YachtCodex
Xquisite Yachts

40 PowerCat

Announced
Xquisite Yachts 40 PowerCat — photo 1

1 / 10

40PC_01 — Xquisite Yachts

Design

Designer
Dixon Yacht Design

Summary

38.5 ftLOA3.1 ftDRAFT15.9 ftBEAM
Motor CatamaranUnclassifiedCE B
Length overall
38.5 ft
Beam
15.9 ft
Maximum speed
38 kn
Displacement
19,842 lb
Engine power
300–440 hp

* A standard reference image, not the actual boat — shown to help visualise this model's published dimensions.

Best Suited For

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.

Speed

02040kn
  • Cruising speednot published
  • Top speed38 kn

Power to weight

Total engine power per tonne of published displacement — more means livelier acceleration for the hull. Drawn for motor yachts.

97.8 hp/t

2 × 440 hp · 9 t

Tanks

Fuel and water on one scale: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.

  • Fuel264 gal
    Water100 gal

Design Category

Certified CE design category B (Offshore): the wind and waves the EU Recreational Craft Directive says this boat is designed to take.

  1. D

    Sheltered waters

    Wind
    up to Beaufort 4
    Waves
    up to 0.3 m
  2. C

    Inshore

    Wind
    up to Beaufort 6
    Waves
    up to 2 m
  3. BThis boat

    Offshore

    Wind
    up to Beaufort 8
    Waves
    up to 4 m
  4. 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
38.5 ft (11.75 m)
Hull length
—
LWL
34.8 ft (10.61 m)
Beam
15.9 ft (4.85 m)
Draft (min)
1.7 ft (0.51 m)
Draft (max)
3.1 ft (0.952 m)
Air draft
—
Displacement
19,842 lb (9,000 kg)
Ballast
—
Cabins
—
Heads
—
Berths
—

Performance

Maximum speed
38 kn
Cruising speed
—
Range
—
Guests
—
Crew
—

Engine and Tanks

Engine
300–440 hp
Engine count
2
Engine manufacturer
—
Propulsion type
twin outboards or twin inboards
Fuel capacity
264 gal (1,000 L)
Fresh water capacity
100 gal (380 L)
Black water capacity
40 gal (152 L)

Construction

Hull material
—
Deck material
—
Rudder type
—
Steering wheels
—

Builder's Own Figures

Speed
estimate 30-38 kts, as printed
Length overall
11.75 m with inboards, 12.28 m with outboards
Draft
hull 0.51 m; 0.952 m including inboards, 0.872 m including outboards
Engine options
outboard 2x 300-425 HP or inboard 2x 300-440 HP
Solar panels
flexible, on the hardtop
Engine power basis
per engine as printed
Displacement basis
lightship, approx., as printed (9 t)

Figures read from40power.xquisiteyachts.com· Technical Specsread 10/18/2026

About Xquisite Yachts

Semi-custom

Boutique builder of sailing and power catamarans founded in 2014 — the trailerable 30 SportCat, the hybrid 54 E-Plus and the solar-equipped Sixty Solar Sail and Sixty Solar Power, with the 40 PowerCat and 52 Exploration on order, marketed worldwide under its own name.

Xquisite Yachts says it was established in 2014 with the purpose of launching a new brand of sailing and power catamarans: the ultimate luxury yacht for cruisers, in which safety and innovative design blend, for adventurers who want to explore the oceans without giving up a comfortable life. Its yachts are built by a team of highly experienced catamaran builders and marketed globally and exclusively under the Xquisite brand. Every boat was meant for comfort and easy sail handling — two headsails, electric winches and davits — with a generator, air-conditioning, watermaker, washing machine and digital switching as standard, light construction in high-density foam core and vacuum-infused epoxy to CE category A, and twin 80 HP Yanmar engines. An in-house design team offers both standard and fully custom versions, with three interior finishes at no extra cost. Calling itself a boutique boatyard, Xquisite builds only a limited number of yachts each year; buyers can take a finished boat from the boat shows — Miami, Annapolis and the International Multihull Boat Show in France — or order one, and its charter division lets them try a boat before they buy.

Visit brand page

The Xquisite Yachts Range

Every model Xquisite Yachts publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

  1. Sixty Solar Power62.3 ft
  2. 52 Exploration52.7 ft
  3. 40 PowerCat· this model38.5 ft

By the Same Designers

Boats this boat's designers also drew, for other builders too. Credits are grouped only where the names clearly agree, however each builder spelled them; an unclear one is left out.

Similar Yachts