Catana have significantly updated their boats in recent years, and from 42’ to 70’, the yard’s catamarans continue to attract a demanding clientele tempted by top of the range models. To mark their 30th anniversary, the Catana Group widened their target market and launched a new range of multihulls: Bali. We were able to make the most of a delivery trip to the Barcelona boat show to test the 4.5, an innovative catamaran which has just strengthened an ever-expanding international market.
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The Catana Family In 1984 two pioneers, Jean-Pierre Prades and Thierry Goyard, created their first model (the 40) in the image of the Katana, a Samurai sword, and launched it into a small market. With limited resources, but lots of energy and vision in a developing sector, the duo (helped by an innovative Australian naval architect, Lock Crowther) shook up what, at the time, was essentially an Anglo-Saxon domain. Christophe Barreau took over successive designs following Crowther’s premature death, and continued the story with iconic models (the 44, 411, 471 and 582). Today the excellent 42 is …
