2026 Sail Buyer's Guide

30 to 40 feet

Between 30 and 40 feet, the first proper cruising catamarans rub shoulders with coastal rally-raid trimarans, but there’s also some really fast boats. Whichever your choice, these multihulls remain on a human scale, easy to handle and easy to maintain. Today, this category is something of a paradox: 30/40-footers are now the most popular market sector among buyers (along with multiyachts), yet the big manufacturers have for a long time been reluctant to launch models under 40 feet. So let’s salute the few new models such as the Lagoon 38, the Seawind 1160XL and the FP41.

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Published 28/11/2025

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Issue: 205

Published: jan. / feb. 2026

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Tricat 30

On Course for Semi-offshore Cruising

Test MW152

The Tricat 30 offers all the comfort a crew of up to 6 could wish for, thanks to a very comfortable central hull - panoramic saloon - and a vast cockpit. Powerful, the Tricat 30 remains easy to handle for the whole family or on your own. In port, it folds easily while afloat to limit its beam to 11’6” (3.50 m). Its structural stiffness allows it to have exceptional speed potential: the 30 has already been caught at over 20 knots. And you’ll be reaching these speeds all the more easily as the mainsail is now bigger thanks to a new rig. An excellent platform for semi-offshore cruising.

Builder: Tricat
Length: 30’2”/35’9” (9.2 /10.9 m)
Beam: 11’6”/23’ (3.5/7 m)
Light displacement: 5,180 lbs (2.35 t)
Draft: 16”/5’3” (0.4/1.6 m)
Mainsail: 425/484 sq ft (39.5/45 m²)
Jib: 237/264 sq ft (22/24.5 m²)
Spinnaker: 893/1,076 sq ft (83/100 m²)
Drivetrain: 10/15 HP outboard
Price: € 217,650 ex-tax- www.trimaran-tricat.com

Ventio OpenSpace/Spirit

Dismantlable for Transport

Forever Green

This catamaran, designed by Nicolas Purnu (a former partner of Marc Lombard, now based in Brittany with his own firm), has no hard nacelle - the central area is fully protected by a large retractable canopy. The galley will be located aft of the mast bulkhead, along with a U-shaped deck saloon and a large 85 cm x 135 cm (33½ x 52”) table on a sliding base. The berths are located in the hulls. Ventio #1, equipped with a carbon mast and daggerboards, is a prototype currently undergoing optimization with high potential, especially in its Spirit version with a larger sail area. The yard offers optional electric propulsion.

Builder: Windpearl Yachts
Architect: Nicolas Purnu
Material: PVC/glass/vinylester foam sandwich
Length: 30’2” (9.2 m)
Beam: 20 ‘4” (6.21 m)
Draft: 35” or 20”/6’11” (0.89 m or 0.5/2.1 m)
Displacement: 7,050/8,050 lbs (3.2/3.65 t)
Mainsail: 355/430 sq ft (33/44 m²)
Self-tacking solent: 172/194 sq ft (17 m²)

Code 0: 409/484 sq ft (38/45 m²)
Drivetrain: 2 x 1020 HP
Price: € 168,500 ex-tax
www.windpearl.com

Xquisite 30 Sportcat

Just for fun!

Forever Green

Test MW195

Xquisite Yachts is used to building comfortable cruising catamarans, so this sporty model came as something of a surprise when it was launched in 2023. With its completely uncluttered cockpit, the boat is reminiscent of the Kat 28, Corneel 26, Edel Cat 33 or the very early Aventuras. The program is therefore sporty day sailing, with option to stay overnight on board - only the hulls are fitted out. The Xquisite 30 Sportcat can be dismantled and transported by trailer. Its sail area-to-weight ratio is 50.59 m²/t, a value that is unambiguously dragster-like on two hulls... the rotating mast and carbon beams leave no doubt about the sportiness of this catamaran. As an option, daggerboards can be fitted instead of the standard skeg keels.

Builder: Xquisite Yachts
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