Issue #: 205
Published: January / February 2026
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The Turkish boatbuilder made a big impression at the 2025 Cannes Yachting Festival with its Wama 42, a high-end powercat built in aluminum... The shipyard has now announced a joint venture with Odisea Catamarans and is launching a complete range of sailing catamarans - still in aluminum.
The smallest model is the Odisea 48 - or ODC 48 - which stands out for its relatively low freeboard and, above all, its daggerboards, suggesting that the designers’ aim is to reconcile a material usually reserved for multihulls designed for extreme long-distance cruising (ice, navigating little-frequented rivers) with a genuine quest for performance. An effective anti-leeway design combined with a large sail area (no flybridge) and very light displacement are all guarantees of high average speeds. Note the rounded design and, above all, the surprisingly narrow sugarscoops, reminiscent of the racing multihulls of the 1990s – to ensure low drag in light airs. Two further models are coming soon: the Odisea 55 and Odisea 64.
Builder: Wama Yachts
Material: aluminum
Overall length: 48’ (14.6 m)
Beam: 25’ (7.6 m)
Draft: 1’10”/5’11” (0.57/1.8 m)
Displacement: 25,600 lbs (11.6 t)
Fuel: 105 US gal (400 l)
Water: 105 US gal (400 l)
Cabins: 3 or 4
Price: from € 1,100,000 ex-tax
More information: www.wamayachts.com
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