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Saba 50

Catamaran, twin keels · Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar) · 2015–2019

A 15-metre catamaran featuring a rotating fractional spar and a shallow 1.25-metre draft for versatile coastal access

Designed by Berret-Racoupeau, built by Fountaine Pajot.

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

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The Saba 50, on the water

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

Footage from Epic Navigator

Is it for you?

Character

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

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 147
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.7
  • Heavier than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 261 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Saba 50, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Saba 50 is a Berret-Racoupeau-designed fractional sloop catamaran built by Fountaine Pajot from 2015 to 2019, featuring a rotating spar and twin keels. With an LOA of 15.0 meters and a beam of 8.0 meters, it displaces 15,473 kg. The catamaran is CE Certified for 14 persons in Category A. Aboard *Epic Navigator*, a Saba 50 demonstrated a "pinning the corner" maneuver to enter a tight slip in Alimos Marina, using one corner of the stern against the dock to pivot the 8-meter beam in crosswinds. *WEsail* chartered a Saba 50 for a week-long Odyssey Sailing Festival in the British Virgin Islands, skippering the boat with 12 guests in winds frequently exceeding 20 knots.

The living fleet

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Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

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On the water

The Saba 50 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar)
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.7
Displacement / length
147.4
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
2015–2019
Designer
Berret - Racoupeau, Berret-Racoupeau
Builder
Fountaine Pajot

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The family

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

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