Sail area / displacement
How much sail the boat carries for its weight — its power in light air.
- 22.7· Performance
How it is worked out
sail area (ft²) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅔
published upwind sail area
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Fountaine-Pajot-Sailing-Catamarans-FP51-Header — Fountaine Pajot
Summary
Sailing CatamaranSail
- Hull length
- 52.2 ft
- Beam
- 26.5 ft
- Draft
- 5.2 ft
- Displacement
- 39,904 lb
- Sail area (upwind)
- 1,658 ft²
- Cabins
- 6
* A standard reference image, not the actual boat — shown to help visualise this model's published dimensions.
Best Suited For
- Liveaboard
From the published figures: hull length 15.91 m · 6 cabins · fresh water 900 L
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.
Sailing Ratios
Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from the builder's published figures, each shown against the bands designers read it by.
Displacement / length
How heavy the boat is for its waterline length. Lower is lighter and quicker; higher is steadier and roomier.
- not published: waterline length
How it is worked out
displacement (long tons) ÷ (0.01 × waterline length in ft)³
Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.
Tanks
What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.
Fuel and water on one scale: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.
- Fuel238 galWater238 gal
A figure marked with a quote mark was read from the builder's page. Open it for the exact line, the page and the date.
Dimensions
- LOA
- —
- Hull length
- 52.2 ft (15.91 m)
- LWL
- —
- Beam
- 26.5 ft (8.08 m)
- Draft (min)
- 5.2 ft (1.58 m)
- Draft (max)
- 5.2 ft (1.58 m)
- Air draft
- —
- Displacement
- 39,904 lb (18,100 kg)
- Ballast
- —
- Cabins
- 6
- Heads
- —
- Berths
- —
Sail Plan
- Main sail
- 1,023 ft² (95 m²)
- Jib
- —
- Genoa
- 635 ft² (59 m²)
- Sail area
- 1,658 ft² (154 m²)
- Downwind sail area
- 1,292 ft² (120 m²)
- Rig type
- —
Engine and Tanks
- Engine
- 60–75 hp
- Engine count
- 2
- Engine manufacturer
- —
- Propulsion type
- —
- Fuel capacity
- 238 gal (900 L)
- Fresh water capacity
- 238 gal (900 L)
- Black water capacity
- —
Construction
- Mast material
- —
- Hull material
- —
- Deck material
- —
- Keel type
- —
- Rudder type
- —
- Steering wheels
- —
Builder's Own Figures
- Cockpit Living Area
- 48 m2
- Living space Forward cockpit area/sunpad
- 8.2 m2
- Living area Owner's cabin
- 17.7 m2
- Number of Pax Cat D
- 30
- Living area Espace Lounge Fly
- 16.2 m2
- Number of Pax Cat A
- 14
Figures read fromthe builder's page
Brochure
Download the official FP51 brochure (PDF)Videos
External contentFilms of this model from the builder's official YouTube channel (Fountaine Pajot). They are the builder's own; the figures above are the reference.
Step Aboard the New FP51 | Built for Ocean Adventures
Fountaine Pajot · 5/28/2026
Ep.7 | Adam & Nikoline in USVI aboard their FP51 #ParallelHorizons #FountainePajot
Fountaine Pajot · 3/26/2026
Ep.6 | Adam & Nikoline in USVI aboard their FP51 #ParallelHorizons #FountainePajot
Fountaine Pajot · 3/19/2026
Ep.5 | Adam & Nikoline in USVI aboard their FP51 #ParallelHorizons #FountainePajot
Fountaine Pajot · 3/12/2026
Ep.4 | Adam & Nikoline in USVI aboard their FP51 #ParallelHorizons #FountainePajot
Fountaine Pajot · 3/5/2026
Ep.3 | Adam & Nikoline in USVI aboard their FP51 #ParallelHorizons #FountainePajot
Fountaine Pajot · 3/1/2026
Videos whose title names the FP51, from the channel the builder's site links; last checked 9/30/2026. Playing one loads YouTube's player, which may set cookies.
About Fountaine Pajot
Volume production
French builder of luxury sailing and power catamarans, founded in 1976 near La Rochelle and now part of a group that also owns Dufour Yachts.
Fountaine Pajot marks fifty years in 2026, and the way it has chosen to mark them says something about the yard: rather than write the anniversary itself, it asked owners for their photographs, their videos and their memories aboard, to be gathered into a book on the brand's fifty-year history and sent to all of them. The year is given over to open days at La Rochelle, where the yard is, and to owners' evenings at the boat shows.
Visit brand pageThe Fountaine Pajot Range
Every model Fountaine Pajot publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.