Catana 401 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Hull type

Catamaran · daggerboard

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

41.01' · 12.5 m

Displ.

15,432 lbs · 7,000 kg

First year

1999

The Catana 401 stands as a definitive benchmark for sailors who prioritize passagemaking speed and technical feedback over the "floating apartment" philosophy of many modern multihulls. Launched in the late 1990s as an evolution of the original Catana 40, the 401 was designed by the acclaimed naval architect Christophe Barreau. It represents a era when Catana Catamarans focused heavily on weightsaving construction, employing vacuumbagged foam cores and Vinyester resins to ensure a stiff, lightweight platform. This model is best recognized by its "tulip" hull shape—a design that remains narrow at the waterline for reduced drag but flares significantly above the waterline to provide buoyancy and interior volume. Unlike its predecessors, the 401 offered increased bridge deck clearance to mitigate slamming in heavy seas, a common critique of earlier performance cats.