August 18, 2026
The Aquila 50 Sail: Four, Five or Six Cabins, Each With Its Own Door
Aquila's first sailing catamaran carries 1,679 square feet of upwind sail and twin 50 hp saildrives on a hull certified CE Category A for oc…
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Expert Review, Technical Specifications & Market Analysis
The Essentials
| Feature | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Overall Length | 49'1" |
| Beam | 25'9" |
| Draft | 4'8" |
| Displacement | 42,900 lbs |
| Engines | Twin Diesel (2 x 50 HP) |
| Fuel Capacity | 222 gal |
| Water Capacity | 232 gal |
| Cabins / Heads | 4-6 Cabins / 4-6 Heads |
Source: Spec & Photos courtesy of Aquila. Specs verified by Tony Smith, USCG 100 Ton Master, on August 18, 2026.
You want to cross under sail and live aboard without anyone having to share a cabin. The 50 Sail offers four, five or six cabins, each with its own private entrance.
Part of the Aquila Sail series — see how owners step up through the lineup.
Quick Verdict
- Four, five or six cabins with matching heads and showers, each with its own entrance — the cabin count genuinely changes what the boat is for, and the hull underneath it does not change at all
- CE Category A (Ocean) certification for twelve, under 1,679.2 sq ft of upwind sail from a 968.8 sq ft pin-top mainsail and a 710.4 sq ft furling genoa; an optional square-top main takes that to 1,748 sq ft
- Aquila's first sailing catamaran: resin-infused vinylester hull and deck with no plywood in the structure or below the waterline, bridge-to-bow access from the flybridge, and a solid foredeck cockpit in place of trampolines
Our Take
The 50 Sail is the first boat in Aquila's Sail range to reach the water, and what carries over from the power range is the deck thinking rather than anything below the waterline. Bridge-to-bow access runs from the flybridge to a solid foredeck cockpit on both sides, a fixed fiberglass platform spans the hulls aft for the dinghy, and every cabin has its own entrance. That last one is the decision I would buy the boat for. Four, five or six cabins with matching heads and showers, each reached privately, is the difference between a full boat that works and a full boat everybody remembers for the wrong reasons.
Be clear about what drives it. This is a sailing catamaran with auxiliary diesels: twin 50 HP saildrives standard, with 60 and 75 HP saildrives on the options list. The rig is a two-spreader anodized aluminum sectional mast standing 82'6" above the waterline, carrying a 968.8 sq ft pin-top mainsail and a 710.4 sq ft furling genoa for 1,679.2 sq ft upwind. A square-top main takes that to 1,748 sq ft, and a Code 0 or gennaker adds 1,106.5 sq ft. Specify the square top if you sail in light air, because 42,900 lb of light displacement wants sail area.
The trade to price in early is the cabin count itself. Six cabins with six heads is a charter layout and four is an owner's boat, and the hull underneath is the same either way — so the decision is about what you intend to do with it, not about which is the better boat. There are also no dedicated crew quarters. Aquila lists one utility room, and a utility room is not a crew cabin, so if paid hands are going to live aboard that has to come out of your cabin count. Aquila publishes no speed for this boat under sail or under power, and some of what circulates describes a variant this boat is not.
Official Aquila Premiere: Inside the Aquila 50 Sail
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Aquila 50 Sail Photo Gallery
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Aquila 50 Sail Overview
The 50 Sail measures 49'1" overall on a 25'9" beam, drawing 4'8" at light load. It carries 222 gallons of fuel and 232 gallons of water, with light displacement at 42,900 lbs and loaded displacement at 50,600 lbs.
It is the first boat in Aquila's Sail range to reach the water — a 45 Sail is scheduled for September 2026 and a 65 Sail for 2028 — and it is CE certified Category A for twelve, the ocean rating.
Performance & Handling
The rig is an anodized aluminum two-spreader sectional mast standing 82'6" above the waterline, carrying a 968.8 sq ft pin-top mainsail and a 710.4 sq ft furling genoa for 1,679.2 sq ft upwind. A square-top main takes that to 1,748 sq ft, and a Code 0 or gennaker of 1,106.5 sq ft is optional.
Auxiliary power is twin 50 HP saildrives standard, with 60 and 75 HP saildrive options. Aquila publishes no top or cruise speed for the 50 Sail, under sail or under power.
Interior & Accommodations
Layouts run to four, five or six cabins with matching heads and showers, each cabin with its own entrance — the yard's stated aim is that a full boat still keeps its privacy. A forepeak cabin is optional, there is one utility room, and the boat sleeps up to fourteen with a maximum of thirty aboard.
Hull and deck are resin-infused vinylester throughout with no plywood in the structure or below the waterline, with PVC cores varied by load and PET cores in the large interior furniture panels. Bridge-to-bow access runs from the flybridge to a solid foredeck cockpit on both sides, and a fixed fiberglass platform spans the hulls aft for the dinghy.
Market Position
Fifty-foot production sailing catamarans are a crowded class, and the 50 Sail arrives in it carrying the deck and systems thinking Aquila has been doing on power catamarans — the flybridge, the fixed forward cockpit, the private cabin entrances.
This is Aquila's move into sail rather than a variant of anything in the power range, so its natural comparisons are the production sailing cats at the same length rather than any Aquila that came before it.
Who the 50 Sail Is For
Buy the 50 Sail if the plan is long passages or charter and cabin count decides the boat — six cabins with six heads is a charter layout, four is an owner's one, and the hull is the same either way.
If you want catamaran volume without the rig, Aquila's power range covers the same lengths with a different set of trade-offs. If the sailing is the point and the crowd is smaller, the four-cabin owner's version is the one to specify.
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