Extreme 40 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for an Extreme 40 means looking at a strict one-design racing catamaran built from 2005 onward, with only a small fleet in existence. These are not cruisers but inshore and short offshore regatta boats, and the used buyer is acquiring a carbon racing machine whose value lies in class uniformity and transportable lightness rather than creature comfort.
Layouts on the Used Market
Every Extreme 40 is a one-design catamaran of 40 feet overall and 23-foot beam, crewed originally by four sailors plus one non-participant. There is no variation in hull form or interior, because the class was purposely designed and built to race inshore and short offshore regattas. A buyer should expect open, spartan hulls with structural carbon and Nomex Aramid honeycomb cores rather than any living space, and the daggerboard catamaran configuration defines the running gear on all examples.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
The most consequential item to find on a used Extreme 40 is a gennaker, which is commonly fitted and lifts the sail-area-to-displacement ratio from 72.62 with main and jib to 129.25. Beyond that, the boat carries conventional soft sails rather than a wing, and its fractional sloop rig is standard across the class. Buyers should focus on the presence of a serviceable gennaker and the original soft-sail inventory, as these drive the boat's headline performance.
What to Inspect
The defining construction point is that hulls and structural members are carbon fiber with Nomex Aramid honeycomb cores, cured in an autoclave at 120 degrees Celsius. The resulting boats are very strong but not very durable, so a survey should scrutinize core integrity and any signs of sustained wear in the lightweight structure. Because the class is easily transportable, confirm the boat and its systems are intact after transit, and verify the daggerboards are free of impact stress.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets for the Extreme 40 are Thailand and Australia. For a buyer, the checklist is straightforward: confirm one-design uniformity, verify gennaker inclusion, survey the autoclave-cured carbon-Nomex structure for durability issues, and assess transport condition. This is a racing-only acquisition with a small global footprint and no cruising pretext.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Extreme 40. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26 | 2 | $64,182 | — |
Where they're listed
Extreme 40 listings appear across 2 countries. Australia has the most listings with 1 (50.0%), followed by Thailand.
Comparable models
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Similar boats to compare
2 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pogo 40 | 39.96' | $ 185,487 | 18 | 4 |
| Tornado Sport 40You are here | — | $ 64,182 | 2 | 2 |