What the fleet has seen
The Saona 47, as the fleet has seen it
Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.
The Saona 47 is a 14.0-meter fractional sloop catamaran designed by Berret-Racoupeau and built by Fountaine Pajot between 2016 and 2020. It features a twin keel hull, a 7.7-meter beam, and a 1.3-meter draft, displacing 13,800 kg. The model offers a Maestro version with an owner's suite and two double cabins, or a Quintet Version with five double cabins. Aboard *Sailing Doodles*' Saona 47, *Hello Beautiful*, the crew navigated the shallow Don't Rock Pass in the Bahamas during 25-to-30-knot winds, timing their transit for high tide to ensure at least four to five feet of water below the keel.3:34 The vessel remained stable in five-to-seven-foot seas outside the pass.4:40 During a 60-mile passage from Fort Lauderdale to West End, Bahamas, the crew motor-sailed close-hauled into 20-knot headwinds, using one reef in the mainsail to maintain speed and complete the crossing in 8.5 hours.8:33 The boat cruised at over 10 knots with the assistance of the Gulf Stream, though some crew experienced motion sickness.9:09
