Privilège 495 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

The Privilège 495 emerged during a transformative era for the French shipyard, then operating under the Alliaura Marine banner. Introduced in the mid-2000s as an evolution of the highly successful Privilège 465, the 495 was designed by Marc Lombard to serve as a definitive luxury bluewater cruiser. It was engineered to bridge the gap between the more traditional, heavy-set cruising catamarans of the 1990s and the performance-oriented designs that began to dominate the market in the new millennium. While it maintains the brand's legendary "pod" or nacelle—which houses the expansive owner’s suite—the 495 features more modern hull lines and a more efficient sail plan than its predecessors. Built with a focus on rigidity and longevity, the hull utilizes a sandwich construction with a foam core above the waterline and solid laminate below, a method detailed in contemporary reports by Cruising World. This model represents a specific milestone where Privilège solidified its reputation for "semi-custom" interiors, allowing owners a degree of choice in finish and layout that was rare for production multihulls of the time.