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Nautitech 40 Open

Catamaran, asymmetric hulls · Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar) · First built 2015

A Marc Lombard-designed performance catamaran featuring an open-concept cockpit and a high sail area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Marc Lombard, built by Nautiech.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran (No boards/asym.)

See her sail

The Nautitech 40 Open, on the water

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

Footage from All About Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

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

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 139
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 22.3

What the fleet has seen

The Nautitech 40 Open, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Nautitech 40 OPEN is a 12.0-meter cruising catamaran designed by Marc Lombard and built by Nautitech Catamarans since 2015. It features a fractional sloop rig with a rotating spar, a 6.9-meter beam, and an 8501 kg displacement. Standard configurations offer four cabins and two heads, accommodating eight berths. The mainsail is approximately 63 square meters, complemented by a 28 square meter self-tacking jib. Nautitech Catamarans entered court-supervised restructuring in August 2026, despite a full order book through summer 2027, due to a liquidity crisis after repaying a government COVID loan and a strategic shift from charter to private owners.0:13 The company continues to operate and deliver vessels while seeking new ownership.7:05

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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On the water

The Nautitech 40 Open on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar)
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.3
Displacement / length
139.2
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran (no boards/asym.)
Construction
FG infusion w/klegecell core
Production
Years built
First built 2015
Designer
Marc Lombard
Builder
Nautiech, Nautitech Catamarans

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The family

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