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Lagoon 40

Lagoon have just unveiled their new 40 footer with a bold move: the 40 is replacing the 400 and the 39.  The production of the unbreakable 380 is now much reduced (well, down to about thirty a year ...

• LAGOON CATAMARANS
• Length 11.74m / 38'6''

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Rapido 60 Ocean Cruiser

American ports and marinas, like those in Western Europe are struggling to accommodate large catamarans. How will they react to an 18x12m trimaran platform?  The question may seem incidental, but ...

• RAPIDO TRIMARANS
• Length 18.10m / 59'5''

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Seawind 1600 Passagemaker

Back in October, visitors to the Barcelona show discovered a brand new model from the Australian builder Seawind: the 1600. Following the Catalan show, we tested this seductive catamaran, designed by ...

• SEAWIND CATAMARANS
• Length 16.10m / 52'10''

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Bali 4.1

Two years after its successful launch and with 140 boats sold, the Bali 4.0 has transformed into version 4.1 (version 4.0 is still available). This innovative catamaran is taking a leap forward in ...

• BALI CATAMARANS
• Length 12.12m / 39'9''

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Ts 5

The rebellious family of TS boats has already got an excellent pedigree. The strong character of the earliest of these designs by Christophe Barreau (based on an idea from none other than Francis ...

• MARSAUDON COMPOSITES
• Length 15.24m / 50'0''

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TF10

The life of a multihull tester involves many enjoyable encounters with some very diverse craft, and a lot of amazing discoveries and some exceptional moments, cruising or on racing machines! This was ...

• DNA performance sailing
• Length 10.94m / 35'11''

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Leopard 50

With the new 50, Leopard are aligning themselves slap bang in the target sector of cruising catamarans - the most competitive one! At the crossroads of charter use: luxury charter or to be sailed by ...

• LEOPARD CATAMARANS
• Length 15.40m / 50'6''

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Astrea 42

In 2009, the Lipari 41 took the place of the Lavezzi, condemned by its canvas bimini and mainsheet traveler in the cockpit. An effective restyling in 2013 extended the career of this popular catamaran ...

• FOUNTAINE PAJOT
• Length 12.58m / 41'3''

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Lagoon 46

The 39 and the 52 showed the way back in 2013, but it was the 42 and the 40 that turned the idea of setting the rig further aft into a winning formula. The 46 now picks up on this experience to apply ...

• LAGOON CATAMARANS
• Length 13.99m / 45'11''

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Catana 53

The new Catana range debuted at the Cannes Yachting Festival back in 2013 with the 59. The freeboard height was more than generous, the steps in the hull very marked (you could almost call them ...

• CATANA SA
• Length 16.15m / 52'12''

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