What the model is suitable for
suitable with restrictions for blue-water sailing and long-distance cruising
Solidly built catamaran with fixed keels, shaft drive according to owners and good seagoing behaviour on the axis; according to forums, fit for circumnavigation. Limitations are the low bridgedeck clearance with regular slamming, the balsa core and the almost consistently hard charter history. On aft trade-wind courses the slamming weighs less heavily than upwind.
Build period and series
Model ranges: 2004–2007 · 2008–2009
Shipyard key data
| Length overall | 12,98 m |
|---|---|
| Beam | 7 m |
| Draft | 1,57 m |
| Displacement (light) | 14,73 t |
| Upwind sail area | 125,8 m² |
| Cabins charter version | 4 |
| Water tank | 660 l |
| Diesel tank | 600 l |
| Propulsion | Saildrive (series from 2026): 2x Yanmar 4JH45 at 45 hp each, engine installed reversed, saildrive ahead of the engine. The old series 2004-2008, by contrast, had a SHAFT DRIVE ('straight shaft drives rather than saildrives') with 2x Yanmar 3JH4E at 39 hp each. Otherwise Robertson & Caine only install shaft drives in the powercats. |
Verified information only: from data sheets, brochures and the shipyard's pages, individual figures from trade press tests. Individual boats may differ depending on version or refit.
More in the pre-purchase review: documented strengths and weaknesses of the model, recalls, our verdict on each model year and the review of a specific boat – costs up to readiness to sail, negotiation range, brief for the surveyor.