UNDER CONTRACT FLASH is probably the finest example of this legendary model.  She has the best in sailing equipment, high-tech electrical system, complete electronics, and all systems for the serious sailor.  She is stunning and a real head-turner.  Photos of her have graced the covers and cruising articles in many sailing rags including Blue Water Sailing Magazine, Multihulls Quarterly, and, the Salty Dawgs’ “Dawg Tales” newsletter.  She has never been chartered and has had only two owners. FLASH’s hulls have been expertly finished in AwlGrip AwlCraft 2000, Mid-Atlantic Blue with a clear coat, and is easy to maintain.  No expensive, annual buffing of gel coat – FLASH has that “like new” look all the time. FLASH boasts lithium batteries for her house bank – light weight, small footprint, long-lived, and rapid charging.  These are the LiFePO4, safe version. The installation on Flash has added-safety monitoring, alarms and safety disconnect features.  Owners’ report – this is a fantastic cruising feature. FLASH’s electrical system is the latest technology, digital switching with reliable, marinized Mastervolt digital switching devices in place of the unreliable, original French circuit boards, or “carte’s” in other Catana 471’s.  There are no carte’s on Flash!  Mastervolt Touch-Screen control and readout panel.  Monitor voltage and current down every wire from your computer; numerous owner-specified settings like soft-fuses; dimmable lighting – direct from the Mastervolt DSD devices – no dimmers needed; digital tank monitors.  Mastervolt DSD’s network with Mastervolt: chargers, inverter, shunt, tank monitors, switch interfaces, control panel switches, computer USB interface, and Touch-Screen panel.  LED lights throughout.  New technology hardtop mounted solar panels.  And, wired to meet US 110-VAC requirements, as opposed to the European wiring and outlets found on many 471/472’s. FLASH’s interior is stunning as well, with custom dark blue Ultraleather in the salon; attractive appointments throughout; custom galley with oversized US SS sink and granite-look laminate countertops on cored panel (much lighter and more practical on a performance catamaran than heavy granite or Corian.)  Her salon interior is the attractive, desirable Cruisers’ layout with more legroom, a larger galley, and a more-convenient nav station than the standard, production layout. FLASH’s cockpit is graced by a custom, varnished cockpit table with wood-inlaid trim.  It is a conversation piece often photographed by guests.  Cockpit side panels and windshield keep you dry; or slip in screen mesh panels for airflow and sun protection all the way around; and, helm and cockpit cushions with ultraplush EZ-Dry foam. FLASH has numerous other features making her top notch in all regards: custom starboard helm station bimini; high-tech, extremely low stretch dP-Hydranet fabric in the radial cut main and genoa sails; high tech and lightweight Code-Zero in Tecnora cloth with the best sail handling equipment; one of the most powerful SSB rigs of any cruising boat; plus radar, electric primaries, lightweight NEXT-GEN 5.5 kW generator (only 274 lbs), air conditioning, high-capacity Spectra watermaker, latest technology touch-screen chart-plotters at helm and nav station, multi-function (7) instruments around the vessel including the owner’s stateroom, autopilot controls at both helm stations, and remote autopilot control from the Nav station or anywhere on the vessel with the remote. FLASH is owned and expertly maintained by an extremely experienced yachtsman and spouse, who have continuously owned blue water sailing yachts over a 35 year period, and have each logged nearly 200,000 miles under sail.  They volunteer their time to help developing blue water sailors, and have led many Salty Dawg Rallies to the Caribbean, Maine, and Nova Scotia. Their expertise ensures FLASH is at the top of her game. FLASH is outfitted with most everything needed to sailaway. Included are dishes, cutlery, pots, pans and linens. FLASH is ready for long distance passage-making swiftly and in comfort.  The Catana 471 has been praised and coveted for her build-quality, performance, cruising comfort, and lasting value.  This model, when first released in 1999, was voted Cruising World Magazine’s “Best Cruising Multihull.”  She is still widely considered the gold standard - other performance catamarans are compared to this legendary model. And, Flash is the queen of C-471 fleet. 

This Catana 42 is an Owners Version, and is ready to sail around the world again with all the amenities you need: generator, watermaker, double autopilot, big solar panels, washing machine, gennaker, Parasailor, all Raymarine electronics, Iridium antenna, radar, AIS, WiFi router, Fusion marine entertainment, super dinghy, et cetera…

GOSTOZA TU is being offered for sale by her original owners who have seasonally cruised Southern Europe, Caribbean, Central & South America, Pacific, and Southeast Asia prior to arriving to the US for the first time since taking delivery in February 2003. US Import duty paid and seriously for sale. CONSTRUCTION: The two outer hull molds and one inner hull/bridgedeck mold are vacuum bagged using vinylester resin, cored with PVC closed cell foam with unidirectional cloth for outer laminate & Twaronâ aramid cloth for inner laminate. The separately molded daggerboard trunks are laminated to be seven times stronger than the daggerboards.  All 21 structural bulkheads are cored with Nidacoreâ honeycomb with carbon fiber on both sides.  The spade rudders have self-adjusting JP3 bushings with Lewmar rack & pinion mechanical steering. The deck/coachroof is a one piece mold, vacuum-bagged using vinylester resin, cored with Nidacoreâ honeycomb with unidirectional cloth for outer laminate & Twaronâ aramid cloth for inner laminate, and molded diamond pattern non-skid decks. The deck to hull joint is bonded by fiberglass creating a seamless waterproof and rigid structure.

Jadimean is a 2007 Ocean Class Catana 50, a true luxury owner version liveaboard performance voyager. She was purchased new from us when we served as the North American Distributors for Catana, and has remained with her original owner ever since. After sailing over from France, Jadimean has spent her life between the Caribbean and the U.S. East coast. Her owner has had her professionally serviced since new. During this time, Catana made the 50 in what was called the high end Ocean Class edition. She came with a carbon fiber mast, bowsprit, full house air conditioning, watermaker, Single Side Band Radio, Satellite phone, radar, plotter, etc, etc. She was, in short, a fully outfitted yacht for blue water voyaging. And her standing rigging was all replaced in 2020, a significant refit item her new owner shall not have to carry. The interior of the Catana 50 OC is lovely, a smart salon layout with oak finished natural wood, plenty of storage, a superb owner version master cabin and bathroom. The Catana 50 is what I would call a Performance Voyager, she likes to sail easily between 8 and 10 knots and exceed these speeds easily when reaching in strong breezes. Due to her dual daggerboards she points smartly and makes little leeway when climbing upwind.  Presently, as of January 2021, she is out of the water on the Northern Chesapeake Bay. Put to bed, so to speak, for Winter. For those who wish to see her at this time she will a bit chock full of things inside for winter and carry a coat of dirt on her decks from sitting in the yard, so she will not show as sweetly as she will after she is buffed and detailed before we re-launch her in the spring.  If you have any questions, let us know. She has been a proud member of our Multihull Company family of catamarans since new.  

Fine example of this highly popular and capable Catana model. A true bluewater cruiser, and no slouch! A lot of fun to sail, perfect for liveaboard world-cruising adventures. Easy to short-hand and built to last.