Catana 47

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The Catana 47, on the water

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 1.09 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 103

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 28.9

Draws more than ~91% of boats her size on file

Compared with 267 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Catana 47, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Catana 47 is a performance cruising catamaran designed by Christophe Barreau, built by Catana Catamarans since 2010. It features a fractional sloop rig with a rotating spar and twin daggerboards, measuring 14.3 meters LOA with a 7.6-meter beam and a 2.5-meter draft.15:42 The displacement is 10,902 kg.15:42 Sailors considering long-term cruising, particularly those interested in high-performance catamarans, have expressed interest in the Catana 47.12:22

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

Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar)

Ratios

SA / displacement

28.9

Displacement / length

103.3

Hull

Hull type

Catamaran Twin Dbrd.

Construction

Carbon w/foam core

Production

Years built

First built 2010

Designer

Christophe Barreau

Builder

Catana Catamarans

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Lagoon 47014.50 mSame hull family0.2 m longer

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Lagoon 4313.85 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterDebuting in 2025, this 13.85-meter catamaran features a shallow 1.31-meter draft and a fractional sloop rig

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The family

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

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