| France. Fountaine Pajot breaks half-century with Mahé 36 |
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| Tuesday, 12 September 2006 | |
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Boat builder news: Hailed at its launch as the ultimate combination of big-boat custom features with a small-boat price tag, demand for Fountaine Pajot’s newest sailing catamaran is far outstripping supply. Only available in the UK from this summer, the La Rochelle-based yard has already secured over 51 orders for the Mahé 36. But it’s not just the sales figures that have been over-performing. The sailing characteristics have also been a bit of a surprise. “Like all designs we have a very good prediction of how well a certain hull and rig design will work in certain wind conditions,” explains Eric Bruneel, General Director of Fountaine Pajot. “With the new Mahé 36 our estimates throughout the design process have been very conservative. So, a boat that we predicted to handle well on paper, is actually class-leading on the water.” “The new Mahé 36 has really struck a chord with private owners wanting a spacious interior that is really adaptable,” says Carl Livett of M.i.Cats in Chichester, the UK’s sole importer of Fountaine Pajot catamarans. “It’s the smallest boat in the range, but the yard has created a great package that represents real value for money and top performance in this sector.” Available in two different versions, the boat firstly appeals as a family yacht with a spacious three-cabin layout. But, in its two-suite set up (one suite per hull) the Mahé 36 is the envy of any 36-foot cruiser – an unbeatable package of space, comfort and privacy. All this combined with the quality that comes with buying from the world’s most experienced cruising catamaran builder. Visit Fountaine Pajot on berths 142 and 143 on the water at this year’s Southampton Boat Show. As well as a fully-loaded Cumberland 44 trawler catamaran and a Lavezzi 40 sailing cat, the M.i.Cats team will have some exciting news about two new additions to the Fountaine Pajot sailing range. Mahé 36 features A vast 15m2 (160 sq ft) saloon with over 6 feet of headroom Cavernous stowage in the kitchen and in the passageways The Mahé 36 two-cabin version has two private suites with a door at the bottom of each companionway and two large heads. The three-cabin version has an owner’s suite in one hull and two double cabins in the other. Specifications Length 36.19ft Beam 19.41ft Draft 3.62ft Lightweight 5T Mainsail 505.92sq.ft Genoa 322.93sq.ft Standard engines 2x14.914kW Fuel capacity 55 US gallons Freshwater capacity 1 x 71 US gallons Naval architect O. Flahault / Joubert-Nivelt |
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