BoatsFastcat 395

Fastcat 395

Catamaran, twin keels · Fractional Sloop · 2002–2006

A high-performance fractional catamaran from Simonis-Voogd, featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for speed

Designed by Simonis-Voogd & Simonis Voogd Design, built by African Cats B. V.

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

See her sail

The Fastcat 395, on the water

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

Footage from Podcast Maré Sonora ®

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 1.00 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 97
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 31.8
  • Draws less than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 246 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Fastcat 395, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Fastcat 395 is a 12.0-meter fractional sloop catamaran with twin keels, designed by Simonis - Voogd and built by African Cats B.V. between 2002 and 2006. It has a 6.3-meter beam, a 1.0-meter draft, and displaces 5499 kg. Some models, known as Green Motion variants, feature electric motors. Família Velho Jack, known for boat maintenance and brokerage, has repeatedly worked on a Fastcat 395 being delivered to a new owner in Rio de Janeiro.16:23

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen sold

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
31.8
Displacement / length
96.9
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
2002–2006
Designer
Simonis - Voogd
Builder
African Cats B.V

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The family

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