Outremer 42

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The Outremer 42 is a 13.1-meter fractional sloop catamaran with twin daggerboards, designed by Gerard Danson and built by Atelier Outremer from 2004 to 2012.9:59 It has a 7.0-meter beam, a 2.3-meter draft, and displaces 7100 kg. Grand Large Yachting owns Outremer, placing it within a market of performance catamaran builders that includes Balance, HH, Gunboat, and Katana.1:06

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Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

26.0

Hull

Hull type

Catamaran Twin Dbrd.

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

2004–2012

Designer

Gerard Danson

Builder

Outremer (Atelier Outremer)

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