Hot on the heels of news about five new models launching in the next 12 months, Fountaine Pajot – the world’s leading manufacturer of cruising catamarans – has just revealed a sixth, a top-secret sailing cat, the Lipari 41

After an extensive and covert 1,000 nautical mile sea trial by Fountaine Pajot’s own design and manufacturing team in the Irish Sea, the company has just announced the official launch of the newest addition to its sailing fleet, which will make its world debut at the 2009 Southampton International Boat Show.

The Lipari 41 replaces Fountaine Pajot’s ever popular Lavezzi 40 model, one of the company’s most successful sailing catamaran designs. The new Lipari 41 joins five other new models that will debut over the next 12 months. The first four boats have just been unveiled at Fountaine Pajot’s annual dealer conference in La Rochelle. The Lipari 41 was joined by owner’s-layout versions of the Orana 44 and Salina 48 and the all-new Galathea 65, all sailing catamarans.

The remaining two new boats are from Fountaine Pajot’s Trawler Catamaran range, the Summerland 40 will be baptized in July, filling the gap between the entry-level motor catamaran the Highland 35, and the recently remodelled Cumberland 46. The last of the six new designs, the luxurious and long-awaited Queensland 55 Trawler catamaran, will be revealed in early 2010.

Hailed after its secret sea-trial as a ‘new benchmark for catamaran design’, the Lipari 41 has upheld its creative goal for being designed by sailors for sailors. “As is the case with each of our models, every aspect of the Lipari 41 design is borne out of combining the best of both form and function,” Explains Olivier Caris, Commercial Director of Fountaine Pajot. “Whether it’s re-creating domestic luxuries in the owner’s suite or developing a rig that performs in both blue-water passages and light airs; the Lipari 41 delivers on every level.”

The Lipari 41 makes its world debut at the Southampton International Boat Show from 11th - 20th September. For more information about the new Lipari 41 or for any of the new models making their debut this year, please contact Carl Livett or Karen George at the numbers below.

Lipari 41 Technical Specification

Length - 11.95m (39ft 2in)
Beam - 6.73m (22ft 1in)
Draft - 1.15m (3ft 8in)
Displacement (unloaded) - 7.6 tonnes
Main sail area - 56m2 (603 sq ft)
Genoa area - 33.5m2 (360 sq ft)
Engines - 2 x 20hp diesel
Fuel tank (approx.) - 300 litres (80 US gallons)
Water tank - 2 x 265 litres (2 x 70 US gallons)
‘Quatuor’ version - 4 double berths / 2 separate WCs + 2 bathrooms
‘Maestro’ version - 1 owner suite / 2 guest cabins + 2 bathrooms
Naval architects - Joubert – Nivelt