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Seawind 1600

Catamaran, twin daggerboards · Fractional Sloop · First built 2019

A Reichel-Pugh designed performance catamaran featuring twin daggerboards and a high sail area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Reichel & Pugh.

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

See her sail

The Seawind 1600, on the water

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

Footage from Sailing Parlay Revival

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 0.54 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 94
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 26.7
  • Draws more than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 241 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Seawind 1600, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Seawind 1600 is a 15.7-meter fractional sloop catamaran designed by Reichel, Pugh, Pugh Yacht Design and built by Seawind Catamarans since 2019.0:57 It has a twin daggerboard hull, a 7.9-meter beam, a 2.6-meter draft, and displaces 12,999 kg.1:03 The model can be equipped with optional 80 hp engines.9:42

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
26.7
Displacement / length
93.6
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Dbrd.
Construction
Vacuum infusion vinylester resin with carbon fiber and Kevlar
Production
Years built
First built 2019
Designer
Reichel, Pugh
Builder
Seawind Catamarans

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The family

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