Olympic Sea 42 Sailboats for Sale

Hull Type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

40.9' · 12.47 m

Disp.

17,500 lbs · 7,938 kg

First year

1989

The Olympic Sea 42 represents a sophisticated chapter in the history of Greek shipbuilding, emerging in the late 1980s as the flagship of Olympic Marine’s "Sea" series. Designed by the renowned American naval architect Doug Peterson, this 42foot cruiser was a departure from the traditional heavydisplacement Aegean traders of the era. Instead, it embraced a performanceoriented hull form and pioneering construction techniques, specifically the integration of Aramat K—a hybrid composite of Kevlar and glass fiber developed by DuPont and Jeanneau. This focus on material science allowed the Sea 42 to offer a high strengthtoweight ratio, catering to a market that demanded both the durability to withstand Mediterranean Meltemi winds and the agility of a Petersondesigned racercruiser. As the predecessor to the modern Omikron Yachts lineage, the Sea 42 is now viewed as a classic example of late20thcentury marine engineering.