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Voyage Yachts 500

Catamaran, twin keels · Fractional Sloop · 2006–2009

Designed by Simonis-Voogd & Simonis Voogd Design.

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

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The Voyage Yachts 500, on the water

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Footage from The On Deck Channel

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Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 1.20 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 97
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 26.9
  • Draws less than ~78% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 256 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Voyage Yachts 500, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Voyage Yachts 500 is a 15.2-meter fractional sloop catamaran with twin keels, designed by Simonis - Voogd and built by Voyage Yachts between 2006 and 2009. It has an 8.2-meter beam, a 1.2-meter draft, and displaces 10,300 kg. Aboard The On Deck Channel, a Voyage 50 was used to compare the efficiency of AC and DC air conditioning units.3:55 An 18,000 BTU Dometic Voyager AC unit and an 18,000 BTU Blue Airco Evolution 48-volt DC unit were tested on the Voyage 50 and a Leopard 50 in 76-degree water.2:18 Both units delivered similar cooling output, but the DC-powered Blue Airco consumed 1,050 watts compared to the AC-powered Dometic's 1,383 watts, saving 333 watts.10:19 This efficiency gain translates to 2,600 watt-hours over an eight-hour night, equivalent to a 200-amp-hour lithium battery.10:36

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
26.9
Displacement / length
97.2
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
2006–2009
Designer
Simonis - Voogd
Builder
Voyage Yachts

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