Design and Construction
The Victoria 67’s hull, deck, and even its bimini are infused and cored, a construction approach that keeps weight down while preserving stiffness across a very large structure. Fountaine Pajot builds with industry-standard vacuum-bagging and manual laminating techniques in its large factory near the Atlantic coast of France. The overall design is the work of Berret-Racoupeau and the FP design team, with the interior styled by Isabelle Racoupeau in an "urban-chic" idiom. The result, reviewers noted, is one of the most spacious and comfortable production sailboats they had ever seen, with light-color laminated joinery and simple attractive fabrics in the test boat.
Rig and Sail Handling
The sail plan is sized for power, with more than 2,000 square feet available between main and genoa. The mast and boom are Marechal aluminum, and the big square-topped mainsail on the test boat was built by France’s Incidences loft. Fountaine Pajot fitted an extensive battery of Antal winches, including powered units to port and starboard for the jib sheets and a big powered winch for the main, reef points, and traveler, with all lines leading to the center of the console at the JP3 hydraulic helm. A Facnor headsail furler is standard, and the gennaker sets on a flexible furler forward of the headsail. On the flybridge, a bank of four Antal winches handles main, traveler, reefing lines, and genoa and gennaker sheets, while the helmsman sits under a bimini with all sail-control lines at his fingertips.
Performance Under Power and Sail
Under engine, the Victoria 67 shows good manners. The boat is powered by two 110-horsepower Volvo engines with conventional shafts, and the tester measured 8.4 knots with both running at the normal 2,200 rpm cruise setting, with sound level exceptionally low at only 63 dBA. The turning circle without differential power is about one boat length, and the boat performs the "cat pirouette" perfectly with the engines running in opposite directions, which makes close-quarters handling unusually forgiving for a vessel this size. Under sail in light air—around 6 knots of wind—the speedo hovered near 5 knots, respectable for a heavy cruising cat.
Accommodations
The test boat was the Maestro owner’s version. In that layout an enormous owner’s suite with a large bath compartment occupies most of the port hull aft, with a forward cabin of two singles handy for children or guests; access to one hull’s accommodations runs through a private cockpit passageway. The starboard hull holds three cabins with queen berths, each with its own head and shower, while a crewed layout is also available with three cabins in each hull plus a double crew cabin forward to port. The saloon carries 6 feet 10 inches of headroom and flows from a cockpit with a cushioned sun bed spanning the transom and a teak dining table that seats 10. A forward-facing nav station in the saloon provides a second complete set of chartplotter, autopilot, and communication electronics.
Equipment and Systems
The house electrical system runs at 24 volts while the engines use 12 volts, and big solar arrays on the decks can make the Victoria 67 electrically self-sufficient at anchor during the day. An advanced distributed power system—a forerunner for other boats—lets a central control panel monitor and diagnose electrical usage, and all interior and navigation lights are LEDs. The standard nav and electronics package is from Garmin. The galley in the test boat held a Bosch fridge and a Smeg cooktop and stove, while the flybridge carried an Indel fridge.
The Verdict
The Victoria 67 is a thoroughly modern flagship catamaran that pairs a proven, cored-infusion hull with genuinely clever power and accommodation planning. It is a boat built to be run comfortably by a small crew or a captain-and-crew team, and its owner layouts deliver remarkable private volume without feeling disjointed.
Pros
- Exceptionally quiet and maneuverable under twin 110 hp Volvo power
- Spacious Maestro owner layout with large private suite and four guest cabins
- Advanced 24-volt distributed electrical system with monitoring and deck solar self-sufficiency
- Well-organized flybridge winch layout with powered Antal gear for short-handed sail handling
Cons
- Test boat lacked a staysail, limiting light-air flexibility versus some rivals
- Large beam and flybridge structure demand careful docking awareness despite good pivoting
