BOAT TEST Words by Sebastien Barthez, Pictures by Gilles Foucras
Outremer 49 
All-OUT SPEED AND COMFORT!!!
Outremer’s fans will love the latest creation. The boat builder has stuck to its promises
and delivered the Outremer 49 which is exactly what the owners-to-be expected. Try
and imagine speed and quality design with comfort and exciting sailing. There are a
few things could have been improved but this was boat number one and represents a
huge progress for this well known boatyard. The Outremer 49 is now a major competitor
on the mainstream family cruising catamaran market.
he Cannes boat show
T
was intense in many
ways. I strode along
the pontoons for six
days in the suffocating heat of
the Mediterranean.
I was craving for a boat test among
the great selection of catamarans
exhibited and I decided the new
Outremer 49 would be a good
start particularly the opportunity to
meet up with Xavier Desmaret and
Stephane Constance who recently
took over the boat builder. In terms
of size, Outremer’s range goes from
42 to 64 foot. The new 49 replaces
the Outremer 50 for their owners it
is a popular size given 40 Outremer
50s were made. It was made for long
distance cruising by a family that
wishes to sail fast but comfortably.
Outremer was created by Gérard
Danson. After he died, Outremer they asked some advise to designer Franck Darnet. It’s pretty obvious from the
needed a change and I’ve been first glimpse you get. Franck Darnet is getting well known for the boat interiors he
following Outremer 49 since it makes. Some of them can be as prestigious as the NAHEMA 120 a luxury 120
was a project. The two new CEOs foot catamaran made of composite. He has also sailed around the world with his
developed a strategy that would not wife. Is Outremer 49 as good at sailing condition as it looks?
fail: make the new model classy.
Christophe Barreau, the Outremer On the big day Outremer’s UK importers, Multihull World, brought with them
49’s designer, also worked on the showers in Southern France, thanks for that Lesley and Mike! It’s was so wet that
entire CATANA’s range, from One- we could have headed to the restaurant on the Outremer 49. Fortunately, the
Off 45 to Absolu 50 and TS 50, all weather didn’t spoil the day at all. The sea and the wind were great.
performance catamarans made for
the ocean. Christophe is himself a Outremer 49 hulls are infused with monolithic polyester below the waterline and
well known sailor, into adventurous PVC polyester sandwich above. There are four moulds: a main one that includes
trips with his family. Inside, they the navigation station and the internal hulls, two for the two external hulls, one for
wanted people to feel at home and the deck, which is infused with PVC sandwich. The hull/deck bond is manually
to make the interior special , so glued and laminated to ensure high impact resistance to impact, it helps to
22  MULTIHULL REVIEW : OCTOBER 2009
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