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Outremer 48

Catamaran, twin daggerboards · Fractional Sloop · First built 2025

A 2025-launched performance catamaran featuring interior architecture by Darnet Design and a 28.1 sail-area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Vplp Design, Van Peteghem & Lauriot-Prevost.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Dbrd.

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The Outremer 48, on the water

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Is it for you?

Character

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

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 93
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 28.1
  • Draws more than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 265 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Outremer 48, as the fleet has seen it

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The Outremer 48 is a fractional sloop catamaran with twin daggerboards, designed by VPLP Design and built by Outremer, replacing the Outremer 45. It measures 14.6 meters LOA, with a 7.6-meter beam and a 2.1-meter draft, displacing 10,500 kg.6:53 The interior architecture was designed by Darnet Design.10:50 Its sail plan includes an 82 m2 mainsail, a 50 m2 genoa, a 35 m2 solent jib, a 22 m2 staysail, a 150 m2 gennaker, and a 180 m2 spinnaker. Outremer is owned by Grand Large Yachting, which also owns Gunboat.1:06

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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What they go for

Market signal

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

1seen for sale

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
28.1
Displacement / length
93.4
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Dbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2025
Designer
VPLP Design, Van Peteghem, Lauriot-Prevost
Builder
Outremer

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Outremer 52A VPLP-designed performance catamaran featuring twin daggerboards and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for speedOutremer 45-2A high-performance catamaran with twin daggerboards and a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for rapid passage makingOutremer 45A Gerard Danson-designed performance catamaran with twin daggerboards and a high power-to-weight ratio for fast cruisingOutremer 51A 15.65-metre performance catamaran built since 2013, featuring a fractional sloop rig and a 2.35-metre draftOutremer 55-2A 16.73-metre cruiser launched in 2020, optimized for speed with a 26.84 sail-area-to-displacement ratioOutremer 49A 14.98-metre performance catamaran produced from 2010 to 2012, featuring twin daggerboards and a 24.27 SA/D ratio

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