Fountaine Pajot New 47: More space on deck and a lowerable bathing platform
Michael Good
· 02.04.2017
Fountaine Pajot's new model is still sailing under its working title New 47. International Multihull Fair From 19 to 23 April in La Grande-Motte (France), the correct name will be announced. It will be interesting to see.
The concept of the 14-metre catamaran from Fountaine Pajot features some very exciting innovations, such as a hydraulically lowerable bathing platform on which the dinghy can also be stowed and lowered into the water at the touch of a button. Another new feature is a very spacious lounge area on the upper deck.
The layout below deck is also unusual: In addition to the particularly spacious owner's version (Maestro) with three cabins and three heads, a variant (Quintet) with five cabins and four bathrooms is available as an alternative and for the charter sector. In this case, one of the two aft cabins is accessible via a separate entrance from the outside cockpit. A version with four cabins (quartet) is not available for this model.
The YACHT test editorial team was the first magazine ever to be on board the New 47, and the comprehensive report will be published in YACHT issue 10/2017, which will be available from 26 April.
Until then, the first photos from the exclusive test are available here in the YACHT gallery.
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Michael Good
Editor Test & Technology
Michael Good is test editor at YACHT and is primarily responsible for new boats, their presentation and the production of test reports. Michael Good lives and works in Switzerland on the shores of Lake Constance. He has been sailing since childhood and, in addition to his professional activities, has also been an active regatta sailor for many years, currently mainly in the Finn Dinghy and Melges 24 classes. He is also co-owner of a 45 National Cruiser built in 1917. Michael Good has been working for the YACHT editorial team since January 2005 and has tested around 500 yachts, catamarans and dinghies in that time.
