**ASKING PRICE: €159,000 – EU VAT PAID**
**Location:** Algarve, Portugal
**Flag:** Portuguese
**Sale:** Private sale, directly from owners
### A unique piece of Catana history
A rare opportunity to acquire **Hull Nº 1 – the very first Catana catamaran ever built
(1985)!**
Designed by renowned multihull naval architect Lock Crowther and built by the French Catana shipyard in 1985, this historic Catana 40C was subsequently extended by the original shipyard to approximately 44 ft (stated length: 13.20 m).
Built using lightweight closed-cell PVC foam sandwich construction and polyester resin, with an approximate displacement of 6 tonnes, she combines strength, responsiveness and outstanding sailing performance.
Her deep daggerboards provide excellent upwind capabilities, making her a true performance cruising catamaran.
### Proven ocean-going pedigree
Owned by the same owners for 14 years, she has a genuine offshore cruising history, including:
- Transatlantic crossing and return in 2014–2015
- Several passages between mainland Portugal and the Azores
- Extensive cruising along the Portuguese and Spanish coasts
Carefully maintained and extensively upgraded, she combines classic multihull design with modern cruising equipment.
### Accommodation
Four cabins (three doubles and one single), two electric toilets with showers, hot and cold pressurised water, and a saloon with seating for eight.
The galley was fully renovated in 2023.
### Engines and propulsion
- Twin Volvo Penta D1-30 diesel engines (2018)
- Volvo 130S saildrives with three-blade propellers
- Approximately 1,300 engine hours each
- Two 120 L stainless-steel diesel tanks (240 L total)
- Additional diesel jerrycans
### Sails and rigging
- Hyde fully battened mainsail (2023)
- Hyde furling genoa with UV protection (2023), Facnor 420 furler
- **Elvström furling gennaker (2025), with UV protection and Facnor 2500 furler**
- Two additional asymmetric spinnakers (one with socket)
- Standing rigging replaced in 2023 by Pete Keeping Rigging
- Two 12 mm Dyneema backstays
- Aluminium Steiner mast (high-quality prototype)
### Electrical systems
- 800 W solar panels (3 × 200 W + 2 × 100 W)
- Four Victron MPPT solar charge regulators
- 750 Ah GEL service battery bank (2024)
- 150 Ah AGM windlass battery
- Two 80 Ah engine batteries (2020 and 2023)
- Victron battery charger
- 4,500 W / 220 V inverter
- Battery, diesel and water monitors
- LED lighting
- 30 L water heater (engine and 220 V)
- Pioneer stereo with four speakers
- Television and terrestrial TV antenna
### Navigation and communications
- Garmin GPSMAP 420 chartplotter (display replaced in 2025)
- Garmin GMI 10 NMEA instruments
- AIS receiver
- Navicom VHF with AIS, cockpit hands-free repeater, charger and two MOB bracelets
- Backup Garmin GPS at chart table
- B&G hydraulic autopilot
- Spare Raymarine mechanical autopilot
- Iridium 9555 satellite phone
- Yaesu System 600 HF radio
- JRC Radar 2000
- EPIRB (2025)
### Galley and freshwater systems
- Galley completely renovated in 2023
- Two-burner stove and marine oven
- Stainless-steel sink
- Waeco 110 L refrigerator
- Waeco 65 L freezer (down to -22°C)
- Four 90 L freshwater tanks (360 L total)
- SK watermaker, 60 L/h, fully functional, powered by the starboard engine
- Spare watermaker filters
- Hot and cold pressurised water
### Deck and safety equipment
- Delta 16 kg anchor and FOB 15 kg anchor
- 50 m of 10 mm anchor chain (2025), plus additional chain and mooring line
- Chain eletric winch Lofran 1500w
- SEASAFE 12-person hard-case liferaft (serviced in 2024)
- Ocean-class pyrotechnics
- Ten SOLAS lifejackets
- Six safety harnesses
- Two horseshoe lifebuoys
- Floating sea anchor
- Fire extinguishers and first-aid kit
- Tender Zodiac 3.50 m inflatable tender
- Evinrude 15 hp two-stroke outboard (tender and engine serviced in 2026)
- Hard bimini
- Stainless-steel swimming ladder
- Five cockpit winches
- Hot and cold deck shower
- Helm station Sunbrella cover
- Trampolines replaced in 2022
- Cockpit cushions renewed in 2022
- Personalised fenders, binoculars and additional equipment
### Recent maintenance and upgrades
**2026**
- New mainsail cover
- Tender and outboard serviced
**2025**
- New Elvström furling gennaker
- New GEL service batteries
- New EPIRB
- New 50 m anchor chain
- GPSMAP display replaced
**2024**
- Full osmosis treatment
- Coppercoat antifouling application
- Rudder bearings replaced
- Saildrive seals replaced
- Liferaft serviced
**2023**
- New Hyde mainsail and genoa
- New standing rigging
- Galley fully renovated
**2022**
- New trampolines and cockpit cushions
### A rare opportunity
This is much more than a conventional cruising catamaran. It is a historically significant vessel with exceptional design pedigree, proven offshore experience and extensive equipment for long-distance cruising.
After 14 years of ownership, maintenance and investment, her owners are ready to pass her on to the next generation of sailors.
**ASKING PRICE: €159,000 – EU VAT PAID**
Available for viewing in the Algarve, Portugal.
**Contact: #########@gmail.com**
*Private sale by owners. Serious enquiries welcome.*
