Astréa 42
Sailboat specifications
The Astréa 42 is a 41’4” (12.58m) cruising catamaran designed by Berret Racoupeau Yachts Design (France). She is built since 2018 by Fountaine Pajot (France). She has been awarded "2019 - European Yacht of the Year: Multihulls".
Find out more about the Astréa 42 on Boat-Spec's blog: European Yacht of the Year 2019 nominated sailboats.
Find out more about the Astréa 42 on Boat-Spec's blog: European Yacht of the Year 2019 nominated sailboats.
Astréa 42's main features
- Model
- Astréa 42
- Hull type
- Catamaran
- Category
- Cruising catamaran
- Sailboat builder
- Sailboat designer
- Country
- France
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester (vacuum infusion)
- Deck: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester (vacuum infusion) - First built hull
- 2018
- Last built hull
- Still in production
- Award(s)
- 2019: European Yacht of the Year: Multihulls
- Appendages
- Skegs : skeg on each hull
- Helm
- Single helm wheel
- Rudder
- Twin spade rudders
- Unsinkable
- No
- Trailerable
- No
- EC design categoryiThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions)
A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m
B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m
C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m
D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m - A
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- About369 000 €(2020)
Astréa 42's main dimensions
- Hull length
- 41’ 4”12.58 m
- Waterline length
- 41’ 4”12.58 m
- Beam (width)
- 23’ 7”7.2 m
- Draft
- 4’ 1”1.25 m
- Light displacement (MLC)
- 27999 lb12700 kg
Astréa 42's rig and sails
- Upwind sail area
- 1195 ft²111 m²
- Mainsail area
- 753 ft²70 m²
- Solent area
- 441 ft²41 m²
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi (square top mainsail) 7/8
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Rotating spars
- No
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back (diamond)
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire discontinuous
Astréa 42's performances
- Upwind sail area to displacementiThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.
The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.
Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat. - 219 ft²/T20.39 m²/T
- Displacement-length ratio (DLR)iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:
a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat. - 181
Astréa 42's auxiliary engine
- Engine(s)
- 2 inboard engines
- Engine(s) power
- 30 HP
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Fuel tank capacity
- 124.2 gal470 liters
Astréa 42's accommodations and layout
- Cockpit
- Open aft cockpit
- Cabin(s) (min./max.)
- 3 / 4
- Berth(s) (min./max.)
- 6 / 10
- Head(s) (min./max.)
- 3 / 4
- Freshwater tank capacity
- 184.9 gal700 liters
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