Catana 48
Fractional Sloop · Catamaran Twin Dbrd. · First built 1992
A high-performance catamaran with twin daggerboards and an aggressive sail-area-to-displacement ratio
Designed by Lock Crowther & Christophe Barreau.
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
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