
Issue #: 202
Published: July / August 2025
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We’ve found out a little bit more about the third version of Windelo catamarans. Up to now, the 50 and 54 had undergone a facelift in terms of design (deck layout and interior) and been renamed New Windelo 50 and New Windelo 54, with the Adventure and Yachting versions remaining unchanged.
The shipyard is now preparing a brand-new Sport range, which looks to be almost equivalent to the launch of two new models. The waterline has been lengthened thanks to new inverted bows with an angle increased to 17°, carbon appendages with optimized profiles (the daggerboards are 25½ inches/65 cm longer), a rig with a carbon mast extended by 39 inches (1 meter) and Kevlar® shrouds, a carbon cross beam extended by a foot (30 cm), high-end fittings and blocks, and finally a set of 3D Membrane sails that includes an overlapping genoa. The interiors benefit from a specific design but above all from new, lighter materials. With the use of carbon bulkheads, the Windelo Sport achieves a weight saving of 1,100 lbs (500 kg) compared to its Adventure equivalent.
Specifications Windelo 51 Sport
Builder: Windelo
Architects: Barreau/Neuman
Length: 51’ (15.54 m)
Beam: 26’1” (7.95 m)
Draft: 4’/9’7” (1.23/2.93 m)
Mast: 71’10” (21.9 m)
Displacement: 23,600 lbs (10.7 t)
Mainsail: 1,055 sq ft (98 m²)
Solent: 485 sq ft (45 m²)
Gennaker: 2,067 sq ft (192 m²)
Motors: 2 x 20 kW
Specifications Windelo 55 Sport
Builder: Windelo
Architects: Barreau/Neuman
Length: 54’3” (16.54 m)
Beam: 26’2” (7.98 m)
Draft: 44’1”/9’8” (1.25/2.95 m)
Mast: 74’10” (22.8 m)
Displacement: 27,100 lbs (12.3 t)
Mainsail: 1,140 sq ft (106 m²)
Solent: 516 sq ft (48 m²)
Gennaker: 2,368 sq ft (220 m²)
Motors: 2 x 20 kW
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