Olympic Sea 42 Buyer's Guide
The Olympic Sea 42, also known as the Nava 42, is a Doug Peterson masthead sloop built by Olympic Greece from 1989, with a solid fiberglass hull, lead fin keel, and a 6.4-foot draft that limits her to larger marina entrances. For a buyer scanning the brokerage pages, she presents as a moderate-racer with a 720-square-foot rig and a capsize screening value that keeps her in coastal waters rather than ocean starts — a clear-eyed profile before any surveyor steps aboard.
Layouts on the Used Market
Charter four-cabin versions are the more common layout seen in the brokerage pool, though both the four-cabin and the less charter-oriented arrangement remain available, and ex-charter hulls are a common sight. The four-cabin charter heritage means interior wear patterns differ from a privately owned example, and a buyer should expect higher cycle counts on saloon cushions, head fittings, and cabin-door hardware on those ex-charter boats.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Solar power is commonly fitted, and spinnaker gear and AIS are likewise commonly found on offered boats — a cluster that tells you most sellers have already addressed energy independence, downwind sail handling, and collision avoidance. Beyond those, the available facts add no owner-upgrade tiers, so a shopper should treat anything else as boat-specific rather than fleet-standard.
What to Inspect
The only load-bearing facts a buyer can carry into the inspection are the published draft range of 1.96 to 2.06 meters dependent on load — useful for confirming the keel is the original lead fin and not altered — and the solid fiberglass hull-and-deck claim, which means a surveyor should sound for hull voids.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats turn up in Greece and the United Kingdom. For the shopper, the practical short list is: confirm the keel is the unmodified lead fin and the draft matches the load-dependent range; expect ex-charter four-cabin examples to dominate the listings; verify solar, spinnaker, and AIS are present and serviceable; and budget for a standard solid-fiberglass survey.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Olympic Sea 42. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26 | 2 | $40,761 | — |
Where they're listed
Olympic Sea 42 listings appear across 1 country. Greece has the most listings with 2.
Country view
2 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | $40,761 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Baltic 42 | 42.43' | $ 77,619 | 6 | 1 |
| Olympic Sea 42You are here | — | $ 40,758 | 2 | 0 |