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Catana is widely acclaimed for building spectacular bluewater cats that marry sailing performance and luxury like no other brand. Catana 65 LIBECCIO raises the bar even further.
LIBECCIO’s second owners purchased her directly from the Catana factory in France in her original layout and configuration and sailed her for three years throughout the Mediterranean. This cruising couple made the wise decision to store the yacht in Canet, at the Catana yard, each winter. There, they upgraded the yacht using only yard staff and contractors. This culminated in a transformative refit in 2017 that radically enhanced the aesthetic, comfort, and functionality of the yacht. The starboard owner’s hull was modified to create a true master cabin with a walk-in closet in place of the original bathroom. A very large bathroom with a walk-in shower was created in place of the original forward starboard cabin—consider the space this affords. The floors were replaced with a light teak-holly to enhance natural light. The engines, generator, standing rigging, dinghy, and outboard were all replaced with new. Today, there is not a more elegant, ergonomically sound, or faster Catana 65 on the oceans.
Scroll through the attached photos, and you will be impressed with her sheer line, her towering mast, and her high bridge-deck clearance, all of which hint at her sailing performance. Her interior is all about light and contemporary lines. Real wood veneer finishes, brushed aluminum trims, Corian, and leather all lend an authentic feel of refinement that is seldom found on cats anymore.
LIBECCIO sports a spectacular LORIMA carbon mast with textile rigging and is the only Catana 65 to have the forward “cross”—consisting of longeron/bowsprit (compression post), crossbeam, and gull striker—in carbon fiber to substantially reduce weight in the bows. A full suite of sails including a 140 sq. meter Spectra mainsail, self-tacking Spectra solent, large genoa/screecher, and asymmetric spinnaker, coupled to six electric winches, facilitate short-handed maneuvering and provide sail plans for all windspeed ranges and angles.
The current owner purchased LIBECCIO in Canet from his overachieving predecessor in 2019 and continued his work in the same spirit. The fuel tanks were moved aft from the mast-foot lockers to the cockpit lockers to further reduce weight forward and improve sailing performance in light airs. With long passages on the agenda, the new owner also fitted a crew cabin in the port forepeak complete with AC to accommodate extra crew. The yacht can sleep up to nine passengers in four double cabins plus a crew cabin! LIBECCIO completed the ARC 2019, transited Panama, and sailed on to the Galapagos, Marquesas, and Hawaii, where she has been for the last three years. She has always had a full-time skipper aboard under the current ownership.
LIBECCIO is turnkey and offers a rare opportunity for a couple or family to sail southwest through the Pacific. Or, why not explore the Northwestern US, Canada, and Alaska this summer on this unusually well-outfitted and sea-kindly platform? The Catana 65 is equipped with straight propeller shafts fitted through skegs. No saildrives on this cat! Stray logs, containers, or marine mammals will never be a hazard. Go long, go far!
Note: This yacht is subject to an exclusive listing agreement with Multihulls Northwest LLC and is not offered for sale by TMC. TMC is providing this information in an effort to represent buyers in the purchase of this vessel.
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors to investigate such details as the buyer desired validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice. Photos may not properly reflect the current condition of the actual vessel offered for sale. In some cases stock photographs may have been used.
Engine and generator hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing.
All dinghies are considered separate vessels and should have separate titles and documents. There is no guarantee as to the title of the dinghy on this vessel so Buyer accepts that while he may receive the dinghy included in the transaction, he may not receive the proper title to it.
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