Fountaine Pajot Lucia 40 Buyer's Guide
The Fountaine Pajot Lucia 40 is a 40-foot cruising catamaran built from 2015 and aimed at family cruisers, and on the brokerage market it presents as a lightweight, volume-driven platform with both owner and ex-charter histories. Buyers will find the same Berret-Racoupeau design in every example, with fixed keels rather than daggerboards and a PVC foam-core sandwich hull, but the equipment and layout mix varies widely by prior use. Knowing which configurations are common and which documented weaknesses to inspect is the difference between a turnkey family boat and a refit project.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin and charter four-cabin layouts are both well represented on the used market, with ex-charter examples common. The boat was sold in a three-cabin Maestro and four-cabin Quatuor with four layout options spanning three or four cabins and two to four heads. In the Maestro, the entire starboard hull is a master suite with a walk-around island bed aft and a separate toilet compartment so the shower and sink can be used while the head is occupied; the tested Maestro 2 added a sizable island-berth cabin and a very large stand-alone shower. The port hull on tested boats carried two cabins and two heads without shower stalls, and the bow spaces are given to stowage rather than extra berths. The saloon sits level with a large cockpit, and the galley is an L-shape to port with fridge drawers to starboard — a social layout that suits both private and charter use.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most used Lucia 40s commonly carry a bimini, solar, chartplotter, autopilot, inverter, electric winches, lithium batteries, dinghy davits, and cockpit shower as fitted equipment. Often-seen additions include a watermaker, AIS, air conditioning, radar, freezer, hot water, and life raft. Less common owner upgrades include heating, spinnaker, asymmetric spinnaker, trampoline, and teak decks. The standard helm setup has three Lewmar winches and Antal rope clutches with a Raymarine multifunction display, and an optional bowsprit for a gennaker or flying sail appears on some boats; the forward sun pad covers lockers with a Quick vertical windlass and water tank.
What to Inspect
Documented review observations point to a few recurring items worth a close look. Visibility from the helm is nonexistent to either transom unless the helmsman looks under the bimini, which matters for close-quarters handling with a single offset station. The electric winch switches are awkwardly tucked by the engine throttle handles, so verify they function and are reachable for anyone working the winches. In the accommodations, the master-suite shower area has no door separating it from the rest of the cabin, and on tested port hulls the heads had no shower stalls — confirm which layout you are viewing. The saloon skylight brings light but has no opening hatch above, and the horizontal portlight may heat the interior without adding a breeze, so check ventilation behavior in sun. Galley counter space and stowage are limited despite plentiful soft-close drawers, a real consideration for liveaboard plans.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets for the Lucia 40 include the United States, Greece, France, Croatia, Spain, and Grenada. For a used-boat search, keep this short checklist in hand:
- Confirm whether the example is Maestro three-cabin or Quatuor four-cabin, and which head/shower configuration it has
- Verify helm visibility limits and electric winch switch placement at the throttle
- Check saloon ventilation (no opening hatch above skylight; heat-prone horizontal portlight)
- Inspect galley counter and stowage against your liveaboard needs
- Note ex-charter history where present, as four-cabin examples are common
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Fountaine Pajot Lucia 40. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 19 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25 | 3 | $ 289,000 | — |
| Feb 25 | 3 | $ 374,900 | +29.7% |
| Mar 25 | 5 | $ 399,429 | +6.5% |
| Apr 25 | 1 | $ 467,902 | +17.1% |
| May 25 | 1 | $ 352,639 | -24.6% |
| Jun 25 | 1 | $ 256,776 | -27.2% |
| Jul 25 | 2 | $ 457,000 | +78.0% |
| Aug 25 | 2 | $ 376,889 | -17.5% |
| Sep 25 | 23 | $ 389,000 | +3.2% |
| Oct 25 | 5 | $ 342,368 | -12.0% |
| Nov 25 | 4 | $ 432,186 | +26.2% |
| Dec 25 | 2 | $ 315,113 | -27.1% |
| Jan 26 | 12 | $ 402,256 | +27.7% |
| Feb 26 | 10 | $ 384,949 | -4.3% |
| Mar 26 | 9 | $ 449,000 | +16.6% |
| Apr 26 | 65 | $ 370,898 | -17.4% |
| May 26 | 15 | $ 439,900 | +18.6% |
| Jun 26 | 23 | $ 375,000 | -14.8% |
| Jul 26 | 10 | $ 399,000 | +6.4% |
Where they're listed
Fountaine Pajot Lucia 40 listings appear across 17 countries. United States has the most listings with 61 (35.7%), followed by France and Greece.
Country view
171 listings · 17 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $ 389,000 | 61 | 25 | 35.7% |
| France | $ 406,014 | 25 | 11 | 14.6% |
| Greece | $ 413,694 | 24 | 6 | 14.0% |
| Spain | $ 370,898 | 14 | 1 | 8.2% |
| Croatia | $ 382,286 | 14 | 3 | 8.2% |
| Grenada | $ 389,000 | 9 | 5 | 5.3% |
| Italy | $ 341,596 | 6 | 1 | 3.5% |
| Turkey | $ 342,368 | 4 | 1 | 2.3% |
| British Virgin Islands | $ 294,000 | 3 | 1 | 1.8% |
| Guadeloupe | $ 285,306 | 2 | 0 | 1.2% |
| Martinique | $ 409,755 | 2 | 1 | 1.2% |
| Malta | $ 467,902 | 2 | 0 | 1.2% |
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