FOUNTAINE PAJOT MY40

It stands to reason that the smaller a power catamaran is the more you feel the benefit of its width. Big monohulls have so much internal volume these days that the transition to a multihull doesn’t always have the impact you might expect but at this size (a whisker over 40ft) the advantages are more substantial.

Drop down into the port hull of the MY40 and you’re confronted with a cabin that only a monohull of almost twice the size could hope to equal. It just keeps going; you start in an entrance lobby fitted with useful bits of extra storage, then the cabin opens up and unfolds inboard to allow space for a large walkaround double berth with views over the water thanks to an oversized window. Head forward and the ensuite bathroom begins with an enormous walk-in shower to port and a vanity unit to starboard and finishes deep in the port