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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.

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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 liftnot published
Shipliftnot published
Dry / floating docknot published
Max LOA handled (m)not published
Max tonnage handlednot published
Sheds / berthsnew 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.