Overview

This cat is being sold "as is, where is" in West Palm Beach. Please call Alexis de Boucaud for details. 

ORIENT EXPRESS was designed to circumnavigate the world short handed. The build was personally supervised by the architect (Christophe Barreau) and the owner to be the strongest Catana ever built. The first owner had owned several Catanas prior and brought his experience to bear on the specification of this one.  

She has sailed all over the world and has been constantly updated and significantly upgraded recently. A stunning vessel and the only Catana 582 currently available in the world. This represents a great opportunity for a dedicated, voyaging sailor. 

Her special features include:

• Carbon mast with Navtec Kevlar rigging
• Carbon crossbeam and bowsprit
• Hydraulic, in-boom (carbon boom) furling mainsail
• All new NORTH SAILS, 3di mainsail, genoa and staysail (2023)
• Owner's version layout
• American cherry interior in impeccable condition
• New Garmin electronics (2022) including 3 x plotters: one at each helm and interior nav station, wind/speed-log/depth multi-displays at each helm station
• Two Yanmar-BMW 180 HP engines (2013) - engines pulled, all external components replaced in 2022: starter motors, heat exchangers, alternators, turbos, engine mounts, brackets, plumbing. Bench tested and reinstalled in 2022.
• Shaft drive with both shafts fitted through skegs (see photos), no sail-drives on this cat!
• Northern Lights Generator, 2013
• Lithium batteries, 2015
• Hydraulic dinghy platform
• Large storage room and work shop in bows
• Full air conditioning/reverse heating

The current (second) owner has spent over $200K in upgrades over the last two years including: 

• Brand new North Sails: 3di mainsail, genoa and self-tacking staysail, 2023. 
• All new suite of Garmin navigation electronics and plotters at chart table and helms, 2022.
• Servicing of the 180 HP Yanmar-BMW engines (1,050 hours) fitted with new heat exchangers, new turbos, new alternators, bench tested and reinstalled, 2022.  
• New all weather cockpit enclosure, 2022

New bottom paint, new cutlass bearings, Prop-speed on Max-props, fall 2022. 

US duty paid. Two owners, never chartered. 

 

Descriptions

Accommodations

• Layout: Three cabin owner's version - owner hull to starboard with large semi-island queen berth aft, bathroom forward with separate head and large walk-in shower stall 
• Workshop in port forward bow compartment
• Large storage area forward of the owner's quarters on stb side
• Air conditioning and reversible heat (need service), thermostats in salon and three cabins
• Diesel central heating (need service)
• Corian counter tops in galley and bathrooms
• High gloss American Cherry interior finish
• Interior Salon table can be dropped to become Coffee table
• Teak flooring in cockpit and transoms
• Organic latex mattresses
• Fans in all cabins

Galley

• Large U-shaped galley with long shelf
• Corian counters in galley
• Sink with hot/cold water faucet and separate filtered water faucet
• Force 10 stainless steel three burner stove and oven
• 2 x 120 liters compartments fridge (compressor needs service)
• Freezer 100 liter (compressor needs service)
• Small fridge freezer to starboard side

Electrical and plumbing

• 12V (DC electronics), 24V (DC interior), 110V and 220V systems
• 12KW Northern Lights Generator (2013) 600 hrs
• 6 Solar panels
• Lithium battery bank (2015)
• Sea Recovery water maker 50 gal/hr
• Mastervolt 100 amp charger 
• Victron 70 amp charger/inverter 3000W
• Dolphin 60 110V/60 amp charger for engine batteries

Navigation

• 3 Garmin plotters at navigation station and each helm
• Large Furuno plotter at chart table
• Garmin Multi Displays (log/speed/wind) at navigation station and each helm
• Furuno VHF 
• Furuno 24 mile radar
• AIS
• Two Handheld VHF
• Night Vision camera on mast
• Stereo with speakers in salon and cockpit

Deck

 

• 50 Kg (110lbs) Bugel primary anchor, 80 meters (260 feet) 12 mm chain, on starboard bow roller 
• 50 Kg (110 lbs) Delta secondary anchor, 100 meters (330 feet) 10 mm chain on port bow roller
• Lewmar 3000W windlass on starboard side
• Lewmar 3000W windlass on port side
• Fortress 55 lbs anchor and heavy duty rode
• Kedge 220 lbs anchor and heavy duty rode
• Rode: 1 inch braid 600 ft
• Hydraulic dinghy platform
• Sea anchor: 42 foot diameter
• Small cone drogue
• Wind surfer
• Various fishing gear
• 6 Person Life Raft
• Numerous spares 

Sails, rigging and deck hardware

• North Sails 3di main sail (2023)
• North Sails 3di genoa (2023)
• North Sails 3di self-tacking staysail (2022)
• North Sails hydranet mainsail (spare)
• North Sails hydranet self-tacking staysail (spare)
• 200 sqm Spinnaker
• Carbon mast
• Carbon boom 
• Carbon crossbeam, longeron and martingale (gull striker)
• Stainless steel cap shrouds (uppers)
• Navtec Kevlar lower shrouds
• 2 x rod rigging headstays for self-taking solent and genoa furler
• 2 manual furlers for genoa and self-tacking solent 
• 8 Lewmar winches, (5 hydraulic)
• Hydraulic mainsail boom spindle

Dinghy and outboard motor

• 14 ft Novurania DL430 Tender (6 years}
• 60 Hp Yamaha (175 hrs)

 

Extras

• Night vision camera on mast
• Folding bicycle
• 100kg storm anchor
• Fortress stern anchor
• Diving equipment
• Dive tanks and air compressor

Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.