Astus 20.2 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for an Astus 20.2 means looking at a folding trimaran that Astus Boats built in Brech, France, with 112 examples recorded across Sport, Leisure, and Raid versions. It is no longer available from the builder, so the used pool is the only route to this 19ft 6in platform that folds to 7ft 10in and opens to 13ft 11in on a telescoping crossbeam. Typical used markets for the model are the United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, and Switzerland.
Layouts on the Used Market
The 20.2 carries a small cabin that sleeps two and shelters four at meal times, with the Raid version adding a slightly larger cuddy seating four and a small galley for beach-cruising shelter. The cruising-oriented Leisure layout includes an offset centerboard for easier cabin access, and all versions provide a small storage bin forward of the mast for a light anchor and rode plus a lockable front locker. Cockpit benches and outboard tramps give crew room, and the standard white gelcoat finish is the common visual marker regardless of version.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
A chartplotter is commonly fitted on used 20.2s, consistent with the model's near-shore navigation envelope. From the factory, the Sport version included a gennaker, laminated sails, bowsprit, shroud, cunningham, and telescopic tiller extension; a 20m² or 17m² gennaker on bowsprit furler and a 25m² asymmetrical spinnaker with deck hardware were options, as were a mainsheet traveller, compass, fixed porthole, swim ladder, balcony, mattress and bunk plank, antifouling, and braked or non-braked 750kg PTAC road trailers. The safety kit as delivered covered navigation less than 6 nautical miles for four with four Storm 100 life jackets, three hand-held flares, signal mirror, waterproof flashlight, 10-litre rigid bucket, wood pinoches, extinguisher, hand pump, anchoring kit, flag pouch, sounding lead, first-aid kit, warning triangle, fog horn, and paddle-boathook; the Plastimo Iris 100 compass was the recommended door-mounted unit.
What to Inspect
The documented construction shows the deck glued to the hull on an outward-turning flange and glassed over inside, and the amas glued and glassed to ensure absolute watertight integrity; in no place do crossbeams or bowsprit pierce the hull. Verify those glued-and-glassed joints on hull flange and ama junctions for any breach, since the builder's stated integrity depends on them. Confirm the telescoping crossbeam slides freely in its offset channels and the pivoting centerboard and rudder articulate through their 10in-up to 4ft 1in draft range. Check the safety kit completeness against its four-person, sub-6nm scope, and on Sport boats note the infused construction saved 132lb versus the hand-laid Leisure version.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The Astus 20.2 appears in the United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, and Switzerland as a used-only folding trimaran. Buyer's short checklist:
- Confirm version (Sport / Leisure / Raid) and corresponding displacement and equipment
- Inspect glued-and-glassed hull flange and ama joints for watertightness
- Verify telescoping fold mechanism and pivoting board/rudder operation
- Match delivered safety kit to four-person, under-6nm limit
- Expect a chartplotter commonly fitted; trailer and gennaker options vary by unit
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Astus 20.2. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 4 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 2 | $ 17,521 | — |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $ 16,847 | -3.8% |
| Feb 26 | 2 | $ 16,555 | -1.7% |
| May 26 | 1 | $ 12,475 | -24.6% |
Where they're listed
Astus 20.2 listings appear across 4 countries. United Kingdom has the most listings with 3 (50.0%), followed by Switzerland and Germany.
Country view
6 listings · 4 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $ 16,847 | 3 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Switzerland | $ 9,648 | 1 | 0 | 16.7% |
| Germany | $ 23,463 | 1 | 0 | 16.7% |
| Netherlands | $ 12,475 | 1 | 1 | 16.7% |
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