Seawind 1260 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Seawind 1260 means considering a 41-foot catamaran from Richard Ward’s design lineage, built in Vietnam and offered in both owner and ex-charter flavors. The model’s shallow 3-foot 8-inch draft and 22-foot 3-inch beam suit tidal anchorages and marina berths alike, and its foam-cored infused hulls represent a modern construction baseline rather than a project boat waiting to happen.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin versions are the more common find, giving the whole port hull to one stateroom, but four-cabin charter layouts are also available and ex-charter examples are common. The saloon’s Tri-Fold door opens the indoor space to the cockpit, and an inline galley down in the starboard hull keeps the main living area open for a large U-shaped settee. A pair of big hinged saloon windows handles ventilation in warmer climates.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Well-equipped boats commonly carry solar, lithium batteries, an inverter, a watermaker, electric winches, a chartplotter, life raft, air conditioning, asymmetric spinnaker, washing machine, radar, and dinghy davits—a suite that signals serious cruising intent rather than day-sailing trim. Often-seen additions include a freezer, autopilot, AIS, and EPIRB. For buyer consequence, focus on the power and energy cluster (solar, lithium, inverter, watermaker) that defines off-grid range, and the sail-handling cluster (electric winches, asymmetric spinnaker, self-tacking jib) that affects short-handed ease. A code zero or furling main appears only as a less common owner upgrade.
What to Inspect
The structural story is reassuring on paper: infused vinylester and polyester foam-core hulls with a hull-deck joint fiberglassed along its entire length to maximize rigidity anchor. Verify that the Tri-Fold door mechanism—a solid glass and metal unit that hinges up and away—operates smoothly and seals, since it is central to the indoor-outdoor living claim anchor. Confirm the reverse-sheer deck’s window frames and hinges are watertight, as those massive forward saloon windows are both a ventilation feature and a potential leak path if aged.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These cats turn up across the United States, Spain, Australia, Türkiye, and Malaysia. For a shopper, the checklist is straightforward: confirm layout (owner three-cabin vs charter four-cabin), verify the Tri-Fold door and reverse-sheer window seals, and review the energy and sail-handling inventory against your cruising plan. A twin-helm, shallow-draft cat with rigid construction and a proven door system is a sound used-platform candidate when the structural details check out.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Seawind 1260. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 15 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25 | 2 | $475,000 | — |
| Feb 25 | 2 | $502,500 | +5.8% |
| Apr 25 | 2 | $579,500 | +15.3% |
| May 25 | 6 | $529,500 | -8.6% |
| Jun 25 | 1 | $615,653 | +16.3% |
| Sep 25 | 3 | $510,000 | -17.2% |
| Oct 25 | 1 | $510,000 | 0.0% |
| Jan 26 | 5 | $510,000 | 0.0% |
| Mar 26 | 4 | $495,000 | -2.9% |
| Apr 26 | 11 | $510,000 | +3.0% |
| May 26 | 1 | $579,000 | +13.5% |
| Jun 26 | 5 | $498,000 | -14.0% |
| Jul 26 | 4 | $585,000 | +17.5% |
| Sep 26 | 6 | $498,000 | -14.9% |
| Oct 26 | 1 | $506,285 | +1.7% |
Where they're listed
Seawind 1260 listings appear across 5 countries. United States has the most listings with 20 (57.1%), followed by Australia and Spain.
Country view
35 listings · 5 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $498,000 | 20 | 8 | 57.1% |
| Australia | $506,285 | 5 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Spain | $510,000 | 5 | 0 | 14.3% |
| Malaysia | $495,000 | 4 | 1 | 11.4% |
| Turkey | $632,610 | 1 | 0 | 2.9% |
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