Fountaine Pajot  Life Aboard

Fountaine Pajot's have generous headroom, yet retain their beautiful styling. Headroom Data

When you go aboard a Fountaine Pajot catamaran, you will find everyday activities taking place in two well-defined spaces:
social life on the upper level in the saloon, and privacy in the hulls.
 

The Saloon:

360° panoramic vision : The saloon offers 360° visibility, whatever the model: it is the ideal social area for cooking, dinner, lounging or navigating.
 

Permanent protection from the sun:

The famous cap design common to all Fountaine Pajot catamarans is much more than a trademark.
The cap prevents the greenhouse effect and keeps the saloon permanently shaded.

The galley is not only user friendly but also extremely well-equipped. Everything is organized so as to facilitate the chef’s activities on board. All is on one level for cooking in any sea state and the lockers offer numerous storage spaces to satisfy even long term cruisers. The galley extends into the cockpit, doubling the area available for social activities at anchor.

The dining and lounging areas are very comfortable. They include a saloon table, which is both large and practical.
The settee is comfortable and conceals spacious lockers.

Privacy in the Hulls:

All Fountaine Pajot catamarans have their cabins at their four extremities. This provides perfect separation and independence of the cabins. Furthermore, height under the beam, width of passageways, isolation from the engine-rooms and ventilation are all points on which Fountaine Pajot makes no concessions...
 

Staterooms:

Separate from one another, the Staterooms are comfortable and well ventilated. Access to the beds is unobstructed and easy. Each cabin is laid out with enough ergonomic storage space to live aboard and undertake lengthy cruises.

Passageways in hulls companionways:

The height and width of the companionways are calculated for well-grown adults (60-70cm wide and 1.90 metres high), but with safety steps of reasonable height for children. Check out the Headroom Data

Owner’s Suite:

For the entire Sail and Trawler range, Fountaine Pajot has designed an owner’s version in response to demands from customers, who wish to live on board on extensive cruises or offer their guests a hull all to themselves.

Each model is available in an owner’s version, the Maestro, on which an entire hull is designed to accommodate a proper owner’s suite.

Ease of boarding :

All our boats are designed so that access is just one step up. This applies from boarding to movements inside the boat.

Similarly, the process of making fast the dinghy is facilitated by keeping one transom completely "bare" (a stainless steel ladder is mounted on one transom only, in order to keep the other one free to tie up). By this means, the presence of any obstruction is avoided, and risk of damage to the dinghy is eliminated.

Surfaces free of obstructions :

In the same way, moving about on board is facilitated by the flush fittings.
No dangerous fittings on the deck (no shrouds, no fittings in the gangways, catwalk, etc.), to keep the deck clear and convenient.

Stanchion bases are incorporated into the edge of the hull.

Easier maneuvering in port :

The twin engines and the position of the steering station make maneuvering much easier than with a single-hulled craft.

Outstanding sea going qualities

Designed by sailors, Fountaine-Pajot catamarans are particularly suited to open ocean sailing. Their hulls, incorporating well-balanced volumes, are extremely safe at all speeds and in any sea. Their deck layout is carefully thought out and well fitted, guaranteeing efficient movement and ease of sailing for the crew.
Their performance is equally remarkable thanks to their excellent power to weight ratio and their generous sail area is evenly distributed between mainsail and genoa. With jib furler and fully battened mainsail on ball-bearing travellers, sail area is easily adapted to weather conditions in order to make fullest use of the potential of the vessel. In regattas, meeting other cruising catamarans on equal terms, Fountaine-pajot catamarans make their mark.

Fountaine Pajot catamarans have over 500 Atlantic crossings to their credit and have been hundreds of times round the world.

Central anchoring :

The anchor is ready for use at a press of a button. Fountaine Pajot devised this innovative anchoring system on a bridle to bring out several advantages :

 the boat is extremely stable when anchored

 the system is very quiet, as the noise of chain under tension is eliminated

the chain is secured by the bridle, which is ready and in place

Aeroyacht Ltd. , Gregor Tarjan, info@Aeroyacht.com
 
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