This Is Why Performance Catamarans Are Suddenly CHEAP

The number that tells you what a performance catamaran is really worth: https://everydaysailing.gumroad.com/l... Everybody is asking why performance catamarans suddenly got cheap. That question leads nowhere, because it assumes there was a normal used performance catamaran market that has now fallen over. For about thirty years there wasn't one. Here is the number that explains everything. The Outremer 51 is one of the most respected offshore cruising catamarans ever built, and total production runs to roughly 101 hulls. Ever. Right now one major brokerage platform is showing eighteen of them for sale. Roughly one in six of every Outremer 51 that has ever existed is on the market at the same time. That is not a demand collapse. That is a market with almost no depth suddenly acquiring depth. This video breaks down what has actually happened to performance catamaran pricing, and it is not what the headlines say. Balance 526s from 2021 and 2022 are still asking around 1.8 million dollars. A 2021 Balance 482 is over 1.5 million. An Outremer 55 from 2021 is on the market around 1.49 million euros. These boats are not cheap. What changed is the premium. A new Outremer 45 now sits in overlapping money with a new Leopard 43 at 599,000 euros before tax, and on the used side the production boats have fallen further and faster than the performance boats have. We also cover exactly what that premium used to buy: long narrow hulls, epoxy and carbon rather than polyester and balsa, daggerboards instead of stub keels, and the weight discipline that makes all of it work. Then the fragility behind the segment. Marsaudon Composites, builder of the ORC range in Lorient, went into receivership in June 2023 after selling boats at 2021 prices and building them through 2023 costs, and was absorbed by Grand Large Yachting that September. Catana Group, which owns the Catana performance brand, has posted an operating loss with revenue down 20 percent and is expanding into powerboats and floating homes. And finally the practical part: daggerboard inspection, carbon repair reality, why weight discipline ruins more of these boats than anything else, and the honest comparison between a used performance cat and a brand new production cruiser at the same money. Full buying, survey and pricing guidance: https://everydaysailing.gumroad.com/l... ⛵ Boats in this video: Outremer 45 Outremer 51 Outremer 55 Balance 482 Balance 526 Seawind 1370 HH Catamarans Catana Gunboat ORC Ocean Rider Catamarans Leopard 43 Leopard 52 Keywords: performance catamaran, used Outremer for sale, Outremer 51 price, Balance 526 price, Balance 482, Seawind 1370, HH catamarans, catamaran prices 2026, Marsaudon Composites, Grand Large Yachting, Catana Group results, buying a performance catamaran, daggerboard catamaran, fast cruising catamaran. #PerformanceCatamaran #Outremer #Sailing ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⭐ JOIN THE CHANNEL (member perks)    / @everydaysailing   Subscribe for more videos! 🌊 ALL MY LINKS https://linktr.ee/everydaysailing ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Copyright Disclaimer This video may include copyrighted material used under the "fair use" principle for educational and informational purposes. Such use aims to provide commentary, analysis, or added value in compliance with Section 107 of U.S. Copyright Law. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been used improperly, please contact me directly before pursuing any formal action. Your understanding and cooperation are appreciated. Safety Disclaimer These videos reflect my personal experience. They do not replace professional training. Always sail in compliance with safety rules and maritime regulations. This video is for educational and entertainment purposes only. All data presented is based on publicly available brokerage listings and market reports. This is not financial advice. Always conduct your own due diligence and hire a certified marine surveyor before purchasing any vessel. Market conditions vary by region and change over time.