Lagoon 38 during sea trials

The Beneteau Group’s Lagoon 38 and Excess 13 sailing catamarans are among a strong cast of world premieres expected at this year’s International Multihull Show (April 23-27), which will again be held in La Grande Motte on the south coast of France.

The Lagoon 38 is the new entry model for the world’s leading builder of cruising sailing catamarans, which has built over 7,300 yachts since 1984. The French shipyard will also display the Lagoon 43, 51 Iconic, 55, 60 and 620 Neo sailing catamarans, while other models by the brand will be shown by charter companies.

Excess, founded in 2019, will stage the global debut of the Excess 13 (43ft) alongside the Excess 11 and Excess 14, which are all twin-helm models.

CGI of Excess 13

The MODX 70, an electric version of the 70ft MOD (Multi One Design) 70 by Océan Développement, is the largest model among the show’s world premieres, according to a provisional line-up of yachts. Chinese shipyard HeySea will stage the global debut of its Seaview 59, drawn by UK-based Dixon Yacht Design.

Vaan, which uses recycled aluminium as its principal material, will debut its R5 (49ft), the second model from the Dutch-owned shipyard. Swiss-owned Cataruga – which builds in Tunisia – is set to unveil its Tortue 147 (48ft), another aluminium sailing cat among the world premieres. 

American company Max Cruise Marine, which builds in Vietnam, is revealing its Max 44SC, while the Tricat 8.50, a folding, transportable trimaran built in Brittany, rounds up the world premieres of sailing multihulls. The Tricat 30, Dragonfly 36, Neel 43 and Neel 52 are also among the show’s trimarans.

For the first time, the show will feature a separate power catamaran zone, where Aventura will stage the world premieres of both its 38 SC (Sport Cruiser) coupe and 38 MY (Motor Yacht) flybridge powercats. Aventura, which builds in Tunisia, will also show its 45 and 37 sailing catamarans in the main exhibition area.

Leopard 46

Leopard, whose sail and power models are built by Robertson & Caine in South Africa, will stage the Multihull Show debut of the Leopard 46, a model that had its world premiere last September at the Cannes Yachting Festival.

Leopard is also showing a Leopard 42 as well as a Moorings 4200 and 5000, charter versions of the Leopard 42 and 50 respectively. In the powercat marina, the globally renowned brand will exhibit all three of its power catamarans – the 40PC, 46PC and 53PC – plus a Moorings 403, a three-cabin charter version of the 40PC.

Italy’s Comar Yachts is staging the Europe debut of its C-Cat 38 sailing catamaran, which had its global debut at this year’s Miami International Boat Show in February. Hull one of the C-Cat 38, which belongs to shipyard owners Massimo Guardigli and Flavia Proietti Miami, will be shown alongside the C-Cat 48.

Among other exhibitors, Fountaine Pajot is showing five sailing cats – an Astrea 42, Elba 45, Tanna 47, Aura 51 and Samana 59.

Fountaine Pajot Samana 59

Bali, of the Catana Group, is showing six, ranging from the Catsmart (39ft) and Catspace (40ft) to the 4.2, 4.4, 4.6 and flagship 5.8, while another Catsmart and Bali 5.4 are being exhibited independently. Catana Catamarans will show its 49ft OC (Ocean Class).

Other sailing cats from France include Chantier de L’Arsenal’s 80ft Samba charter cat, Privilege Marine’s Signature 580 and 510, Ocean Rider Catamarans’ flagship ORC57, Outremer’s 55 and 52, a new Windelo 50, and Nautitech’s 48 Open and 44 Open.

Overseas builds include the Knysna 500SE by South Africa’s Knysna Yacht Company, the HH44 by China’s HH Catamarans, and the Seawind 1370 (45ft) and 1170 (39ft) by the Australian-owned Seawind Catamarans, which has production facilities in Vietnam and Turkey.

Aquila 50 Yacht

Among powercats, Chinese shipyard Aquila is set to display its 50 Yacht and 42 Yacht inboard flybridge models, and 36 Sport and 32 Sport outboard coupes, while Poland’s Dracan Marine will exhibit its Dracan 42.

The Beneteau Group is represented by the Prestige M48 and Four Winns TH36, while other powercats from French brands include Fountaine Pajot’s MY6 (46ft) and Catana Group’s Yot 36 and Yot 41 coupes built in Portugal.

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