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aquila-42-coupe-hero-banner-1920x500 — Aquila Power Catamarans
Summary
- Length overall
- 42.8 ft
- Beam
- 15.9 ft
- Maximum speed
- —
- Cruising speed
- —
- Range
- —
* A standard reference image, not the actual boat — shown to help visualise this model's published dimensions.
Best Suited For
- Coastal Cruising
From the published figures: CE Category B · LOA 13.06 m
Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.
Speed, Power & Tanks
What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.
Tanks
Fuel and water on one scale: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.
- Fuel410 galWaternot published
Design Category
Certified CE design category B (Offshore): the wind and waves the EU Recreational Craft Directive says this boat is designed to take.
- D
Sheltered waters
- Wind
- up to Beaufort 4
- Waves
- up to 0.3 m
- C
Inshore
- Wind
- up to Beaufort 6
- Waves
- up to 2 m
- BThis boat
Offshore
- Wind
- up to Beaufort 8
- Waves
- up to 4 m
- A
Ocean
- Wind
- above Beaufort 8
- Waves
- above 4 m
Design limits set by the EU Recreational Craft Directive (2013/53/EU), in significant wave height. A category covers the conditions of those below it. It is the limit the boat was designed to, not a promise that it is safe in any conditions within it — that judgement stays with the skipper.
Dimensions
- LOA
- 42.8 ft (13.06 m)
- Hull length
- —
- LWL
- —
- Beam
- 15.9 ft (4.85 m)
- Draft (min)
- 2.9 ft (0.88 m)
- Draft (max)
- 3.2 ft (0.98 m)
- Air draft
- 10.3 ft (3.13 m)
- Displacement
- 18,739 lb (8,500 kg)
- Ballast
- —
- Cabins
- 2
- Heads
- 2
- Berths
- —
Performance
- Maximum speed
- —
- Cruising speed
- —
- Range
- —
- Guests
- —
- Crew
- —
Engine and Tanks
- Engine
- —
- Engine count
- —
- Engine manufacturer
- —
- Propulsion type
- —
- Fuel capacity
- 410 gal (1,552 L)
- Fresh water capacity
- —
- Black water capacity
- —
Construction
- Hull material
- —
- Deck material
- —
- Rudder type
- —
- Steering wheels
- —
Builder's Own Figures
- Cabins/heads
- 2 / 2
- CE persons
- B:12, C:20, D:29
- Length overall
- w/ outboards 13.06 M / 42'10"; w/ inboards 12.88 M / 42'3" -- the outboard figure is stored
- Draft
- hull draft with outboards up with foil: 0.88 M / 2'10"; hull draft (outboards down): 0.90 M / 2' 11"; hull draft (inboards down): 0.98 M / 3' 3"
- Displacement basis
- dry weight
- Air draft basis
- height above waterline with hardtop
Figures read fromaquilaboats.com/models/coupes/42· Specificationsread 9/14/2026
About Aquila Power Catamarans
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Power-catamaran builder founded in 2012 by Lex Raas with MarineMax and the Xiong family's Sino Eagle Group — eighteen models from the 28 Molokai to the 70 Luxury across the Molokai, Sport, Coupe, Yacht and Luxury lines, plus new 45 and 50 sailing catamarans — built at Sino Eagle's yard in Hangzhou with over 1,000 boats delivered.
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