With these considerations in mind here are my picksfive top choices for affordable bluewater cruising sailboats in alphabetical order.

Best used bluewater catamarans. From 350k to 450k For Sale On The Used Market The Fountaine Pajot released the new Lucia 40 to the Miami show in February 2016 and. The Privilege 435 is a heavy-displacement multihull that has been around for almost 30 years. This is a luxurious well-built yacht with a decent proportion that allows it to.

Originally launched in 1999 and revered for its combination of quality volume and performance with over 740 boats built the 380 is still going strong. If you need a larger escape pod the Lagoon 470 is one of our favorites. While not a performance cat by any means the 435 was a super-solid yacht built with great care and the finest components.

This is a long-distance light weight cruiser produced in the Gold Coast area of La Rochelle. Fountaine Pajot Alegria 67 Catamaran. It has two modes one that allows single-wheel steering at the bulkhead and another that.

Hylas is a premier builder that still offers designs from 46 to 70 feet but one of the earliest models was the 44 that was built from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. 2002 Voyage 440 Owners Version Awarded best cruising catamaran and best overall cruising sailboat this South African built bluewater catamaran has lived up to that reputation with quality of construction and proven. The Nautitech 44 was one of the first catamarans with an integrated hardtop bimini one of the many ways this design set the trend for solo sailing catamarans.

Back when the Privilège 435 was built Privilège catamarans were constructed by Alliaura Marine in France and they were truly the Mercedes of the multihull world at that time. Ever We went through the list and while we agree that each of the multihulls has a place on the list we have a few of. The Westsail 32 was a production fiberglass sailboat built between the years of 1971 and 1980.

Built in northern Brazil the Dolphin Ocema 42 is one of the few catamarans on this list next to the Outremer 45 equipped with daggerboards. I used to own a PDQ 32 and never found a Gemini I couldnt pass rather easily on autopilot so I. The editor of Cruising World Magazine Mark Pilsbury set us a challenge with a recent June 2014 post of a list of the The 40 Best Catamarans and Trimarans.