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New (Aug 15, 2026)

2018 Beneteau Oceanis 45 ‘S/V Intento’: Turn-Key in Puerto Rico

Some boats need a project list before they need a passage plan. This one, by the look of Captain Paco Montaner’s walkthrough, doesn’t. S/V Intento is a 2018 Beneteau Oceanis 45 lying in Puerto Rico, presented as being in mint condition with very light use, fully equipped and ready to sail. Recently Refreshed Where It Counts The headline in the video is the 2026 refit work, and it’s the kind that buyers usually inherit as a future expense rather than a completed job: brand new standing rigging, new sail drives, fresh bottom paint and a full hull polishing.…

New (Aug 14, 2026)

Aboard Ocean Vibes: A 2020 Sunreef 70 Built for Living Outside

Some walkthroughs are led by a broker with a clipboard. This one is led by the people who actually live aboard. Captain Glenn, Chef Alex and stewardess Lindsay open the tour of Ocean Vibes, a 2020 Sunreef 70 listed by Staley Weidman, and the difference shows: instead of a spec recital, you get a tour of how the boat is used, day in and day out, in the Virgin Islands. Four venues, one deck plan Glenn’s organizing idea for the exterior is simple and surprisingly persuasive — the Sunreef 70 gives you four separate places to sit down and eat.…

New (Aug 14, 2026)

S/V Pivot: A Rare Four-Cabin Lagoon 500 Set Up for Family Life

Some walkthroughs open with a spec sheet. This one opens with storage. Standing aboard S/V Pivot, a 2009 Lagoon 500, brokers Brandon and Amber of The Cruisers Company keep coming back to the same idea: this 51-footer feels more like a home than a boat. Having lived aboard their own sailboat for four years with four kids, they know exactly which details matter after the honeymoon period ends — and where cruisers run out of room. The galley sits up in the saloon, but the storage story continues down the steps, where a full counter with cabinetry hosts appliances, a freezer and a washing machine.…

New (Aug 14, 2026)

Aboard Houbara: A Systems Tour of the Sunreef 82 DD

Most yacht videos linger over cushions and cocktail tables. This one, presented by broker Staley Weidman, does something more useful: it walks a prospective owner through the working parts of Houbara, a 2012 Sunreef 82 Double Deck, and shows them actually being used. Toys handled properly The tour opens at the stern, where a passerelle extends off the back of the boat and articulates up and down — the arrangement you want for Med mooring in Europe, backing into a dock and stepping ashore over the transom.…

New (Aug 13, 2026)

Aboard S/V Nia: A 2021 Nautitech 46 Open Explorer

Some catamarans ask you to sit inside and watch the ocean go by. The Nautitech 46 Open is built for people who’d rather feel it. In this walkthrough, Caroline Laviolette of The Multihull Company steps aboard S/V Nia, a 2021 Nautitech 46 Open Explorer, and makes the case for a cat that can be, in her words, “sailed like a tiger or a kitten.” Twin helms, close to the water The defining feature of the Open series is its dual aft helms, set low and outboard so the driver stays connected to the wind and waves while remaining well protected.…

New (Aug 13, 2026)

Aboard S/V ZITA: A 2024 Balance 526 Walkthrough

Some catamarans are fast, some are comfortable, and a few manage to be genuinely serviceable at sea. The Balance 526 has built its reputation on doing all three at once, and in this full walkthrough broker Zee Kalinic (Zvonimir Kalinic) steps aboard S/V ZITA, a 2024 Balance 526 MKII currently based in Montenegro, to show why owners keep calling this design different. Zee brings some useful perspective to the tour: more than a decade in multihull brokerage, and a memory of standing beside Phil Berman at the Cannes Yachting Festival presenting one of the very first Balance catamarans — hull number six, he believes.…

New (Aug 13, 2026)

Aboard Houbara: Inside the Sunreef 82 Double Deck

Some catamarans are designed to be looked at. The Sunreef 82 Double Deck Houbara was clearly designed to be lived in. In a detailed walkthrough of the 2012 yacht, listing broker Staley Weidman moves deck by deck through a boat whose layout logic — guests one way, crew the other — reveals itself gradually, cabin by cabin. Old-world craftsmanship, Gdańsk-built The first thing the video lingers on is the joinery. Wood grain carries throughout the interior, and as the tour points out, it is a showcase of the old-world craftsmanship that comes out of Gdańsk, Poland, where Sunreefs are built — furniture-quality woodworking rather than boatbuilder cabinetry.…

Aboard S/V Wisdom: A 2023 Lagoon 50 Built for Family Cruising

Filmed at anchor in Georgetown, Bahamas, this walkthrough of S/V Wisdom comes with a rare credential: the person showing you around has cruised alongside her. Broker Will Marks describes hundreds — maybe thousands — of miles shared with the family aboard this 2023 Lagoon 50, plus countless anchorages and evenings in her cockpit. That familiarity shows in the tour, which skips the brochure language and goes straight to the details that matter when a catamaran is also your home. Flybridge first The tour opens on what Marks calls the boat’s best feature: the flybridge.…

Aboard S/V HEBY: A 2023 Catana 50 Ocean Class in Gibraltar

Broker Alexis de Boucaud of The Multihull Company opens his walkthrough on the dock in Gibraltar, and the pitch is refreshingly direct: S/V HEBY is hull number five of Catana’s newest model, the 50 Ocean Class, a 2023 boat with roughly 350 hours on her engines, an immaculate interior and crisp sails. In other words, a nearly new performance cruising catamaran that has already been sailed enough to be sorted. Hull shapes and a sail plan built for passages The tour starts with the things that make a Catana a Catana.…

Aboard S/V Always Sunday: A Six-Cabin Bali 4.8 Built to Roam

Some catamarans are designed to look good at anchor. The Bali 4.8 is designed to make the whole boat usable — at anchor, underway, and everywhere in between. In a detailed walkthrough of the 2022 Bali 4.8 S/V Always Sunday, Captain Will Miller of The Multihull Company makes the case for a 48-footer that behaves like a villa but still crosses oceans. Space where you don’t expect it The first thing Miller points out is Bali’s trademark solid foredeck. Where most cats have trampolines, the 4.8 has a rigid, expansive lounge — more usable living space, more structural rigidity, and a safer place to move around while sailing.…

Aboard S/V Reunited: a 2017 Lagoon 42 Owner Version

In her walkthrough of S/V Reunited, Valerie Toomey of The Multihull Company introduces a 2017 Lagoon 42 Owner Version that has been prepared with a clear purpose: blue-water cruising with a short-handed crew. The tour highlights more than $55,000 in upgrades, and several of them speak directly to the way this boat has been used. The most consequential is the rig. The mast was shortened to allow ICW access — a meaningful convenience for anyone running the Intracoastal Waterway — and paired with a new roach mainsail that adds sail area back to help preserve performance.…

Aboard S/V Dandelion: A Lived-In 2002 Leopard 47

Some boat tours sell you a showroom. This one, filmed aboard S/V Dandelion, a 2002 Leopard 47 listed by John, shows you a catamaran that has been genuinely lived aboard — and adapted accordingly. The walkthrough starts on the sugar scoop and works forward and down, and almost every stop reveals a practical decision made by owners who cruise rather than daysail. Aft deck, davits and cockpit The tour opens with two dive bottle racks under waterproof covers and a removable dive rail for getting off the back of the boat.…

Inside S/V La Vida Shred, a 2014 Leopard 48 Built for Family Cruising

There are boat tours, and then there are boat tours delivered by someone who has already spent years tied up alongside the vessel in question. That is the situation with S/V La Vida Shred, a 2014 Leopard 48 now on the market, presented by Brandon of The Cruisers Company — who, along with Amber, cruised for four years with four kids and buddy-boated with this very catamaran across thousands of miles when she sailed under the name Exodus. “We spent many a nights hanging out back here, having conversations,” Brandon says from the aft cockpit, admitting the nostalgia is running high.…

Inside the Knysna 500SE: A Hand-Built 50 With Everything Aboard

Some catamarans announce themselves from a mile off. The Knysna 500SE is one of them — a low, slanted-window profile that, as the builder’s representative puts it in this walkthrough, draws the anchorage question: “where’s that boat come from?” The video that accompanies this listing is a full guided tour of a Knysna 500SE, filmed at the Annapolis Sailboat Show by cruising couple Craig and Janice of Cruising Off Duty, with Kevin Fouché of Knysna Yacht Company doing the honours. It’s a useful piece of homework for anyone considering S/V BAHATI, the 2018 Knysna 500SE Owner Version listed here with Tony Brewer.…

Aboard S/V Steal Breeze: A 1997 Manta 40 Catamaran

Caught on the hard and waiting to get back in the water, the 1997 Manta 40 S/V Steal Breeze gets a brief but telling walkthrough in this video tour. The clip is short and practical — the kind of quick pass a cruiser gives a boat that’s mid-refit rather than staged for a boat show — but it covers the details buyers tend to ask about first. Top of the list: new bottom paint, applied while she’s hauled out. From there the tour moves forward along the walk-on forward scoop, past the storm anchor, and into the accommodations, where new solar fans have been fitted in both heads — a small but genuinely useful upgrade for ventilation in the tropics.…

Aboard S/V Steal Breeze: A 1997 Manta 40 on the Chesapeake

The walkthrough of S/V Steal Breeze, a 1997 Manta 40 lying on the Chesapeake Bay, is short and to the point — but it covers the ground that matters most to a liveaboard or long-range cruising buyer: where you sleep, where you cook, and where everything else goes. Salon, galley and nav station The tour opens in the salon before stepping into the galley, where the narration highlights “plenty of storage” — a recurring theme aboard this boat. Boat hooks and a stereo system are noted in passing, and the walkthrough then moves back to the nav station, a proper dedicated chart-table area rather than an afterthought.…

Aboard M/Y Herkee: A Solar-Powered Lagoon 380 Custom PC

Some boats are sold on their brochure specs. This 2004 Lagoon 380 Custom PC, named M/Y Herkee, is sold on the thousands of small decisions her owners made while actually living aboard her. The walkthrough video is exactly that: an unhurried, hatch-by-hatch tour narrated by someone who clearly knows where every wire runs. The headline change is under the sole. The original Volvo 28/30-horsepower engines are gone, replaced by a pair of Yanmar 3JH40s with Yanmar SD60 saildrives and custom exhaust — work carried out by Urbana Boatworks, which owns Remlik Marina where the video was filmed.…

New 2026 Lagoon 38: Big-Boat Cruising in 38 Feet

Presented by The Multihull Company, this 2026 Lagoon 38—listed as S/V Hull #66—is introduced in the video as one of the newest members of the Lagoon family, and pointedly not a base boat. The walkthrough’s guide, a captain and instructor, frames it as a catamaran specified with many of the most desirable factory options, aimed equally at weekend anchorage hopping and serious offshore cruising. Cockpit, helm and the indoor-outdoor connection The first thing noted on stepping aboard is the new stern extensions, which make boarding notably easier, along with the warm wooden cockpit sole that adds grip and a premium finish.…

S/V Asgard: A 2024 Nautitech 44 Open Built to Actually Sail

The question Conor Dugan of The Multihull Company opens with is one every catamaran shopper eventually faces: living space or sailing performance? Most boats on the market ask you to pick a side. His argument aboard S/V Asgard, a 2024 Nautitech 44 Open, is that this design doesn’t force the choice — and the video spends its time making that case rather than reciting a spec sheet. Open by design Drawn by Marc Lombard, the 44 Open earns its name through layout.…

Aboard S/V Octavia: A 2010 St Francis 50 Built to Cruise

Some catamarans are designed to fill a charter brochure. The St Francis 50 was designed to cross oceans, and in his walkthrough of S/V Octavia, broker Jason Decker of The Multihull Company makes the distinction clear from the first minute. With more than two decades in production and an extraordinary number of hulls having completed circumnavigations, this is a model that earned its reputation the hard way. Stepping Aboard The tour begins at the stern, where extended sugar scoops sit low to the water — easy dinghy boarding, easy swim access.…

2013 Leopard 48 S/V Aloha: A Liveaboard-Ready Catamaran

Some cruising catamarans leave the factory ready for charter weeks; others get quietly reworked, season by season, by owners who actually live aboard. S/V Aloha, a 2013 Leopard 48, falls firmly into the second camp. In the walkthrough, Brandon Morse and Amber of The Cruisers Company set the tone straight away: the story here isn’t just the layout, it’s the upgrades. “Every space has been thoughtfully upgraded to make more space, more storage,” they explain, before promising a quick tour focused on the modifications that make the biggest difference when you’re anchored out and living on the hook.…

2023 Seawind 1260 S/V Anjuna: A Bluewater-Ready Owner’s Cat

The Seawind 1260 has earned a devoted following among short-handed cruisers who want an indoor-outdoor living plan, sensible systems, and a mast height that clears the Intracoastal Waterway. S/V Anjuna, a 2023 build presented by Tom Harney of Jordan Yachts, checks all three boxes — and adds a long list of upgrades that make her ready to point south (or across) with minimal fuss. Deck and Cockpit Up forward, Anjuna carries a 47-pound anchor on 80 meters of chain, driven by a 12-volt Maxwell electric windlass, with both saltwater and freshwater washdowns.…

Inside M/Y Margaritaville: A 2018 Great Harbour TT 35 Trawler

Great Harbour Trawlers sales manager Eric Kraft leads the walkthrough of M/Y Margaritaville, a 2018 TT 35 that happens to be hull number two — a boat with a few charming quirks compared to the current production run, and a layout that makes an unusually strong case for cruising in a footprint you can still put on a trailer. A Cockpit Built for Living The tour opens in a genuinely spacious cockpit, flanked by cushioned bench seating on both sides. Storage under those benches is deep enough for bicycles, a dinghy, or a generator — a nod to the TT 35’s practical, expedition-minded design.…

2020 Lagoon 450S ‘S/V ALOHA’: A Cruise-Ready Cat, Refreshed

Step aboard S/V ALOHA and the first thing you notice is how thoughtfully she’s been kept. This 2020 Lagoon 450S, offered by Jeff, is a cruising catamaran that’s clearly been used the way she was designed to be used — and updated where it counts. Command and Control ALOHA’s helm sits in a fully enclosed station, tucked out of the weather, which the owner points out helps preserve the electronics — particularly the touchscreen. The nav suite is current: a B&G Zeus chartplotter installed new in 2023, paired with a Halo radar added just this past March.…

Moxie 61 ‘Tosca’: A Carbon Catamaran Built for Fast, Luxurious Miles

Some catamarans chase comfort, others chase speed. The Moxie 61 Tosca was drawn to do both — and, according to broker Alexis de Boucaud of The Multihull Company, she pulls it off with unusual conviction. Built by Jaz Marine in Cape Town and launched in 2011, Tosca is a 61-foot performance catamaran with a carbon rotating wing mast, all-textile standing rigging, carbon daggerboards, and carbon rudders. de Boucaud sailed aboard her maiden voyage from Cape Town to Salvador, Brazil, and reports speeds in the 20s under solent and reefed main — with just 20 gallons of diesel burned across 3,000 miles, purely to recharge batteries.…

2008 Africat 420 ‘Africa 3’: A Lightly-Used Florida Powercat

Filmed dockside in Fort Lauderdale, this walkthrough with Alexis de Boucaud of The Multihull Company introduces M/Y AFRICA 3, a 2008 Africat Marine 420 that has spent virtually its entire life in the Florida Keys. Originally sold to an American owner who kept her at Ocean Reef in Key Largo, she’s now with her second owners, a liveaboard couple who have invested meaningfully in the boat over the past year. The headline numbers are appealing: roughly 700 hours on the twin Volvo IPS 500 pod drives, a freshly sandblasted and epoxy-barrier-coated bottom, and a brand-new 10-foot Highfield tender with a new Honda four-stroke on the davits.…

2018 Lagoon 42 Owner’s Version: S/V Aquaholic

The Lagoon 42 has become one of the most recognizable cruising catamarans on the water today, and S/V Aquaholic — a 2018 owner’s version — is a strong example of why. Walking through the boat on video, it’s clear this hull has been outfitted with serious offshore cruising in mind, from the sail handling systems at the helm to the power generation below. Helm and Sail Handling The raised starboard helm offers clear sightlines to all four corners of the boat, with running rigging led aft through Spinlock clutches to a pair of electric Harken winches.…

Aboard S/V Nomada: A Refitted Lagoon 620 Built for Charter

Caroline Laviolette of The Multihull Company welcomes viewers aboard S/V Nomada, a 2014 Lagoon 620 that has been transformed by a comprehensive 2023 refit commissioned by a prestigious hotel group. The result is a six-cabin, six-head catamaran with hospitality-grade finishes, MCA certification already in hand, and enough thoughtful upgrades to slot straight back into charter service. A Saloon and Galley Rebuilt for Entertaining Step into the main deck and the refit’s fingerprints are everywhere. Thick, name-brand designer upholstery wraps custom seating around teak tables that adjust electrically between coffee and dining heights.…

2008 Admiral 40 Executive ‘Only Sand’: A Turnkey Caribbean Cat

Tied up in Prickly Bay, Grenada, the 2008 Admiral 40 Executive S/V Only Sand is the kind of catamaran that quietly makes its case the moment you step aboard. Chris Rundlett of LTD Sailing School & Yacht Brokerage, in partnership with The Multihull Company, walks through her alongside co-host Chrystal — and what emerges is a picture of a well-built South African cat that’s been genuinely improved by an owner who lives on her. The Executive designation refers to Admiral’s owner’s-version layout: the entire starboard hull is dedicated to the owner, with a generous aft cabin, a real mattress tucked into the berth, and a large forward head with a separate stall shower.…

2007 Leopard 46 ‘S/V Kostenfalle’: A Modernized Bluewater Cat

Few production catamarans have earned the bluewater credentials of the Leopard 46. Designed by Morelli & Melvin and built by Robertson & Caine, the platform has crossed oceans in the hands of both private owners and charter fleets for nearly two decades. In his walkthrough, Captain Will Miller of The Multihull Company introduces S/V Kostenfalle, a 2007 example that has been thoroughly reworked to meet the demands of modern, off-grid cruising. A Refit That Touches Nearly Everything Beginning in 2021, Kostenfalle underwent an extensive refit that reaches into the boat’s core systems.…

Aboard S/V Little Bird: A 2021 Balance 526 Delivery

There are boat tours filmed at the dock, and then there are boat tours filmed at sea, wing-on-wing in 20-plus knots of breeze, surfing down Gulf Stream swells. Andrew Hodgdon of The Multihull Company chose the latter for S/V Little Bird, a 2021 Balance 526, using a delivery run from Nassau to St. Augustine as the backdrop for a genuinely useful walkthrough of one of the most desirable performance cruising catamarans on the market. A Late Mark I With Mark II DNA Little Bird is one of the last of the Balance 526 Mark I series, but she arrived in that transition window where several of the marquee Mark II upgrades had already been folded into the build.…

2022 Outremer 51 ‘S/V HELIA2’: Ocean-Ready Performance Cat

Few production catamarans command the respect of the Outremer 51, and fewer still arrive on the market as thoroughly prepared for serious ocean miles as S/V HELIA2. Presented by Will Miller of The Multihull Company, this 2022 owner’s-version Outremer 51 is US duty paid and has already logged the kind of passages many buyers spend years planning — a Mediterranean season, an ARC Atlantic crossing, and extensive cruising through the Caribbean and US East Coast. What sets HELIA2 apart from a standard 51 begins in her structure.…

2011 Leopard 46 ‘Kindred Spirit’: A Proven Cruising Cat

The Leopard 46 has earned its reputation as one of the most versatile owner-and-charter catamarans of its era, and this 2011 example — S/V Kindred Spirit — is being offered in South Florida by Conor Dugan of The Multihull Company. At 45 feet, she sits in a sweet spot for couples and families who want genuine bluewater capability without stepping up into the running costs of a 50-plus-foot platform. A Broker Who Knows the Boats In his introduction, Conor lays out a background that will resonate with anyone considering a serious cruising catamaran.…

Fountaine Pajot Lipari 41: Fort Pierce-Based Cruising Cat

The 2010 Fountaine Pajot Lipari 41 S/V Mermaid’s Booty is now listed through Conor Dugan of The Multihull Company, working from a newly opened office in Fort Pierce, Florida. In a recent walkthrough of the location, Conor makes a compelling case that where a catamaran lives matters almost as much as the boat itself — and Fort Pierce has quietly become one of the more practical homes for cats on the U.S. East Coast. A Cruising-Ready Layout The Lipari 41 has long been a favorite in the Fountaine Pajot lineup for owners who want genuine bluewater ability without stepping up to a 45- or 50-footer.…

Dufour 520 ‘S/V Fiore di Majo’: A 2018 Bluewater 48

The 2018 Dufour 520 S/V Fiore di Majo is a 48-foot cruising sloop from one of France’s most respected production yards — a boat designed to blend passage-making capability with the kind of interior volume and finish that makes long stays aboard genuinely comfortable. She’s currently listed with Alexis de Boucaud of The Multihull Company, based in Fort Lauderdale. The Broker Behind the Listing Alexis is French by origin, splits his year between South Florida, St. Martin, and France, and brings 35 years in the yachting industry — including time as a charter captain, charter company operator, and 17 years as a broker.…

2021 Beneteau Oceanis Yacht 54: The ‘Monomaran’ Alternative

When Chris Block of The Multihull Company steps aboard a monohull for a walkthrough, it’s worth paying attention. His pitch for the 2021 Beneteau Oceanis Yacht 54 S/V Sea Dawgs is straightforward: if you’re torn between a traditional sailboat and a catamaran, this 54-footer bridges the gap so convincingly he’s taken to calling it a “monomaran.” The numbers back him up. With a 16.5-foot beam, Sea Dawgs rivals the footprint of smaller cats, and the interior volume shows it the moment you drop below.…

2017 Lagoon 42 ‘Blue Pearl Too’: Off-Grid Cat, Kemah TX

Chris Block of The Multihull Company walks us through S/V Blue Pearl Too, a 2017 Lagoon 42 hull number 103 now for sale in Kemah, Texas — the self-styled catamaran capital of the Gulf Coast, just south of Houston. This four-cabin, four-head charter-layout cat spent its early years crewed-charter in the Mediterranean, was purchased by a private owner who cruised the Med, then made the transatlantic delivery under her own power to Texas. With the owner now back in Europe and his sailing plans behind him, Block describes the seller as very motivated.…

2023 Lagoon 46 S/V DAKITI: Owner-Kept, Off-Grid Ready

Some catamarans arrive on the brokerage market with a story worth telling, and S/V DAKITI is one of them. This 2023 Lagoon 46, presented by Captain Paco Montaner of The Multihull Company in Puerto Rico, is an owner-operated, never-chartered example that has been meticulously maintained from delivery. In a segment where charter-fleet boats dominate, that alone makes her stand apart. A Cockpit and Flybridge Built for Living Step aboard and the cockpit sets the tone: teak flooring, a wide, open layout, and a seamless connection into the salon that delivers the indoor-outdoor lifestyle Lagoon has become known for.…

2014 Fountaine Pajot Helia 44: Island State of Mind

Some catamarans are built for the marina; others are built to keep going. S/V Island State of Mind, a 2014 Fountaine Pajot Helia 44, sits firmly in the latter camp — a well-maintained, cruise-ready example presented by Captain Paco Montaner of The Multihull Company in Puerto Rico. The Helia 44 remains one of Fountaine Pajot’s most beloved designs, prized for its balance of comfort, performance, and offshore capability. Aboard Island State of Mind, that reputation is backed up by an inviting, light-filled salon, a fully equipped galley, and generously proportioned cabins designed for extended cruising rather than weekend hops.…

2014 Lagoon 39 ‘S/V Cecil’: Turnkey Cruising Catamaran

The 2014 Lagoon 39 S/V Cecil is presented as a genuinely turnkey cruising catamaran — a four-cabin, two-head layout that has been methodically brought up to modern off-grid standards. For buyers weighing the jump from coastal sailing to extended cruising, this boat’s story is really about the systems behind the layout. A 2024 Electrical Refit Built for Off-Grid Life The headline upgrade is a comprehensive 2024 electrical overhaul. Lithium batteries, bifacial solar panels, high-output alternators, and a full suite of Victron electronics work together to keep Cecil self-sufficient at anchor.…

Aboard S/V La Vagabonde III: A Rapido 60 Trimaran Tour

Few production sailboats arrive with the story that S/V La Vagabonde III carries. Built over three years and launched in 2023, this Rapido 60 is a carbon-fiber ocean-going trimaran whose owners not only helped shape its design but have since lived, sailed, and raised a family aboard her. In a video tour filmed alongside the docks of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, we get an unusually candid look at what it’s like to actually inhabit a boat of this caliber — from the Hague Blue galley cupboards to the 43.2 kWh lithium bank tucked below the cockpit sole.…

Aboard S/V La Vagabonde III: A Custom Rapido 60 Trimaran

Few boats arrive with a backstory quite like S/V La Vagabonde III. Built over three years in Vietnam and launched in 2023, this Rapido 60 trimaran is the third home of one of the best-known sailing families on the water, and every corner of it reflects choices made by owners who actually intend to live and voyage aboard. The walkthrough, filmed in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, gives an unusually candid look inside a boat that has already been tested hard across the South China Sea.…

2021 Leopard 53PC ‘Caribbean Dream II’: A Phase-Out Powercat

Ted Reshetiloff of BVI Yacht Sales walks us aboard M/Y Caribbean Dream II, a 2021 Leopard 53 PowerCat tied up at The Moorings base in Tortola. She’s just wrapped her phase-out program — a rigorous sequence of in-water and out-of-water surveys, mechanical inspections, and service on every major system — leaving her in what Ted describes as essentially like-new condition. For anyone shopping this size and layout, that’s the headline: a boat that has been methodically brought back to standard by the fleet operator who ran her.…

2020 Lagoon 42 ‘Sweet Sweet Life’: A Fully-Optioned Owner’s Version

In a quick walkthrough for The Multihull Company, Conor Dugan introduces S/V Sweet Sweet Life, a 2020 owner’s-version Lagoon 42 that arrives on the market with what he describes as “pretty much every option ticked.” For anyone shortlisting a cruising catamaran under 45 feet, this hull deserves a close look. Equipment That Matters The Lagoon 42 has become one of the most popular mid-size cruising cats of the past decade, and this example leans into that reputation with a genuinely useful equipment list.…

2024 St Francis 460 Hybrid ‘Carolina Red’: A Bluewater Cat Built for Sailors

There are catamarans built for the charter trade, and there are catamarans built for sailors. The 2024 St Francis 460 Hybrid S/V Carolina Red, presented by Captain Will Miller of The Multihull Company from her berth in Deltaville, Virginia, sits firmly in the latter camp. Born in South Africa and finished with the meticulous craftsmanship that has made St Francis Marine a benchmark name in performance cruising cats, she’s a yacht conceived for owners who want to sail hard, live comfortably, and go anywhere.…

2013 Lagoon 421 ‘Road Less Traveled’: Cruise-Ready in Panama

Some boats earn their names. S/V Road Less Traveled, a 2013 Lagoon 421 currently lying in Panama’s Bocas del Toro Archipelago, has clearly been living up to hers — and she’s been thoughtfully upgraded to keep doing so. Presented by broker Bill Regan, this four-cabin cat is a serious cruising platform that has already made the leaps most owners only dream about. Systems Built for Distance The equipment list reads like a checklist for going anywhere: 2,000 watts of solar spread across five large panels on the hardtop, 1,120 amp-hours of lithium house bank, a 35-gallon-per-hour Cruise RO watermaker tucked under a port-hull berth, and new standing rigging installed in 2021 — the shiny turnbuckles are still gleaming in the video.…

Aboard S/V Orion: The Only Catana 90 Ever Built

There are boats, and then there are boats with a story. S/V Orion belongs firmly in the second category. Wiley Sharp of Catamaran Central steps aboard in Spanish Water, CuraƧao to walk through the only Catana 90 ever built — a 2008 mega-performance cruising catamaran commissioned by an owner who had already circumnavigated aboard a Catana 582 and used that experience to spec exactly the boat he wanted next. As Wiley puts it, recreating Orion in today’s marketplace would easily cost in excess of $10 million.…

2021 Leopard 43 PowerCat ‘Carina’: Turn-Key Cruiser

Few boats manage to feel equally at home crossing open water, transiting the Great Loop, or sitting quietly as a floating waterfront residence. M/Y Carina, a 2021 Leopard 43 PowerCat, was clearly outfitted with all three in mind — and the walkthrough with broker Chuck d’Hemecourt of The Multihull Company makes the case succinctly. Layout Built Around the Owner Carina is configured in the three-cabin owner’s version, dedicating the entire starboard hull to a private owner’s suite. The salon is bright and open, and a forward salon door promotes cross-ventilation to keep the interior cool at anchor.…