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Sailing catamaran yachts from 61 to 116 feet — the S-suffix hulls of the FPY line
Above the FP sailing range, Fountaine Pajot builds yachts — and it builds most of them twice. The FPY line offers the same platform under sail or under power: the S suffix marks the sailing version, so the FPY70S, FPY80S and FPY120S share their platforms with the FPY70, FPY80 and FPY120 on the power side, while the FPY59S opens the line under sail alone.
Four sailing yachts, from the 61'7" FPY59S to the 116'6" FPY120S, each with dedicated crew quarters. The names are the yard's current generation — the FPY59S sailed previously as the Samana 59, the FPY80S as the Thira 80.
The power versions have their own guide: the FP Power Catamaran Yachts series.
The FP Sailing Yachts Lineup, Smallest to Largest
Every Fountaine Pajot FP Sailing Yachts model we review in depth, in the order owners step up through the series.
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61'7" and 31' of beam — the entry to the FP Yachts line, with twin 110 hp Volvos, 4-6 cabins and crew quarters.
72'2" of sailing yacht — 2,433 sq ft of living space, twin 150 hp diesels, 3-6 cabins plus crew.
78'8" under sail on a 36'5" beam — 9-12 knot cruising, twin 270 hp diesels, 4-6 cabins plus crew.
116'6" sailing superyacht on a 48'7" beam — twin 900 hp auxiliaries, 4-6 guest cabins plus crew.
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Moving Up the FP Sailing Yachts Series
The FPY59S opens the yacht line — 61'7" on a 31' beam with twin 110 hp Volvo diesels, four to six cabins and crew quarters. On its press sea trial (as the Samana 59) it made 9.5 knots under power.
The FPY70S takes living space to 2,433 sq ft, with twin 150 hp diesels and three to six cabins plus crew.
The FPY80S is the mile-eater of the group: 78'8" on a 36'5" beam, twin 270 hp diesels, a 9-to-12-knot cruise from the yard's own sea trial, 3,864 sq ft of living space and desalination up to 158 gallons an hour.
The FPY120S is the flagship — 116'6" on a 48'7" beam with twin 900 hp auxiliaries and four to six guest cabins plus crew. The yard publishes no speed for it; ask for trial data.
Our Take
The idea that makes this line worth understanding is the platform pairing. Fountaine Pajot engineers one yacht and lets you choose the propulsion: the FPY80S and the FPY80 are the same 78'8" platform, one rigged for sail, one not. That is rare at this size, and it turns the sail-versus-power question into a decision about how you want to cruise rather than which boat you happen to like.
My pick is the FPY80S. It is the boat in this group with real numbers behind it — the yard's own sea trial, run when the boat carried its old Thira 80 name, averaged 12 knots in 20 knots of wind — and it has the living space and the watermaker capacity to keep a family off the dock for a long time. On the FPY120S, know that the yard publishes neither a speed nor a displacement; get both in writing before you compare it against anything.
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