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Elba 45

Catamaran, twin keels · Fractional Sloop · 2019–2025

A 13.45-metre catamaran with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio of 21.79 for spirited performance

Designed by Berret-Racoupeau Yacht Design, built by Fountaine Pajot.

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

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The Elba 45, on the water

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

Footage from Sailing Doodles

Is it for you?

Character

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

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

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

Displacement / length 161
EasygoingPowered-up

21.8 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 21.8
  • Heavier than ~85% 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 Elba 45, as the fleet has seen it

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The Fountaine Pajot Elba 45 is a 13.4-meter fractional sloop catamaran with a twin keel hull, designed by Berret-Racoupeau Yacht Design and built by Fountaine Pajot from 2019 to 2025. It displaces 14,000 kg and has a 7.5-meter beam and 1.2-meter draft. The Elba 45 is frequently chartered in the British Virgin Islands, with crews sailing it between islands such as Tortola, Norman Island, Cooper Island, Virgin Gorda, and Anegada.0:14 Aboard *Sailing Doodles*, a 2023 Elba 45 chartered through Sailogy.com sailed at over seven knots in 10-knot winds during a downwind passage.2:29 The model often features a four-cabin layout with wet heads, a flybridge helm station, electric winches, and a hydraulic dinghy lift.8:15 Euro Sail Yacht, a dealership representing Fountaine Pajot, showcased the Elba 45 with a mezzanine-level helm station designed to improve visibility during docking.5:22 The Elba 45 can be equipped with optional twin Volvo 50hp engines and is available with Smart Electric power.3:55

The living fleet

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Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 3 times across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Elba 45 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.8
Displacement / length
161.4
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel
Construction
GRP w/vacuum infused polyester and vinylester
Production
Years built
2019–2025
Designer
Berret-Racoupeau Yacht Design
Builder
Fountaine Pajot

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Lagoon 43, the sailing catamaran that multiplies space0:05from SVN solovelanet
Fp 4413.26 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 2025 Berret-Racoupeau catamaran designed as the successor to the Elba 45, featuring a 1.58m draft
Has Fountaine Pajot Broken the 44 Foot Catamaran Marketfrom Practical Sailor
Bali 4.413.48 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA modern catamaran featuring a solid forward cockpit and a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for spirited cruising
Did a BOAT Show ACTUALLY Make us WANT a CATAMARAN? | Sailing Zephyr - Ep. 2095:10from Sailing Zephyr
Aventura 4513.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 2025-launched catamaran with a 24.34 sail area-to-displacement ratio, balancing modern performance with a 1.4-metre draft
Sailing Malta Gozo Pantelleria Tunisia to Spain.26:36from sailing vessel reality
Lagoon 44013.61 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA wide-beamed catamaran from Van Peteghem and Lauriot-Prevost, designed for stable cruising with a shallow draft
St Martin, Anegada & St Thomas. Sailing & diving at many islands5:45from Sam Holmes Sailing
Leopard 4513.72 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Simonis-Voogd designed catamaran featuring a rotating fractional rig and twin keels for efficient blue-water cruising
Ready to Leave the Yard | Leopard 50 | Ep. 14 Pt.5from The On Deck Channel

The family

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Fp 44A 2025 Berret-Racoupeau catamaran designed as the successor to the Elba 45, featuring a 1.58m draftLeopard 45A Simonis-Voogd designed catamaran featuring a rotating fractional rig and twin keels for efficient blue-water cruisingEleuthera 60Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar) · 18.26 mFp 41A 2025 catamaran successor to the Astrea 42, featuring a 1.35m draft and the choice of diesel or electric propulsionSaba 50A 15-metre catamaran featuring a rotating fractional spar and a shallow 1.25-metre draft for versatile coastal accessElan Yachts Impression 45.1An updated 13.59-metre cruiser featuring a fin keel with bulb and spade rudder for balanced performance

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