three distinct racing classes for all skill levels

Designed by Alan Mayer & Claude McCullock, built by J.

LOA
Beam
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran (No boards/asym.)

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.30 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 90 kg of hull, so roughly 700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 51
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 55.6

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
55.6
Displacement / length
51.1
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran (no boards/asym.)
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1976
Units built
3500
Designer
Alan Mayer, Claude McCullock
Builder
J, S Fibreglass, Seawind Catamarans

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Related models

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