2008 Fountaine Pajot 48 Salina "SUNBELIEVABLE"

The Salina 48 is a 48-foot ocean-cruising catamaran designed by Berret-Racoupeau and built by renowned French shipyard Fountaine Pajot. The design delivers the spacious accommodations expected from a modern cruising catamaran while maintaining the sailing performance for which Fountaine Pajot is known.

SUNBELIEVABLE is the spacious, complete 4-cabin model, comfortably sleeping up to eight guests, with four private heads. This makes her particularly attractive for family cruising, entertaining guests, or extended voyages with friends.

She is in excellent condition and has benefited from attentive ownership throughout her life. Both prior owners were avid sailors and meticulous about maintenance and care. She has never been chartered and presents as an exceptionally well-maintained and extensively updated example of this highly regarded design.

Powerful & Efficient Propulsion

SUNBELIEVABLE is powered by twin Volvo Penta D2-55 diesel engines with saildrives, providing reliable, efficient propulsion and an approximate 8-knot cruising speed.

The engines, generator, and saildrives have all been recently serviced, making her well prepared for her next owner and extended cruising.

Performance That Sets the Salina 48 Apart

The Salina 48 is not simply a spacious cruising catamaran—she was designed to sail.

With a Kelsall Sail Performance (KSP) rating of approximately 0.83, the Salina 48 compares very favorably with many production cruising catamarans from Lagoon and Leopard, which commonly fall in the approximately 0.60–0.65 KSP range.

As a simplified performance comparison, a catamaran with a 0.65 KSP may be capable of approximately 6.5 knots in 10 knots of wind, while the Salina's 0.83 KSP indicates approximately 8.3 knots in the same wind strength, subject to point of sail, sea state, vessel loading, sail condition, and other variables.

This places the Salina 48 among the faster production cruising catamarans in her class and gives owners something increasingly difficult to find: a catamaran offering livability, comfort, and genuine sailing performance.

SUNBELIEVABLE is further equipped for performance with a bowsprit and dedicated winches for her asymmetrical spinnaker, providing increased downwind sailing capability.

SUNBELIEVABLE has undergone substantial recent upgrades and refurbishment, including:

- All-new navigation electronics

- New radar

- New lighting

- New air-conditioning equipment

- New ice maker

- New bathroom mirrors

- New galley sink and faucet

- New refrigerators

- New chiller control panel

- New solar panels

- Starlink satellite connectivity

- Watermaker

- Recently painted bottom

- Recently serviced saildrives

- Recently serviced twin Volvo Penta engines

- Recently serviced generator

In October 2024, SUNBELIEVABLE experienced an electrical power surge, believed to have resulted from a nearby lightning event. Following the incident, the vessel's electrical system was professionally inspected, and affected electronic equipment was replaced.

The owner was highly involved in overseeing the refurbishment and went well beyond simply replacing damaged components. The work became an opportunity to extensively update and improve the yacht, resulting in substantial new navigation, electronic, electrical, climate-control, galley, and comfort equipment.

The result is a remarkably well-equipped and well-cared-for Salina 48 that is ready for her next cruising adventure.

One of SUNBELIEVABLE's greatest strengths is the combination of performance sailing and genuine liveaboard comfort.

Her complete 4-cabin / 4-head configuration comfortably accommodates eight people, providing four private cabins rather than requiring guests to rely on convertible common areas for overnight accommodations.

Combined with her watermaker, new solar panels, Starlink connectivity, air conditioning, generous living spaces, offshore equipment, and performance sailing capabilities, SUNBELIEVABLE is exceptionally well suited for extended cruising.

The Salina 48 provides the space and comfort buyers expect from a 48-foot cruising catamaran without sacrificing the sailing characteristics that make getting to the next destination part of the experience.

SUNBELIEVABLE has relocated to Savannah, Georgia for the summer and is available there for showings. She is scheduled to return to Ft Lauderdale November 1st.

For buyers who would like additional assistance transitioning into ownership of a large cruising catamaran, vessel relocation and At the Helm training services can be made available to the new owners if needed. This provides an excellent opportunity for buyers to become familiar and comfortable with the vessel's systems, handling, docking, sailing, and day-to-day operation.

Fast. Spacious. Comfortable. Extensively updated. Never chartered. Exceptionally well cared for.

SUNBELIEVABLE represents a rare opportunity to acquire one of Fountaine Pajot's most capable performance-oriented cruising catamarans—and the only Salina 48 currently offered for sale in the USA.