Fountaine Pajot – Sanya 57 Boat Review

Posted: 22 September 2012. Review by David Lockwood for www.boatpoint.com.au Fountaine Pajot is not only the biggest manufacturer of catamarans in Europe but it does so with ISO 9001 and 9002 accreditation. This means strict adherence to laminate schedules, quality control checks at every stage of production, sprinkler checks in a basin to ensure complete water tightness, and ultimately a better product leading to greater customer satisfaction. Since its first production catamaran (the Louisiane 37) way back in 1983, the French yard founded by Jean-François Fountaine has released some 30 models including the latest Sanya 57 tested hereabouts. All the cats are named after some highly desirable cruising destination, which is their destination or raison d’etre, after all. Along the way, more than 2,230 cruising catamarans have been built using various designers. In 1991, Jean Berret et Olivier Racoupeau pushed the envelope with the Marquises 56. We mention this because the omnipresent Berret Racoupeau design office — also popular with Beneteau — was engaged to design the Sanya 57. The Sanya 57, which debuted at the Cannes Boat Show in 2011 and this year’s Sydney International Boat Show, points to where Fountaine Pajot, a public company, and the cat cruising clique is heading these days — to bigger, ever more comfortable, and liveable boats for gadding about the Caribbean, French Pacific or Great Barrier Reef. If that’s your dream, bon voyage, read on… Price & Equipment: Click here to read full story on BoatPoint.com.au