Heavenly Twins Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Catamaran · multihull

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

27' · 8.23 m

Disp.

6,285 lbs · 2,851 kg

First year

1971

The Heavenly Twins, designed by the late Pat Patterson, occupies a unique niche in the multihull world as one of the most successful and seaworthy small cruising catamarans ever produced. Launched in the late 1960s and built primarily by the Multihull Centre in Cornwall, this 26foot (later 27foot) vessel defied the era's skepticism regarding small catamarans by proving its mettle in offshore conditions. Unlike modern performanceoriented cats, the Heavenly Twins was conceived as a "safe, goanywhere" family cruiser, a philosophy that led to more than 450 hulls being produced over several decades. Its reputation is anchored in its remarkable bluewater pedigree, with numerous examples having completed circumnavigations—a feat rarely attempted by catamarans of this size.