Overview

Orion is one of the most iconic sailing catamarans ever launched.  Catana built her for her original owner, who had previously circumnavigated on a Catana 582.  Taking the knowledge learned on that circumnavigation, he met with the Catana's designers and builders to develop one of the most luxurious bluewater cruising catamarans ever launched. 

Her current owners purchased her in Spain and moved her to the same areas of France where she had been built to complete an extended refit. In Canet-en-Roussillon over 5000kg of weight was removed that has greatly improved her performance. Another 1000kg of weight was removed in 2024 with the changeover to Lithium from AGM.

Some of her key features and recent upgrades include:

• Lithium battery bank
• Over 10,000 watts of custom installed solar, including a custom carbon fiber array
• The mast was stepped, painted, and fully serviced
• New kevlar shrouds 
• New mainsail
• New jib sail
• New water maker membranes 
• New Hatches (6X)
• New tender w/ Yamaha outboard
• And so much more

Contact us for additional photos and videos of this impressive performance of the catamaran. 

Descriptions

Accommodations

• All equipment at or above CATANA "2" series standards. Orion was, and remains, the flagship, the largest and the highest spec catamaran ever created by the renowned Catana Brand.
• Ceiling heights of 7 - 8 feet throughout the vessel. Standing height in compartments below the main accommodation areas.
• Furniture in light honeycomb core
• Solid and thick hardwood floors throughout the vessel. Zero flex or noise.
• GRP Non-skid in the 7 x head compartments
• 3 x ensuites; plus 2 x separate W/C and 2 x separate dedicated showers (no wet heads)
• The port aft cabin converts from two twin beds to a full size king berth
• The port forward captain's quarter has a Pullman berth, potentially giving the ability to run with a crew of 5 if desired
• Exceptional and luxurious freshwater pressure throughout the vessel
• In December 2022, additional in-built desks in wood were constructed by a French artisan. Installed in port aft VIP cabin and in starboard forward double cabin. Suitable for home office work or for children to complete their studies.
• An extremely quiet boat while sailing, under power or at anchor:
  • Engines are generators are in a separate aft watertight compartment, not under beds.
  • Exceptional build quality of woodwork and fittings. No squeaking
  • Alcantara ceilings throughout the boat to deaden sound
  • Numerous soft furnishings on walls
  • Internal doors have air seals for further privacy and efficiency of air conditioning systems
• Moldings in solid wood
• Dimmable LED lighting in saloon and cabins
• All cabin bunks have slatted mattress bases
• Extra wide corridors & doors so that two people can pass each other
• 12 x Hatches with recessed sunscreens and mosquito screens
• 22 x very large deluxe stainless steel port lights equipped with mosquito screens and roller blinds. Port lights have 22 x solid stainless steel storm covers (normally stored in a locker)
• Extra wide steps with an easy rake - (good for people with limited mobility and easy to move up and down on even in a large seaway)
• Orion includes numerous beautiful paintings and artwork that were originally commissioned when the vessel was built by the first owner's wife
• Custom fit bedding for 6 x cabins for summer and winter including electric blankets
• Orion branded beach, boat and bath towels sets for all cabins
• Orion branded clothing for crew including many new items

Salon

• External Isothermal saloon window covers
• Internal custom fit blinds
• Dining table cushions and massive L-shaped couch cushions in High Resilient thick foam. Currently covered in high quality South African leather but over-covers can easily be made to the material and colour preference of a new owner.
• Luxury pillows for superyacht charter quests - too many to count
• Dimmable LED lighting
• Upper and lower red courtesy lights
• Large wine x 30 and beer x 48 lockable storage compartement
• Bookshelves
• Numerous 220V built in outlets throughout the salon and Nav Station

Nav Station

• Numerous drawers 
• New in December 2022: Ergonomic custom swiveling Nav Station seat by Treben in leather, fully electrically adjustable
• Extensive storage including a large, dedicated chart drawer for large charts
• Full suite of electronics, switching, and vessel management system

Galley

• Double sinks with adjustable faucets and hose extension
• Counter sunk Corian work tops
• 90 cm Extractor hood and 90cm 5 burner propane deluxe chef's gas hob by Gaggenau
• Separate large 90cm electric Bosch chef's oven new in 2020
• New in August 2024: Large 25L 900W Series 6 built-in Bosch Microwave with 1200W grill function, soft touch electric open, 8 Automatic cooking programs
• Dishwasher Balay
• Toasters, Bread maker & other kitchen equipment
• A vast array of superyacht charter quest crockery, cutlery, glassware, pizza stones, woks, table decorations, vases, etc, etc. Too numerous, expensive and varied to count

Owner's Stateroom

• 180cm x 200cm Walk Around Bed with fully sprung Mattress                                                          
• 2 independent slatted bases
• New December 2022 in-built desk in wood constructed by a French artisan. Includes hidden built-in electrical power connections for computer, monitor, etc.
• New May 2024: 32 inch MSI G321CUV Curved Computer Monitor
• LED lighting
• Reading lights and pocket trays
• Large sliding hanging lockers and lockers with shelves
• Vast amounts of storage lockers and drawers
• Security combination safe
• 3 cubic meters (33 sq/ft) of storage under bed accessed with gas-assisted struts internally finished to the same standard as the woodwork throughout the vessel
• Massive ensuite with an equally massive shower; very large even by superyacht standards
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• Evolution Sails (New Zealand) Expedition Membrane grey squaretop 257.5sqm mainsail and grey 60sqm staysail New December 2022. With C-Tech batten boxes and C-Tech carbon fiber battens. These sails are best described as either weapons or works of art. Perhaps both.
  • Mainsail: DPI 54,800 with 70/30 Carbon/Technora
  • Staysail: DPI 52,000 with 50/50 Carbon/Technora
• C-Tech Carbon Fiber batten repair kit
• New Kevlar shrouds with custom 'works of art' titanium chainplates. Significantly smaller and lighter that stainless steel chainplates.
• 304 m² Code 5 furling Gennaker on Bowsprit

• Carbon fiber mast without spreaders or diamonds
• Mast and Boom painted black in December 2022 with aerospace grade paints. 3 x technicians were flown in from Germany for a week to supervise the work.
• New December 2022 - entire 32mm Harken mast track replaced with new 32mm Harken track.
• Ultrasound scan of mast and boom completed in Dec 2022
• All halyards and electrical wires stripped from mast. Re-rigged for zero chafe and zero slapping noise
• Stowable steps up to the boom and two at top of mast
• Deck projector and navigation lights
• Radar and antenna support
• Mainsail Harken split car batt-car system
• Canoe boom in carbon fiber
• Compression beam/front beam in carbon fiber
• Bowsprit in carbon fiber

• Yankee forestay in stainless steel rod 2015
• Staysail forestay in stainless steel rod 2015
• New in December 2022: 2 cap shrouds and 2 inner-shrouds in Kevlar
• Sail lights on the bimini and in mast
• Mobile hydraulic Rigging cutter
• Hydraulic furling gear by RECKMAN on Yankee
• Full service in 2022 at Reckmann's facility in Germany of the Reckmann furler at a cost of EUR 10k
• New October 2024: Top Swivel for Facnor furler on staysail
• Facnor FX1200 furler for Code 5.
• Spare Facnor FX1200 furler 
• New in December 2022 - Mainsail lazy bag
• Reefing system for the Mainsail controlled from the cockpit
• New in December 2022: Fixed topping lift in Dyneema
• One topping lift controllable from the cockpit in covered Dyneema
• All the halyards and reefing lines are in SPECTRA or Dyneema
• Mainsheet and staysail sheets new 2023 in Marlow Ropes SK78 Dyneema with braided polyester cover
• Hydraulic Cariboni system for the main sail sheet controlled from both helm stations and the cockpit
• Main sail Preventer system controlled from cockpit
• Large number of spare blocks and deck hardware

• New December 2022: Additional, separate and independent system comprising 10 x bilge pumps installed in addition to the vessel's current system of 6 pumps. New system now protects 4 x additional watertight compartments (port workshop, starboard toy locker, port and starboard quadrant steering areas aft of engine rooms.) 
• B&G Hydra 3000 system
• New in December 2022: A+T wind sensor on original B&G 1.4m curved carbon fibre mast head
• 5 x H3000 GFD (Graphic Function Display) Location: Captain cabin, Master cabin, Nav station and one on each helm station
• 2 x 20/20 displays. Location: Interior bulkhead mounted above entrance door., includes separate push button control
• 2 x 30/30 displays, location: Exterior bulkhead mounted in cockpit, includes separate push button control.
• 4 x Analogue displays: 1 x wind direction at each helm station plus wind direction and wind speed at Nav station.
• Speed & depth sensors with SOV housing.
• 2 x independently installed B&G ACP2 auto pilot computer controls and 3 x pilot control heads. One at Nav station and one on each helm station.
• Halcyon gyro compass connected to one pilot and standard fluxgate compass connected to second pilot.
• 2 x independent auto pilot hydraulic power packs and rams manufactured by SAS Lecomble and Schmitt.
• New December 2022 B&G Zeus3 Glass Helm 19 inch System Pack at nav station
• New December 2022 wired Raymarine camera CAM 210 IP mounted on top of mast. Viewable from both Raymarine screens at helm stations to aid docking, anchoring and maneuvering.
• New December 2022: All electrical wiring in mast
• New January 2024 B&G ForwardScan Sonar Port Hull
• B&G Depth sensor starboard hull
• New January 2024 B&G boatspeed sensor in Starboard hull
• New March 2023 Starlink internet
• New December 2022 B&G AIS 500
• New December 2022 Iridium Go
• New March 2024 GX 70 Touch at nav station
• 1 x Raymarine Radar
• ICOM M-602 VHF with 2x repeater at helm stations
• 2 x GMDSS Sailor SP 3300 portable VHF radios
• 1 x SGE II EPIRB with container + 2 x Kannad GPS EPIRB
• 2 Raymarine 12" independent plotters.  One at each helm.
• Saloon: Bose Life Style 48 5:1 surround sound system with CD, DVD and tuner
• Saloon: 48" flat screen Sharp Aqous TV.
• 2 cabins with 17" Sharp Aquos TV, JVC CD and DVD player with remote control and Bose speakers
• 25" Sharp Aquos TV and Bose 321 system in owner's cabin
• 2 cabins with 17" combination TV/DVD player
• 2 x HP computer printers
• 4 x 220V home radiator heaters
• 2 x 220V home dehumidifiers
• 3 x 220V fans
• New December 2022: 33 x flush mount USB Charging Ports installed beside all bunks (including on both sides of the Master and VIP cabins), and 9 ports in main saloon.

• New August 2024 Lithium House batteries 1800Ah at 24V
  • Comprised of 6 x 304Ah batteries
  • 6 x 250Ah Battery Monitoring Systems
  • 6 x 5A Active Balancers
  • 6 x 300A MRBF Blue Sea Systems 5191 Terminal Fuse Blocks
  • Sufficient lithium to run the entire vessel, minus the air conditioning, without running the generator. (watermakers, oven, microwave, washer, dryer, etc)
  • Over 1,000KG of weight savings by converting from AGM batteries to lithium batteries
  • Adequate space to upgrade the lithium bank to run the air conditioning
• 16kW of 220AC power from 4 x Mastervolt Inverters Mass Sine Ultra 24/4000 220V: Two new in December 2022, one refurbished in Belgium in 2023.
• 5 x 100A Mastervolt Battery Chargers
• Solar: A total of 10,086W of solar into 25 Victron MPPT solar controllers for a truly off grid sailing experience
  • New March 2024: 9 x DNA-120-BF10-440W Bifacial rigid all black solar panels on custom light weight (Approx 35kg) carbon fiber solar array over the davits. Total of 3960W. Each with its own Victon MPPT solar controller. (9 controllers)
  • New December 2022: 30 X flexible solar panels on coachroof. 18 x 150W, 8 x 115W, 2 x 60W, 2 x 53W for a total of 3846W (14 controllers)
  • 8 x 160W rigid solar panels in bimini (2 controllers)
• Bauer Junior dive compressor in the cockpit locker, 220 V with S/S frame
• New Kohler 13.5 KW generator in 2022
• Northern Lights 26.5 KW generator

• Primary winches for Yankee: 2 x Harken 1111ST 3-speed hydraulic.
• Cockpit reefing and main halyard winches: 2 x Harken 980.3 ST 3-speed hydraulic
• Main sheet traveler winches: 2 x Harken 70.2 ST hydraulic
• Daggerboard winches: 2 x Harken 70.2 ST hydraulic
• Main sail halyard winch remote control at both helm stations
• Sept 2023: Full revision of hydraulic system onboard by the engineer and owner of Tenderlift. Many components were replaced with new, tuned, and upgraded. New hydraulic hoses in 2023 to Yankee & Windlass. New thermal monitoring of electric hydraulic motors.
• Hydraulic hose to the bowthruster were replaced in 2023
• Hydraulics and Power Pack by Tenderlift including 3 x independent resettable emergency stop switches. Hydraulics operated from the 3 x 24V electric motors or from Starboard Generator PTO (Power Take Off) to power: Bowthruster, Reckman Furler for Yankee, Windlass, Winches, Mainsheet Hydraulic Ram.
• 2 tracks on mast for easy Yankee and Solent halyard tension and stowage. (No excess halyard cordage stowed at mast for these sails.)
• 60 mm Main Sheet traveler track on aft beam with Harken ball bearing double car system
• 2 high comfort woven Dyneema trampolines, attached mesh by mesh
• 2 forward Swedish pulpits with seats
• Large reinforced deck cleats
• One 1000 L/H pressurized sea water deck pump
• Fresh water deck wash directly connected to ships system, 3 x outlets

Ground Tackle

• Bridle on the compression beam
• Dual anchors mounted at front of compression beam just aft of the forward athwartship (longitudinal) beam.
• Muir Hydraulic dual Gypsy HR 6000 windlass
• Hand-held wired remote control stowed in chain locker new in September 2023
• Two wireless windlass controllers new September 2023
• Windlass control also at the starboard helm station
• New Dec 2022 1 x 160 kg Ultramarine stainless anchor with Ultramarine swivel with 110m of new 14mm stud link galvanized chain. This anchor has proven to have amazing setting abilities and holding power - worth its weight in gold.
• 1 x 150 kg CQR stainless steel anchor with 110m of 14mm stud link galvanized chain

• New December 2022: 6 x Fender Covers

• 2 electrical Muir VC 3500 capstans mounted on the bows in concealed lockers, including one large and one small bollard cleat on each side
• New Dec 2022: 6 x cabin hatches 

• Large sliding door + window; large sliding screen door + screen window
• Cockpit floor slatted with 8 mm thick Teak
• New in December 2022: Aft 50% of cockpit teak and steps
• Cockpit cushions with comfort cell foam
• 2 reinforced aft pulpits
• Aft guardrail in stainless steel tubes fitted with fishing rod holders
• Extra rod holders on each side of vessel
• Bimini hard top made of sandwich structure
• Cockpit covers:  Canvas and plastic crystal clear removable cockpit enclosures providing full isolation from showers and sun
• Windscreen for the Bimini with fixed windows
• Built-in LED cockpit lights in Bimini with dimmer
• 8 x large lockers in cockpit floor
• 6 x lockers under cockpit seats
• External stainless steel swim and side boarding ladder with teak steps
• Carbon fiber gangway
• Showers in both sugar scoops
• 3 large cleats for securing boat on each transom
• Pair of carbon fiber davits (500kg SWL safe working load each). Current Tender total weight is approximately 300kg with fuel, anchor, etc. Solar carbon fiber support and 9 x solar panels weigh approximately 235kg.

• Webasto 40,000 BTU Chiller System in each hull with 8 independent air handlers in 6 cabins and 2 in main saloon.
• Starboard hull 25,000 BTU distributed through cabins
• Port hull 25,000 BTU distributed through cabins
• Saloon 2 x 24,000 BTU air handlers
• Master cabin: Ecofit 24000 BTU air handler
• Each air handler has its own control panel: 8 x control panels.

• 2 x 700 L Fresh Water tanks
• 2 independent pressurized freshwater pump systems that are interconnectable for both hot and cold water
• New in May 2024: 2 x 75L lightweight fiberglass rust free accumulator tanks
• Separate drinking water faucet with Frizzlife Water Filter System with 3 x filters, re-mineralization filter, 24V iSpring LED UV sterilizing light
• 2 water heaters of 75 L, on 220V and main engine heatexchangers
• USA approved 4 x black water holdings tanks: according to regulations, with gauges and sound alarm. Drains by macerator pumps (sea) or by deck drain holes. Vent filters by Sanigard
• 5 x Sealand VACU FLUSH depression WC
• Marine grade faucets and mixers
• Grey water tanks: 2 x 400L with gauges and sound alarm. Discharge by Gulper 320 electric pump (sea) or by deck drain holes. Odour vents by Vetus
• Refrigeration by Frigoboat (dual 24 V and 220 V compressors for fridges, 220V for freezer) with external hull keel cooling system.
• New in May 2024: Fridge compressor
• 2 x large Frigomar drawers in galley and 2 x large Isotherm drawers in port hull next to freezer.  1x drawer for drinks in salon
• 1 x 500L very large commercial grade upright Frigomar Freezer in port hull
• 2 x large additional 150L Electrolux domestic 220V freezers in two cockpit lockers for longer passages
• Beko 8kg washing machine
• New December 2022 Sharp 8kg condensing clothes dryer
• 2 x Independent Sea Recovery Aqua Matic SRC 1800-2 AMC with remote panels incorporating auto fresh water flush system.
• New (all 4) watermaker membranes in September 2023
• New September 2023 Raritan Icecrette 88 Model 220V commercial icemaker in cockpit

• 5.3m Ceasar Inflatables New in 2022 (https://www.ceasarinflatables.com/boats/caesar-maxi-2/) Thunderbolt power catamaran from South Africa. Based on the 4m Thundercat raceboats / tunnel boats. The 5.3m version is the upsized version.
• Weight of empty tender: 120kg
• Carbon fiber nose cone
• Enclosed Aluminum transom
• 6 air compartments - 2 fore and aft per hull, 1 underneath each hull (hijacker air compartment), Hijackers have hard V-shaped rubber underneath the entire boat. The hard rubber bottom will last longer than the tender as these boats are designed to run up the beach at full speed. (See the Thundercat racing videos on YouTube.)
• F70LA 70hp four stroke Yamaha with, Remote Box, Gauges and Y-Cop anti-theft key system. 

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.