At just under 67 feet overall and a little over 31 feet wide, the Victoria 67 is a substantial platform. It carries significant technological advances into a time-proven hull and interior.
Design and Construction
Berret-Racoupeau and the Fountaine Pajot design team created the overall design, while Isabelle Racoupeau styled the interior in an “urban-chic” idiom.
The Victoria 67’s hull, deck, and even its bimini are infused and cored. This construction method keeps weight down while preserving stiffness across a very large structure. Fountaine Pajot uses industry-standard vacuum-bagging and manual laminating techniques at its large factory near France’s Atlantic coast.
Reviewers described the result as one of the most spacious and comfortable production sailboats they had ever seen. The test boat had light-colored laminated joinery and simple, attractive fabrics.
Rig and Sail Handling
With more than 2,000 square feet of sail available between the main and genoa, the sail plan is sized for power. The mast and boom are Marechal aluminum, and the test boat’s large, square-topped mainsail came from France’s Incidences loft. A Facnor headsail furler is standard, while the gennaker sets on a flexible furler forward of the headsail.
Fountaine Pajot fitted an extensive battery of Antal winches. Powered units to port and starboard handle the jib sheets, while a large powered winch serves the main, reef points, and traveler. All lines lead to the center of the console at the JP3 hydraulic helm.
On the flybridge, a bank of four Antal winches handles the main, traveler, reefing lines, and the genoa and gennaker sheets. The helmsman sits beneath a bimini with all sail-control lines close at hand.
Performance Under Power and Sail
The Victoria 67 is powered by two 110-horsepower Volvo engines driving conventional shafts. At the normal cruising setting of 2,200 rpm, the tester recorded 8.4 knots with both engines running. Sound levels were exceptionally low at only 63 dBA.
Without differential power, the turning circle is about one boat length. With the engines running in opposite directions, the boat performs the “cat pirouette” perfectly. That makes close-quarters handling unusually forgiving for a vessel of this size.
In light air—around 6 knots of wind—the speedometer hovered near 5 knots under sail, a respectable result for a heavy cruising catamaran.
Accommodations
The test boat had the Maestro owner’s layout. An enormous owner’s suite, including a large bathroom compartment, occupies most of the port hull aft. Forward is a cabin with two single berths, handy for children or guests. Access to one hull’s accommodations runs through a private cockpit passageway.
The starboard hull contains three cabins with queen berths, each with its own head and shower. A crewed layout is also available, with three cabins in each hull and a double crew cabin forward to port.
The saloon has 6 feet 10 inches of headroom. It flows from the cockpit, where a cushioned sunbed spans the transom and a teak dining table seats 10. A forward-facing navigation station in the saloon provides a second complete set of chartplotter, autopilot, and communications electronics.
Equipment and Systems
The house electrical system operates at 24 volts, while the engines use 12 volts. Large solar arrays on deck can make the Victoria 67 electrically self-sufficient at anchor during the day.
An advanced distributed power system—a forerunner for other boats—allows a central control panel to monitor and diagnose electrical use. All interior and navigation lights are LEDs, and the standard navigation and electronics package comes from Garmin.
The test boat’s galley included a Bosch refrigerator and a Smeg cooktop and stove. The flybridge carried an Indel refrigerator.
The Verdict
The Victoria 67 is a thoroughly modern flagship catamaran that combines a proven, cored-infusion hull with genuinely clever electrical and accommodation planning. It’s designed to be operated comfortably either by a small crew or by a captain-and-crew team. Its owner layouts provide remarkable private volume without making the boat feel disjointed.
Pros
- Exceptionally quiet and maneuverable under twin 110 hp Volvo power
- Spacious Maestro owner’s layout with a large private suite and four guest cabins
- Advanced 24-volt distributed electrical system with monitoring and deck-mounted solar self-sufficiency
- Well-organized flybridge winch layout with powered Antal gear for short-handed sail handling
Cons
- The test boat lacked a staysail, limiting light-air flexibility compared with some rivals
- The broad beam and flybridge structure demand careful attention when docking, despite the boat’s good pivoting ability
