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Xquisite 30 Sportcat

Catamaran, twin keels · Fractional Sloop · First built 2023

A Francois Perus-designed performance catamaran with an ultra-light 850kg displacement and high sail-area-to-weight ratio

Designed by Francois Perus.

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

See her sail

The Xquisite 30 Sportcat, on the water

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

Footage from Sailing Parlay Revival

Is it for you?

Character

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

Ramp-launchableAbout 850 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.75 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 33
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 75.0
  • Lighter than ~83% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 121 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Xquisite 30 Sportcat, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Xquisite 30 SPORTCAT is a 9.2-meter fractional sloop catamaran designed by Francois Perus, built by Xquisite Yachts and Phoenix Marine since 2023. It features a twin keel hull, a 5.2-meter beam, and a shallow 0.8-meter draft, displacing 850 kg. The design prioritizes performance with a rotating carbon mast, carbon deck beams, and a self-tacking jib. Optional daggerboards are available.13:45 The Xquisite 30 SPORTCAT is part of a trend toward performance-oriented catamarans that use carbon fiber components to reduce weight, as seen in other designs like HH catamarans and the Current Marine CM46.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Xquisite 30 Sportcat on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.

$680,000Median asking

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
75.0
Displacement / length
33.1
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel
Construction
GRP/carbon-reinforced vinylester infused
Production
Years built
First built 2023
Designer
Francois Perus
Builder
Xquisite Yachts (US, Bahamas), Phoenix Marine (South Africa)

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