Cruising catamarans offer possibly the best way to travel among the 7100+ islands of the Philippine archipelago. The shallow draft of most catamarans means they can get you into bays and river estuaries that would not be possible with a conventional sailing yacht.
Other advantages of cruising catamarans are that they typically offer more living space than conventional monohull yachts of similar length, making them also spacious liveaboard alternatives. Plus, they make for more stable platforms for launching and retrieving scuba divers, snorkelers and kiteboarders. This all makes cruising catamarans the perfect boats for yacht charter.
There are cruising catamaran builders in Cebu and Dumaguete that have been building yachts for two decades or more. Mostly these catamarans are built using top-grade marine ply, encapsulated in fibreglass or epoxy, making them easy to maintain. Catamarans and trimarans, built in fibreglass, Kevlar and carbon fibre, are made to special order by specialty boat builders in Subic Bay and Clark.
The only real downside to catamarans is that they are usually cost close to twice the price of a monohull cruising yacht, for the same length overall (LOA). This is also why yacht charter fees are typically higher for catamarans than for monohulls or even trimarans.
Listed here are cruising catamarans (and trimarans) for sale for cruising (and racing) in the Philippines. Many are suitable for longer voyages and some have sailed here from as far away and the U.S.A., Australia and Europe; many are also suitable to be put into service as charter yachts.
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Fountaine Pajot Maldives 32 Cruising Catamaran For Sale
This Fountaine Pajot Maldives 32 cruising catamaran has been completely renovated and is offered for sale. New sails, new solar system and new batteries. New Garmin navigation equipment. Many other new items - please click the image above to see the full inventory. Featuring four cabins she is ideal for family cruising, she will sleep six people. Auxiliary Power: 2 x Yanmar 2GM20 inboard. Registered: MARINA Philippines for business purpose.
Ikapati - Ballistic 31 Racing Catamaran For Sale Subic Bay
"Ikapati" a Ballistic 31 racing catamaran, designed / built by Gary Saxby in Brisbane, Australia. Trophy winner: 1st in division at the Independence Day Regatta 2023, 2nd in division at the National Heroes Day Regatta 2023. Highly competitive racing catamaran that has been upgraded over the last 4 years to coastal racing standard. Registered with MARINA in the Philippines. Full suit of racing sails included. Raymarine instruments. Auxiliary Power: 5hp long-shaft, 2-stroke Mercury outboard.
Leopard 45 cruising catamaran features U-shaped saloon living area (newly upholsered 2024) for entertainment with full galley service including freezer; saloon has black-out curtains for extra overnight accommodation. Main accommodation in 4 cabins with private bathrooms. Sails all 2019 or newer. Auxiliary power: 2 x Yanmar 30HP inboard diesel engines. Dinghy with Yamaha 15HP outboard. Currently lying: Palawan
Price: US$300,000
300000
Location: Palawan, Philippines
Seawind 1000 XL2 Catamaran For Sale
Seawind 1000 XL2 (2016) cruising catamaran for sale in Cebu, Philippines. Four cabins plus additional sleeping space; airconditioned interiors plus full galley. Auxilliary power: twin Yamaha 9HP outboard motors. All the toys: watermaker, marine electronics, huge solar (900+ Watts) and big battery bank (600+AHr LiFePo4), new main & jib from Hyde Sails, Code Zero, inverter for 220VAC as needed. Easy to sail single handed with all lines and controls within the covered cockpit area . . . even a hard-bottom Avon dinghy with 8HP Yamaha Enduro OBM. Youthful, excellent value, with high resale value.
Price reduced: US$210,000
210000
Location: Samal Island, Philippines
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Fastback 32 Cruising Catamaran For Sale
Beautifully presented Fastback 32, just arrived in the Philippines from Townsville, Australia. Launched in 1996, many recent upgrades to make the recent voyage safe and trouble free. New mast and standing rigging in 2017; full new sail wardrobe 2017 - furling main, furling genoa, Code zero furler, asymmetric shute in a snuffer. Auxiliary Power: Yamaha 9.9HP outboard - only 505 hours run. Large solar array, near new batteries; extensive electronics many backups/doubling. Ideal for two or three: three double berths, large galley area and huge walk in head. 60 litre per hour watermaker. Absolutely ready for the next owner to start a major cruise or livaboard.
2014 Matrix Vision 450 Very well maintained cruising Catamaran for sale. The owner sailed her from Capetown, South Africa, to Subic Bay. She is very well equipped for family and friends cruising with four double berths. Complete with all possible navigation equipment, plus: VHF, SBB radio, watermaker, fridge and freezer etc. Auxiliary power: 2 x Yanmar Diesel 57KW. Offered with RIB tender.
From a usability standpoint, trimarans offer the same primary advantage as catamarans insomuch as they are typically shallow draft and can get you into bay and estuaries that would be off limits for monohull sailing yachts. Trimarans offer the added advantage of being able to "point" (sail closer to the angle of wind) better than catamarans and will frequently get you to your destination faster than either a monohull sailing yacht or a catamaran.
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Trimarans have not caught on as fast as catamarans for cruising because they usually do not provide as much living space, being more like a conventional sailing yacht in this respect - with the living area limited to the main hull (the amas typically being used for additional storage space for light but bulky items). However, on many trimarans you will find trampolines between the hull and the amas - great for lazing by the beach and imbibing the beauty of Mother Nature.
There is a trimaran builder in Clark that specializes in the manufacture of trailerable, FARRIER trimarans, which are built under license and exported worldwide.
Most people invest in a trimaran (in preference to catamarans and monohulls) because they enjoy everything else about the sport of sailing but they also want to go fast.
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Wharram Tiki 21 Cruising Trimaran For Sale
Excellent fusion of Wharram Tiki 21 design technology and Hobie 16 standard components creates this exciting 21-foot cruising trimaran for sale in the Philippines; perfect for enthusiastic sailors to explore the 7000+ islands. Plenty of storage space; camp-aboard with space for four. Kick-up rudders to get you into the beaches. Sails (main and jib) and lines in good condition. Auxiliary power: 2HP Yamaha outboard motor. Hand-held GPS included. Currently Lying: Marinduque Island
