CATALYST

CATALYST is a Fountaine Pajot Samana 59, launched in 2025 and customised well beyond the standard build. She is a private yacht that takes charters only in select weeks. This winter she cruises the Grenadines in November and December, then moves to Panama for January and February. From July 2027 she charters in French Polynesia.

The flybridge is the largest in her class: a terrace over the water with daybeds, a dining table and room for sundowners. Below it, the aft cockpit opens into a panoramic saloon with an open-plan galley. A lounge on the bow faces the anchorage. A hydraulic swim platform at the waterline makes swimming and launching the toys easy.

Eight guests sleep in four queen cabins, each with its own bathroom. The owner's cabin is the largest of the four. Air conditioning runs all night, a watermaker keeps the tanks full and Starlink keeps everyone connected.

Captain Yara and Chef Alica run the boat. Both are German and worked together on another Samana 59 before CATALYST, so they know the layout inside out. Between them they speak German, English, Spanish, French and Italian. Full board is standard: breakfast, lunch and dinner on board every day.

The toys: a 14 ft Highfield tender with a 60 hp outboard, a Subwing, two 2-person kayaks, three paddleboards, a wakeboard, a kneeboard, a towable tube, a floating mat, snorkel gear for eight and two trolling rods. Kite and wing foil gear can be added on request. She cruises at 7 knots on two Yanmar 150 hp diesels.