Shipyard · New build
Fountaine Pajot
French catamaran builder founded in 1976 by Jean-François Fountaine and Yves Pajot, building sail and power cats at Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis and La Rochelle. In 2025 it created the Fountaine Pajot Yachts brand for its larger models, the 24 m Thira 80 and Power 80, and a 35 m FPY 110 due in 2028.
Yachts built by Fountaine Pajot →Key facts
- Parent
- Fountaine Pajot Group
- Country
- France
- Founded
- 1976
- Status
- Active
- Size range (LOA, m)
- 26–80 ft built (Wikipedia); 35 m under construction
- Largest delivered
- Thira 80 / FPY 80S, 23.99 m, delivered by 2024 (third hull delivered Aug 2024 per Yacht Style)
- Yachts delivered
- 1,668 catamarans (Wikipedia, undated figure); Thira 80 + Power 80 'close to 20' units sold (Yacht Style, Feb 2026)
Notable yachts
- Taiti 80 · 80 ft, 1996
- Thira 80 / FPY 80S · 23.99 m, 2024
- Power 80 · 24 m, 2025 debut
- FPY 110S · 35 m, in build, due 2028
Services
- production new build (sail and power catamarans)
- semi-custom large catamarans (FPY)
Haul-out
| Travel lift | not published |
|---|---|
| Shiplift | not published |
| Dry / floating dock | not published |
| Max LOA handled (m) | not published |
| Max tonnage handled | not published |
| Sheds / berths | new La Rochelle yard for large models, planned output two 35 m yachts a year (BOAT, Oct 2025); site sizes not published |
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountaine-Pajot
- yachtstyle.co — https://yachtstyle.co/review-fountaine-pajot-power-80/
- yachtstyle.co — https://yachtstyle.co/fountaine-pajot-group-exceeds-e300m-and-reveals-three-new-models-at-cannes/
- boatinternational.com — https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/fountaine-pajot-yachts-first-catamaran-model
Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.