C-Cat 48

BoatsC-Cat 48

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The C-Cat 48, on the water

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

Footage from WEsail

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 0.90 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 83

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 29.9

Draws more than ~94% of boats her size on file

Compared with 261 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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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

29.9

Displacement / length

83.4

Hull

Hull type

Catamaran Twin Dbrd.

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 2021

Designer

Francois Perus

Builder

Comar Yachts

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

C-Cat 37A Marc Lombard-designed catamaran featuring a fixed twin-keel hull and a high 27.25 sail area-to-displacement ratio Catana 47A Christophe Barreau-designed performance catamaran featuring a rotating fractional rig and twin daggerboards Catana 62A high-performance fractional catamaran with twin daggerboards and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for fast cruising Catana 42A high-performance Christophe Barreau design featuring a rotating spar and twin daggerboards for exceptional upwind speed Nautitech 48 OpenA 14.67-metre twin-keel catamaran built for 2023 that prioritizes a spacious open-concept layout for coastal cruising

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