This new model - the smallest in the Fountaine Pajot range - is a real surprise for the summer of 2020. An upstream communications blackout was orchestrated to offer a bonus in addition to the manufacturer’s two new flagship models - the Samana 59 and the Power 67 - at this fall’s boat shows. Having been cancelled at short notice, the shows have been replaced by private viewings. It was after the first of these, at Bandol in the South of France, that we were able to discover the Isla 40.
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Lieu de l’essai : Bandol, France
Conditions : mer peu agitée, vent de sud-est de 5 à 15 nœuds
For a few years now, all the sailing catamarans bearing the Fountaine Pajot signature have had island names - with the names of some of them, such as the Samana - ending in an “a”. So, for the manufacturer’s entry-level range, why not use the generic term - in Spanish, to keep the “a”? This is the choice validated by the manufacturer. Readers who keep abreast of the offer of multihulls in this size - 40 feet - will note many similarities with the previous model, the Lucia…
