Saona 47

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The Saona 47, on the water

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

Footage from The Sailing Doodles Podcast

Is it for you?

Character

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

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 140

EasygoingPowered-up

13.3 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 13.3

Heavier than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 269 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Saona 47, as the fleet has seen it

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The Saona 47 is a 14.0-meter fractional sloop catamaran designed by Berret-Racoupeau and built by Fountaine Pajot between 2016 and 2020. It features a twin keel hull, a 7.7-meter beam, and a 1.3-meter draft, displacing 13,800 kg. The sail area is 75 square meters, with a 52 square meter genoa. The Saona 47 offers two primary interior configurations: a Maestro version with one owner's suite and two double cabins, or a Quintet version with five double cabins, each with its own bathroom. Optional power includes two 60 HP engines.

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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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

13.3

Displacement / length

139.5

Hull

Hull type

Catamaran Twin Keel

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

2016–2020

Designer

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.

Lucia 40A Berret-Racoupeau designed catamaran featuring a fractional sloop rig and a shallow 1.2-meter draft for coastal cruising Aura 51A high-performance 15-metre catamaran from Berret-Racoupeau, featuring a fractional rig and shallow 1.3-metre draft Saba 50A 15-metre catamaran featuring a rotating fractional spar and a shallow 1.25-metre draft for versatile coastal access Salina 48A 14.3-meter catamaran featuring a rotating spar for efficient sail control and a shallow 1.1-meter draft

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