NEW LAUNCHES
Words by Mark Orr
Lipari 41
After an extensive and covert 1,000 nautical mile sea trial by their own design and
manufacturing team in the Irish Sea, Fountaine Pajot announced the latest addition to
its sailing fleet at their dealer conference in June.
he Lipari 41 replaces Fountaine Pajot’s
sails, electronics etc. This will all be clear by boat show
T
very popular Lavezzi 40 model, one of the
time in September .
company’s most successful sailing catamaran
designs.
Lipari 41 Technical Specification
The Lipari shares similarity with the Orana 44 rather than the
Length 11.95m (39ft 2in)
Mahe 36. The cockpit and saloon are on one level with the
Beam 6.73m (22ft 1in)
doorframe recessed into the floor, the hulls have plenty of
Draft 1.15m (3ft 8in)
volume with an excellent owner’s hull and the quality of finish
Displacement (unloaded) 7.6 tonnes
is very high.
Main sail area 56m2 (603 sq ft)
Genoa area 33.5m2 (360 sq ft)
“As is the case with each of our models, every aspect of
Engines 2 x 20hp diesel
the Lipari 41 design is borne out of combining the best of
Fuel tank (approx.) 300 litres
both form and function,” explains Olivier Caris, Commercial
(80 US gallons)
Director of Fountaine Pajot. “Whether it’s re-creating
Water tank 2 x 265 litres
domestic luxuries in the owner’s suite or developing a rig
(2 x 70 US gallons)
that performs in both blue-water passages and light airs; the
‘Quatuor’ version 4 double berths /
Lipari 41 delivers on every level.”
2 separate WCs +
2 bathrooms
Sailing performance is said to be very good and we will test
‘Maestro’ version 1 owner suite / 2
her shortly but in the meantime the Lipari looks to be a very
guest cabins +
positive addition to the FP range, however we will miss the
2 bathrooms
Lavezzi.
Naval architects Joubert – Nivelt
The Lipari 41 makes its world debut at the Southampton
Guide Price is: Euro 240,000 ex VAT
International Boat Show from 11th - 20th September. Pricing
incl sails, engines
is still being developed. Fountaione Pajot are changing the
way they present their prices and moving toward offering
More details from:
a very basic boat as the headline price and the offering a
www.fountaine-pajot.com and their dealers.
number of sailing packs above this that include basics like
The UK dealer is Mi Cats www.multihull.co.uk
32  MULTIHULL REVIEW : JULY 2009
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